SAAB 900 (1979-1994) Special Editions

orca · Posted: Wed Apr 15, 2009 11:27 am Post subject: Freshly Juiced SAAB 900

This is a copy and paste from the original at Clean Your Car forums - dated 29/03/2009:

'alright guys - I've had a fun afternoon.

After fitting my new "shotgun" exhaust to the convertible, I washed the cars and being such a gorgeous day I decided to have a go with my newly assembled collection of Dodo Juice products.

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... oh, and a sample pot of Supernatural.

First up was the Lime Prime Lite. Wow! What a lovely product to use Exclamation

It spreads nicely and wipes off easily. In the heat of the sun on a black car ... yes, I know Rolling Eyes

... it was a little streaky, but a quick wipe over with the applicator and wipe straight off seemed a good approach.

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I know this is going to be a great product when I use it correctly Embarassed

So, a question - what's the best technique with Lime Prime? Wipe over like I did and leave to haze, or start wiping straight off like Meguiars #7? Also, given that Lime Prime Lite has no abrasives, can it be wiped over the top of a wax and then re-waxed to "sandwich" in, like I might with Meguiars #7?

Thoughts? Well, given I did not apply it in the best of conditions, I am very impressed and it will be a product I put on my next order with CYC. I loved it. Another similar product I tried recently and absolutely loved was Duragloss 671 Swirl Mark Remover and this can be used in the sun. Meguiars #7 is another similar product and one which cannot be used in the sun, lest it dries out and becomes the world's worst thing to remove from paint Wink

Lime Prime Lite was a lot easier to use that either of those - I just need to pick my work time a little better. For my black car, this is absolutely right. I love it Cool

The smell was fantastic - yes, lime ... well, duh! Laughing

My plan from here was to split the car down the middle and go with Purple Haze on the nearside and Banana Armour on the offside, with one top panel also topped off with Supernatural. After starting out on the boot, I decided to omit the sides which are happily protected and very glossy with Collinite 845, so it's the top panels only then ... which on a 'vert is the boot and the bonnet Laughing

So, wax on ...

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... wax off ...

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Blimey! That took its time. I don't think the midday sun helped, but we know I set out on the wrong foot and I'm doing it all wrong now, but what the heck ... I've started, so I'll finish Twisted Evil

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I got a neat tip from Mulder about "charging" the surface of the wax, which I took to mean to rub my fingers around the surface quickly to get it molten and the waxes working. I must confess to have tried out all three on the coffee table last night, which it was remarked made a dramatic effect.

Purple Haze is a so-called soft wax. It's actually not at all soft and along the lines of Collinite (which is hopefully a product you are all familiar with), it's just a lot softer than their hard waxes, like Banana Armour. Purple Haze has a very pleasant scent of lavender, which is not always a good thing for a burley Northern lad to be smelling of but ... it "charged" very easily and a little went a long way. Having tried this out by applicator before (and out of the sun), a single wipe in that little pot covered a large area. The applicator remained stained purple, even after a wash so just a cautionary word there if you're planning on using an applicator.

Banana Armour is a hard wax and it is hard! Again, "charged" to release the waxes it spread really easily by bare hand and I was able to cover the other side of the car, stand back for a few minutes and then wipe both of the waxes off.

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... and buffed:

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Thoughts? I'm going to have to try again in a more suitable environment. The waxes were easy enough to use and remove. My previous go with Purple Haze was a lot easier, really showing that using in the sun is not at all suitable. I really enjoyed Banana Armour and looking at the paint very closely after removal I think there is a one in a millionth of a percent in favour of Banana Armour. Given that I preferred the smell, application and use of Banana Armour, I think that tips it a lot in favour for my black car. I think by foam applicator, this is going to be a dream to use.

Next week, I hope to wash the car and apply another coat of both waxes to the bonnet, which I will do with foam applicators. I also hope to have some Red Mist to try out, which as a step today I used one of my own concoctions (read on).

Finally, for the waxes, it's Supernatural time Shocked

I have tried this before and did not get along with it very well. Before, I used a foam applicator and the grittiness clogged up the pad and it did not spread well at all. I resorted to bare hand application, but on cold metal in freezing wind it was not going to work, was it Embarassed

I gather some things have been remedied in the version 2 of this product.

Here's a macro of the grittiness that breaks down when worked between the palms of the hands:

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Forearmed with that knowledge, I "charged" the wax and had a small blob about the size of half a pea which covered the whole boot:

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Fantastic! Much enjoyed ...

... finally, finally, I spritzed over the car with a nice little QD I have in - it is a blend of three parts Auto Perfection World QD with one part Exotic Detail's 'Showtime'. This makes up the perfect darkening QD for my black car and one which I really enjoy. I think Exotic Detail may well be missing in action somewhere, so a supply of the 'Showtime' product may well be lost now Crying or Very sad

Simon - if you're out there, pop into the forums here and say "Hi!".

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I really like to do this final wipe-down on my black car, which is why I have been asking a lot of questions about Red Mist lately Wink

As I said, next weekend I hope to wash the car, apply some more of the wax and finish off with Red Mist. I may even grab a bottle of shampoo - Born to Be Mind, or Sour Power? Which should I choose?

So, freshly juiced:

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... and here's a final picture I really like showing off an interesting conflux of shadows both in and out of the reflection and reflected in the paint. I hope you can see the brownish hue in the black paint, which I have often talked about - this shows up how my black paint is actually a "warm" black paint and as such, Banana Armour seems to be the right Dodo for this car.

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Yup! I have really enjoyed this experience and hope to have some more Dodo-based fun next weekend. As for my questions, can I use Lime Prime Lite over a wax and then re-wax over the top, like I can with Meguiars #7 and which shampoo should I pick for a maintenance wash next week?

Thanks for reading.

orca · Posted: Wed Apr 15, 2009 11:27 am Post subject:

One week later. It's been a hectic week, so I have not even managed to place an order for Sour Power and Red Mist. I've also not managed to see any beading on the new waxes ... I know there has been some because today I was faced with this to wash off:

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... which is what I see with a lot of waxes. The beading has dried and left dust spots all over the paint.

After a spray with clean water, a grimy layer remained and the beading is already very irregular:

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Never mind. I gave the car a contact wash using Zymöl Auto Wash, dried off and proceeded to apply a second coat of each of the colour-charged waxes to the bonnet - Purple Haze to the nearside and Banana Armour to the offside:

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... and the boot was shot, so I popped a layer of R222 on:

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Finally, a glamour shot Cool

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