What to do before 1200 miles?

[jeeperkate]

Just an FYI, another forum member (gergmon) came up to my house last year for us to apply the SN on his Ironman. He used only black but I recall him saying when it was all dry that it wasn't a true black, it was a bit more deep charcoal. I know most of the other VXers that used SN did just black, maybe some will chime in here and give you an opinion on the final color.

Hmmm...thanks for the info Kat. Definitely makes me think about going full black on the cladding. Hopefully someone chimes in with their experience!

[Ldub]

A friend of mine put some Mother's Back to Black on the cladding, which FREAKED me out because I didn't know what it was and I didn't know how it would affect the cladding or if it would come off or change how the SN went on (he put it on when I wasn't around), and it looked pretty nice in that area.

Hmmm...thanks for the info Kat. Definitely makes me think about going full black on the cladding. Hopefully someone chimes in with their experience!

Be sure to clean & clean & clean & clean where the B2B was applied. IIRC, it's a silicone based product.

[tom4bren]

IIRC B2B is a water based product. That's why it doesn't last very long. 1 washing with Dawn dishwashing liquid should remove it all (but will probably remove wax from painted areas too - so rewax after washing).

Meguires has out a similar product to B2B that probably is silicon based. It leaves a residue on paint & B2B does not.

[Ldub]

IIRC B2B is a water based product. That's why it doesn't last very long. 1 washing with Dawn dishwashing liquid should remove it all (but will probably remove wax from painted areas too - so rewax after washing).

Meguires has out a similar product to B2B that probably is silicon based. It leaves a residue on paint & B2B does not.

Good catch...I shouldn't post before my second cup...

[tom4bren]

Good catch...I shouldn't post before my second cup...

Actually, water based prolly isn't really correct either. It may be parafin based. I'll have to check the ingredients on the bottle.

[VX KAT]

Good catch...I shouldn't post before my second cup...

2nd cup of what?