Quote Originally Posted by umi001 View Post
I hope you don't mind me commenting on your regimen - just a few things I'd change, myself:

I'd probably skip the wash after the clay - since you're using a QD for lube, and will be polishing afterwards, the wash seems like an added step to me. I'd also not bother with Mom's step 1 - M105 will remove anything that step 1 will, as part of the polishing it does. Additionally, you're going to be using KAIO, which does just as good (if not better) a job at cleaning as Mom's 1 does.

I'd move the KAIO step just before the KSG one - they're made to work together, and there really shouldn't be anything applied in between the two. You particularly don't want an oily glaze like M7 under KSG - it will drastically impact the durability of the product. If you really want to use M7, I'd do if after the KSG layer (it won't strip KSG, since M7 doesn't have any cleaners).

So, if I were amending:

1. Full Wash
2. Clay then QD wipe
3. M105
4. KAIO
5. KSG (planning on 3 passes)
6. M7
7. 915
8. Sonax Brilliant Shine QD for maintenance

Fewer steps, and likely the same result.
Thanks sir...will consider your advice.