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those 'pool of water' shines are usually achieved through layering of pure carnaubas. But its useless unless you spend a lengthy amount of time removing all the swirls with something like Menzerna Intensive Polish or Optimum Compound with the use an orbital polisher. Clay bar the paint. Once the surface is blemish free (you can use inexpensive flood lamps to check) use a good polish like Zaino, Werkstatt Prime or Klasse All in One to cleanse the paint of any other deposits. You can then seal (I'm starting to wonder if this step is really necessary in a layering project or a car that is frequently detailed) and begin your layering. Pinnacle Souveran is among the more popular carnauabs for layering but its about $70 a jar. On a dark car you'll get a similar effect with Poorboys Natty's Blue for less than half. S100 is also great at low cost and you can get it at any motorcycle shop. Allow each layer of carnauba to cure a few hours and maybe seal each Carnauab layer with something like FK1 FX100 which is one of the few products out there that does this well. You have to allow each layer to harden otherwise you will end up removing the previous layer.

I once did 30 coats over the course of a month but instead of using Carnauba I layered with an acrylic sealant. Instead of pool of water deep I got more of candy apple appearance.