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Old Sep 18, 2008 | 01:24 PM
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Banana Gloss - Why is it easy?

I've seen numerous references to the ease of using Banana Gloss. My question is, what makes it so easy?

Details, please!

I've tried to resist this OCD detail thing, but so far my expenditures are approaching $300. Every time I think I've bought all I need, I find something else.

Please convince me that I can't live without BG, or help me decide that Amigo and Epic (and Hydro, of course) are sufficient.

Thanks,

Keith
 
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Old Sep 18, 2008 | 01:36 PM
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Typical wax:
You wait for sun to go away, or you have a garage so you can apply it in the shade. You apply it to the paint, then wait 30 minutes to several hours for it to dry. Then you work/buff it off.

BG:
On a clean car, you can apply it regardless of the temperature of the paint--under full sunlight on a black car if you want. It dries instantly, so you just wipe it off. It glides right off.

Of course, you should still clay the paint atleast once, then do BG every couple of months--don't need to clay each time.

Whether you need Amigo is dependent on whether your paint is dark or not? Oops you have PW--so Amigo won't make much of an improvement for you.

Epic offers the longest lasting wax protection in the Prima line. It's also a synthetic polymer based wax instead of carnauba. That means you get a nice rich, glossy, wet look versus a slightly warmer yellowy look with Carnauba.

Epic gives you durability of 4 to 6 months.

BG gives you 2 months of protection but easy and fast enough to apply it often.

Richard




Originally Posted by kmartin
I've seen numerous references to the ease of using Banana Gloss. My question is, what makes it so easy?

Details, please!

I've tried to resist this OCD detail thing, but so far my expenditures are approaching $300. Every time I think I've bought all I need, I find something else.

Please convince me that I can't live without BG, or help me decide that Amigo and Epic (and Hydro, of course) are sufficient.

Thanks,

Keith
 
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Old Sep 21, 2008 | 06:50 PM
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Thanks Richard, That helps some.
 
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Old Sep 22, 2008 | 06:42 AM
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BG is also great for those special occasions when you want your MINI to look it's best, but time is an issue.

Keep in mind you need to keep BG off the black trim.

Mark
 
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Old Sep 22, 2008 | 07:28 AM
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BG is easy to work with because, as OctaneGuy says, you apply it by hand (even in the sun), but if you're doing a PC polish Epic is really, really easy to apply with a black finishing pad on the PC (I think Heather from Detailer's Paradise reported someone applying Epic to a Mini in 7 minutes). I'd say it's even easier than BG because the machine does the work for you and you'll get a more even coat than hand-applied BG.

You probably won't do a full polish job on your car more than once a year, though, so when the Epic wears off you could hand-apply BG after claying rather than getting out the machine. You certainly can live without BG, though.
 
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Old Sep 22, 2008 | 09:01 PM
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Originally Posted by lotsie
Keep in mind you need to keep BG off the black trim.

Mark
NOT!!! You don't have to worry if you get BG on the trim...it wipes right off without leaving the White Residue like Epic does.
 
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