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Old Jan 26, 2008 | 02:42 PM
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I bought some Klasse All In One b/c I kept hearing good things. It claims to remove oxidation and swirls. I also had some House of Kolor Kosmic Shine polish, that I used before the Klasse. My car is so shiny and the Klasse really did remove any fine scratches and swirls. It's pricey, but it's worth it. The only regret is that since I don't have a buffer (yet), I should have done a panel at a time. I usually just get the whole car and then immediately wipe off. This stuff killed my arms! I had to fight the urge and use speed over pressure, but I go through it. I'll try and get some pics tomorrow. I just wanted to give props to a great product, so that others may try it.
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Old Jan 26, 2008 | 02:58 PM
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Word of warning. Anything that removes oxidation also removes paint. It's the paint that oxidizes. Don't use if very often.
I wouldn't consider $20 a pricey polish either.
Glad you like the results though. How 'bout some pics?
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Old Jan 26, 2008 | 03:08 PM
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They say to use it every 6 months. $30 is a lot, compared to the normal stuff you can easily buy. (Meguiar's, Mother's, Eagle One, etc.) I usually use Ibiz. It's really good for carnauba. www.waxdirect.com sells it. Leaves the car feeling very slick and it smells like bananas. Klasse isn't wax, it's acrylic. Weird!
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Old Jan 26, 2008 | 03:13 PM
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My problem with using carnauba wax is that I want to drink it!
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Old Jan 26, 2008 | 05:34 PM
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Klasse AIO doesn't remove swirls or scratches.
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Old Jan 26, 2008 | 07:29 PM
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fills them I guess then. Kinda like z-5?
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Old Jan 26, 2008 | 07:37 PM
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fills them I guess then. Kinda like z-5?
Yup, just acrylic fills. There will DEFINITELY be no swirls removed by your hand with this product. You have about a 10 percent chance with very MINOR swirls if you were using a porter cable at speed 5-6 or something. It's a good paint cleaner and the acrylic will protect the paint well. But this product is not to remove any scratches or swirls

The bottle is very misleading. It says it's "non abrasive" but then it says that it will remove light scratches and swirls which is wrong. I think they meant in the sense of oxidation.
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Old Jan 26, 2008 | 07:47 PM
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I thought KAIO was a chemical cleaner. It probably did better to remove scratches/oxidation on older paints that tended to be softer.
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Old Jan 27, 2008 | 06:42 AM
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It removed my minor swirls from sight.
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Old Jan 27, 2008 | 08:48 AM
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The Klasse All In One is a great product, especially for those that prefer one step products. This product is a chemical polish (non-abrasive) and sealant in one step. This means that the formula uses chemicals to safely loosen micro-contaminants. The Acrylic layer of protection will help enhance the shine and protect the paint for months to come. The bottle states 6 - 8 months of protection but I think 3 - 6 is probably more reasonable for daily drivers. It is quite is to apply and remove, so it's great for ease of use. If you only like to do one or two steps this is a great product to have.

This product will generally not remove any swirls, but with enough pressure from a buffer or hand application you may remove some ultra fine imperfections. Again this product is non-abrasive so do not expect to see any swirls removed but it's possible. It may also slightly fill in some imperfections so they are temporarily not visible.

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