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Old 11-11-2020, 12:04 PM   #43
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Results will depend on how much labor is used when applying and removing.....some want just a shine and if they spend more then an hour, they'll proclaim it's the best since sliced bread......some, me included, aren't afraid of hand applying and removing a product that lasts a year in 9 months of Arizona sun.....might take me 3 days, I'm 80, but the job comes out perfect.....
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I found no sites discussing using acetone to shine anything.
When I use a D/A with a cutting compound, I'm sanding down one very thin layer of paint/gelcoat and removing surface imperfections and damage.

Given that my white rag ended up the same dark blue color as the decal, I suspect that the acetone merely performed the chemical version of that function.
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After reading the whole thread, just wondering if anyone has ventured in to the new(er) world of polymers instead of waxes such as Rejex etc. Polymers are now touted as the newest way to go, almost impervious to everything. I'm seeing it advertised for high-end vehicles. When I talked to an ORV dealership recently, he said that with a polymer application, even the decals are guaranteed! Sales talk or should I be looking for more info on polymers? Any experiences out there, guys?
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That's what Nu Finish is.....
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For badly oxidized vinyl decals I have seen a post basically drawing similarities with badly oxidized gelcoat. If a compound doesn't remove the oxidation you may need to start with wet & dry sand papers and then try compound and swirl remover to get it back to a shine.
I had some oxidized that I used rubbing compound to remove the oxidation layer before shining with swirl remover and finishing w a coat of 303 Protectant.
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I find using 303 about every 3 months really helps with haze and chalky sides.
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I find using 303 about every 3 months really helps with haze and chalky sides.
Preventing, or fixing? (Or both?)
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After reading the whole thread, just wondering if anyone has ventured in to the new(er) world of polymers instead of waxes such as Rejex etc. Polymers are now touted as the newest way to go, almost impervious to everything. I'm seeing it advertised for high-end vehicles. When I talked to an ORV dealership recently, he said that with a polymer application, even the decals are guaranteed! Sales talk or should I be looking for more info on polymers? Any experiences out there, guys?
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Just for clarification, Rejex is a polymer product, and not a wax..
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After reading the whole thread, just wondering if anyone has ventured in to the new(er) world of polymers instead of waxes such as Rejex etc. Polymers are now touted as the newest way to go, almost impervious to everything. I'm seeing it advertised for high-end vehicles. When I talked to an ORV dealership recently, he said that with a polymer application, even the decals are guaranteed! Sales talk or should I be looking for more info on polymers? Any experiences out there, guys?
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You missed my input back in February. I used Jescar Powerlock+ (a polymer).
Lasted 4 months on the sunny test road side of the trailer, so I am still looking for a better solution.
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You missed my input back in February. I used Jescar Powerlock+ (a polymer).
Lasted 4 months on the sunny test road side of the trailer, so I am still looking for a better solution.
Please note that in promotions for many different types of products the word "Polymer" [deemed/advertised to enhance that product] has become ubiquitous. Can't help but wonder what the rule of polymer percentage in the product is before that word can't legally be used in promotions... I bet little to no amount is required.

Being a multi purposed contractor regarding brick, block, stone, concrete, tile and stucco [48 years practicing those trades; and, in great shape going strong at 68 yrs old] I run into many mortar, concrete, thinset and other cement based products that in the last few years began touting their products having polymers.

With my crews and I professionally using various types of 'water added" cement based building materials for nearly five decades... they and I experience little to no improvement in these products due "polymer" printed on their brochures, bags, receipts or labels.

Just telling it like it is! Also, appears, the newly touted polymer based waxes seem to last none or not much longer than the old non polymer based waxes.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polymer

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