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Old 12-02-08, 08:19   #28 (permalink)
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Re: Meguiars #16 paste wax

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Originally Posted by zaxjax View Post
Am I correct but..[#1]... #16 has no abrasives or cleaners, so ...[#2]..it should layer fine?
Correct on #1.

Not *certain*, but leaning strongly towards incorrect on #2.

I only get good results layering #16 if I spit-shine or wait a few days between applications (note that this opinion is different from what I'd posted a few years ago; I've been more conscientious about studying this). IME #16 does *not* layer in the way that some products do. Not saying it doesn't layer at all, but doing, for example, 3 applications one-after-the-other would be a waste of time/effort/product IMO.

It's probably a matter of the solvents/etc. in the #16, which can compromise underlying stuff even in the absence of abrasives.

I'm not sure though

But I'd definitely do some kind of spit-shining if you want to try building up layers of #16. These days I just do one application and redo it as needed.
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