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Old 03-04-2006, 11:34 PM   #1
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Oh I bought a bottle of this stuff on your recommendation and while it's nice I can't tell what the big deal is just yet. My car had just been clayed and waxed a week prior though, so to me it just feels as slick as it already did.

Smells nice though and they give you a lot for the price at least. I'm happy.
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Old 03-05-2006, 12:44 AM   #2
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did they wax your car with a sealant or a Carnauba topper? I can say without hesitation the paint has never been this slippery. As I closed the door the paint just slid right from my fingers. That's never happened before.

But I did however use FK's sealant over my Klasse AIO and SG base. so maybe that affected my results of #425. And That FK 100 sealant does a really impressive job on wheels in only a few strokes. I was just looking at the car under some parking lights and the shine was equal to what I would only have gotten with at least 6 Klasse SG and S100 layers each (many hours) I got those same results after only 15 minutes of the Finish Kare products. Being an American company I think their low cost prices, low cost shipping and generous quantities are going to make them my long term choice.

Tommorow the S100 icing goes on this cake and I will take some pictures.
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Old 03-05-2006, 05:50 PM   #3
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I though I would add some more feedback because today I noticed something cool.

Last night I had the car parked in a heated garage and added another layer of FX100 sealant and the #425 Ultra Slick. Drove over to a local stripmall and looked over the paint...still dust free! Had to wait for a friend so I decided to add the S100 Carnauba wax topper while I waited. Came back an hour later and the surface was dusty with dusty dirty stuff.
I doused each panel with spring water and wiped (downward strokes) the dust away with a waffle weave towel. Applied another layer of #425 over the S100.

And hour later...same shine ZERO dust.

ok here's the kicker. an email from FK says their FX100 sealant can be applied over any number of layers of Carnauba wax.
this is a no no with a high end sealant like Klasse SG!
So in theory you can lock in each layer of Carnauba.

People might say why do I need a slick surface? Now I see why. The windier the day the better but #425 does its job. Even without wind the anti-static properties of #425 repel dust.

I wish I knew about this product when I had my black car!
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Old 03-16-2006, 12:59 PM   #4
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Okay, I've changed my mind, this stuff is awesome. Just got my car back from the dealer and they washed it for me but yeah, it had a lot of friction on the surface. I wiped it all down with this stuff and whoa....

Yeah, so it brings back that "freshly waxed" feeling--where you can throw a towel across the hood and it'll slide off the other side.

Good stuff, will be recommending it to everyone.
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Old 03-16-2006, 04:49 PM   #5
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mention autopia on your next online order and you'll get 10% off.

by the way, so far I'm super impressed with their other product FX100.
This unchartered territory, I can actually put down some of that expensive
Carnauba like S100 or Souveran and I don't have to strip it all off it I wanted
to add a sealant again. this will make Carauba layers last 10X's longer.
But at the end the 425 is the last product to touch the paint.

I'm buying a gallon of each product. This stuff is going to be very handly come Racing season. The lowest effort shine so far.
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Old 03-16-2006, 04:56 PM   #6
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Aw man, I didn't know they were affiliated with Autopia, I would've used the code the first time!
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Perfectlap...your car would look really good with side skirts!!
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Aw man, I didn't know they were affiliated with Autopia, I would've used the code the first time!

Damn it.....I just ordered that stuff....sending them an email to get the 10% off before it ships.

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OK, they were able to cancel my order and I added the FX100 and 425.

Very excited, Torrey Pines (yes that's his name) was an awesome resource.

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