FBP Wash and Klasse AIO and Klasse SG [56k, Not On Your Life]

[angryundead]

I've talked about the Klasse All In One (KAIO) and Klasse Sealant Glaze (KSG) on this forum a few times as an alternative to Zaino and other products. I'm not a perfectionist by any means and I want a good job with minimal work.

Materials:

Klasse All In One (KAIO)
Klasse Sealant Glaze (KSG)
Mother's Quick Detailing Spray
Dawn Soap
Microfiber sponge
Microfiber towels
The foam applicators that came with this kit.
Two Buckets

Washing / Sealing Procedure:

Prep:

Try and do this on a warm day, but out of direct sunlight, as with most products.

Step 1:

Spray the entire car down with a low pressure water spray.

Step 2:

Using the two bucket method, and dawn soap, wash the car with your washing implement of choice (in my case, Microfiber sponge). Only use up and down, or side to side motions, no circles! Edit: I'd like to point out here that I use about a teaspoon of soap for a bucket of water, just enough to get some suds. And I keep it on the metal of the car if I can.

Step 3:

Once the car is clean of all dirt and grime proceed to dry it.

Step 4:

Now on to applying the Klasse AIO cleaner. First use detailing spray to lubricate the foam applicator. Any spray that lubricates or shines should be fine here, I used the Mother's QD Spray. (Smells like cinnamon!) I prefer to start on the roof with this and work my way to the rest of the car. The KAIO is a mild cleaner and polish. I use about a dime to penny size drop on the applicator and do the work one panel at a time. I work the product in using side to side and up and down strokes of the foam pad. Once the panel is covered and the product is evenly distributed you can either let it set further, and do the next panel, or buff it off then. (Remember: NO CIRCLES!) I choose to buff it off immediately.

Step 5:

This is the Klasse SG step. For this step I use the other applicator, lubricate it with the detailing spray, and work almost as before. With this step I use smaller amounts of product (KSG): around dime sized or smaller. Visible buildup will only cause you pain later, so the thinnest layer possible is strongly advised. Instead of working panel by panel, do the entire car and let it set for 10, 15, or 20 minutes. Once it has had a chance to dry you will buff the car down. (Remember: NO CIRCLES!) This should leave the car with a hard but very slick texture.

Maintaining the Shine:

This product requires very little in the way of maintenance to keep a good shine. When I was the car now, I just spray it down, and use the two bucket method with NO SOAP. And it comes clean relatively quickly, no scrubbing, no stuck on road tar, and no bugs. If you want to shine it up a bit, some detailing spray works well too on those dusty days. You may be able to get away with some light dusting without the spray, but I'm not sure how protected your paint is from sand and particle scratching. I try not to push my luck there.
If you wish to apply another layer of Klasse Sealant Glaze, go ahead and wash the car with just water first, and then apply the KSG as in Step 5. It is not necessary to use KAIO again until you want to re-apply from scratch. My personal goal is to have 5 or 6 coats on and it seems like a coat will last at least 2 months with good effect and up to 5 or 6 with diminishing effects. I am really pleased with the protection on my wife's Pilot and on my Civic Si.

The Rundown / Review / Conclusion:

In the end this is a simple, easy to use, and cheap system for keeping your car clean and protecting the paint. It prevents a lot of problems with the tar and bugs you'd experience out on the road, and most other muck (dirt, dust) comes right off with a little water. I give it a full five stars. It also takes so little product to finish a car that I don't see myself running out any times soon. As I stated above the protection seems to last quite a while even though the smoothness fades, slowly, but fades it does. The only downside may be that you don't have quite as many options as with other systems though you can get products to enhance the Klasse line (none of which I am familiar with.) The other complaint that I've heard is that it makes your car look darker. For some people this may be something you want. I'll try and see after I get a few more coats on my car.

Meat and Potatoes / The Results / Pictures:

So, here she is, 2008 Civic Si Sedan in FBP. These pictures are after my second coat of Klasse Sealant Glaze. (Following a quick wash.)

This picture is after washing the car ONLY with water, several days after the second coat of Klasse Sealant Glaze.

Other:

These pictures are the result of the horendous pollen problem we have down here in Charleston, SC. My car was covered in pollen within a matter of minutes afterward.

Pollen reflected in the ground after spraying off the car. If your water doesn't leave water spots then you can mostly clean the car with spraying. Mine does, and I have to sponge and dry. But just look how much pollen came off.

This is some big justification for the two bucket method. That is pollen, not soap.

Pollen trail down my driveway from spraying my car.

I hope you guys enjoyed this post, please feel free to ask any questions or anything.

[darkrom]

Thats AMAZING. After I try out the stuff that Stoner Car Care sent me I would love to test this out on my 08 fiji coupe! Thanks for the find! +1 Rep for taking the time to show us.

[angryundead]

Originally Posted by darkrom

Thats AMAZING. After I try out the stuff that Stoner Car Care sent me I would love to test this out on my 08 fiji coupe! Thanks for the find! +1 Rep for taking the time to show us.

Thanks!

[borabora1989]

every1 says dawn is bad?

[asndragonboii]

Car looks good. No chips on the bumper like mine lol

Why no circles though? Avoid swirls/scratches? If scratches were to occur going in circles, then they're going to occur in straight lines too.

[angryundead]

Originally Posted by borabora1989

every1 says dawn is bad?

Dawn can fade plastic trim, and leaves no protection between the paint and the world. There are better products to do this. I just don't have any, so I use dawn.

Originally Posted by asndragonboii

Why no circles though?

Orange peel, swirls in the paint. Plus the instructions say to. If you have a random orbiter, then you can use that too. Humans aren't random enough, IIRC, and we make good circles over and over.