Old Jun 23, 2006 | 04:11 PM
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Bryan -

By using a mix of manufacturers, you're doing what i believe in - that the best overall finish for your car can be achieved with a range of products, best suited to your paint finish and colour; not necessarily all made by the same company.

The Meg's Clay is a decent product, quite mild, but it achieves decent results, so you may be wise to stick with this, especially if you're used to using it.

Tech wax is a good 'all in one' type product if you're in a rush, as like Alex said, it contains a bit of everything. However, it's durability is poor, and you'll get a better finish by using dedicated individual products.

State Blue is a great colour, and looks brilliant when it's been fully detailed. It has quite a lot of flake as well, so it gives you the opportunity to achieve different finishes by using different products if you wish. For a clean, bright finish, which emphasises flake, i'd recommend:

Clay with your existing products
Polish with ClearKote Vanilla Moose Glaze
Glaze with ClearKote Red Moose Machine Glaze
Seal with Poorboy's EX-P
Wax with Natty's Blue.

For a deeper, wet look finish, i'd use:

Clay with your existing products
Polish with Poorboy's Polish with Carnauba Blue
Glaze with CK Red Moose Machine Glaze
Seal with Poorboy's EX
Wax with Natty's Blue.

I recently detailed a State Blue Escort with the above, and it looked fantastic when completed.

HTH

Gareth
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