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Protect and finish

Paint protection and finishing.

SKIN, ARMOUR and SLICK all leave a car protected and glossy. The difference that matters is when they go on: two of them onto a wet car at the end of the wash, one onto dry paint afterwards.

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ProductWhen it is usedApplicationMain purpose
SKINAfter washing, on a wet carDiluted through a lance, then rinsed offHybrid wax spray sealant
ARMOURAfter washing, on a wet carSprayed panel by panel, then rinsedCeramic spray sealant
SLICKAfter washing and dryingA light mist onto a clean microfibre, then buffedQuick detailing and gloss

A quick detailer is a finishing step

SLICK starts on clean, dry paint, and that condition is the whole thing: wiping it over road grit is how you put marks into a panel you have just washed. Spray lightly, work one panel at a time, and turn the towel to its dry side to buff. Go round twice if you want more depth.

If the car needs washing, wash it. There is no version of this that skips the wash sequence.

SKIN and ARMOUR go on before you dry

Both go onto a wet car at the end of the wash and both come off with the rinse, so neither costs you extra time. Follow each bottle for the dilution, the dwell and the rinse. A ceramic spray sealant is not a professionally installed coating and is not applied like one, and the two are not interchangeable around glass and trim, so check what each says about the surfaces on your car.

The current SKIN directions and ARMOUR directions are on their pages. Layer them only where those directions say you can.

What it costs per wash

A bottle price tells you very little on its own. The cost-per-wash reference shows what one application works out at and the assumptions behind it, and the dilution calculator covers anything you mix. A big car and a heavy hand both move the number.

The Protection System puts these bottles together. They still go on at different points in the wash, so the order matters even when they arrive in one box.

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