Previously I've been very happy with using AIO+SG, but with some recent LSP discoveries, I rather skip the SG and just go straight to a carnauba. The question for you pros that use AIO as a pre-LSP step is how long do you wait before applying the LSP? Do you even bother to let the AIO cure at all?

 

aio doesnt need cure time...
sg does
let sg cure overnight or more before carnuba-ing

 

The reason I asked is because I've also done just AIO on my car getting about 5 months of protection... since AIO also has acrylic protection... I was thinking maybe I should let it cure before topping with my winter wax? (weakest link theory).

 

No need to wait:I normally top it,with a couple coats of P-21S.

 

No need to wait - wax away. I would be interested to hear why you don't want to use SG, also...

Dave

 

Doh... I guess I'm the only sucker who waits =). Well, regarding the SG... the "ease of use" factor wasn't very high. Also, during the summer I've been waxing once a month on top of AIO anyways (natty blue) and during the winter I plan on using collinite "perm wax" =p. The SG just seems an unnecessary step.

 

Seems like a reasonable approach. SG certainly isn't the most user-friendly stuff out there - it took me many tries to get it on thin enough to make it easy to remove. Like to see some pics when you're done!

Dave

 

will do.