Meguires Quik Wax

[Craigmri]

The wife went to Wal-mart so I asked her if she could pick me up a spare bottle of Meguires QD since I was running low. OK my wife isnt the sharpest knife in the draw but I still love her since she`s so awesome in other ways.



She comes home and I find a bottle of Meguires Quick Wax on the counter. To be honest it was an honest mistake considering the bottles look the same and are named so similar. After I explained the difference to her I told her I`ll keep it and use it if not on our new Sedona, I could always use it on the company car PT Cruiser.



After a quick QD I got the itch to try it on the Sedona anyway. I found it to be really easy to apply and even easier to remove with no streaking smearing or anything. I even used it on all the glass with really great results. The look is great and added some slickness to the surface.



I have read the two reviews in the review area that pretty much trashed it as a product but to be honest I thought it was a great "in-between" product that is affordable and easy to use.



Craig

`04 Sedona EX:xyxthumbs

[captkirk2]

Definately an underrated product. I have used it before and got really good results.

[imported_seikoguy]

Craig,



Because of their bottle designs, it`s quite easy to confuse Meguiars Quick Wax with their Quick Detailer, especially when you`re in a hurry. Heck, I did that just last weekend. My local Pep Boys is having a sale on these two products - $3.98 for a 24 oz. spray bottle for either product. Yes, it`s a 24 oz. bottle, versus the smaller 16 oz. bottle. I bought a bunch of the QD, and picked up a few bottles of their Quick Wax by mistake because, get this, the person stocking the shelves even mixed them up when he was putting them up on the shelves! So, when all else fails, reading the labels actually helps! :-)

[mgm2003]

I did the same thing and ended up with the quick wax. I really don`t like it at all. I`ll keep it around for sprucing up my lawn tractor.

[Mike_Phillips]

Just by coincidence, I just typed up a tutorial on using spray wax, I`m sure this would apply to just about any companies spray wax.



I`ll remove the links, as they link out of Autopia...



How To Get Great Results With Meguiar`s Spray Wax!



* NXT Generation Spray Wax

* Quik Wax



Either of Meguiar`s two spray wax products work excellent by restoring a deep, rich, just-waxed look to your car`s finish. The trick to using a Meguiar`s Spray Wax and getting great results is primarily in your application technique. It`s also very important that you`re applying it to a painted finish in the right condition. The right condition is a finish that is in new or like-new condition and already has a good base-coat of wax on it. This is one of the reasons we coined the term, "Booster Wax" for the front label on NXT Tech Wax. The idea behind the term is to imply that Meguiar`s Spray Waxes are product to be used on finishes that already have wax protection, not on neglected finishes in need of claying, cleaning and polishing.



When used on finishes already in great shape, either of Meguiar`s spray waxes in the automotive lines will quickly and easily add a deep, wet shine and restore that just waxed look in most cases faster than you can apply and remove a traditional paste or liquid wax. This is partially because this is a very thin product that wipes on and spreads out easily, and also because properly applied to the correct condition finish, it wipes of very easily and quickly with a premium quality microfiber polishing cloth or 100% cotton, terry cloth towel.



There are two ways to apply a spray wax, both work equally well.



1) - Applying with a foam wax applicator pad



Basically, what you do is to take a clean, foam wax applicator pad, and mist some wax on to one side of the pad to moisten it with wax. Then apply the spray wax like you would any other wax covering the car with uniform, overlapping motions. You only need a thin coating.



If you start at one corner of your car, and then go around the car till you end up where you started, you can then begin removing the wax following the path in which you applied it.





Here`s my daughter spraying NXT Tech Wax onto a foam applicator pad,



http://www.meguiarsonline.com/gallery/data/500/2SprayingNXTSprayWax.jpg



Here she is applying the Spray Wax with the foam applicator pad,



http://www.meguiarsonline.com/gallery/data/500/2SpreadingNXTSprayWax1.jpg



http://www.meguiarsonline.com/gallery/data/500/2SpreadingNXTSprayWax2.jpg



If she can do this on black paint, anyone can do it.



After applying a thin coating of the NXT Spray Wax, she removes it using a fresh, clean, dry microfiber polishing cloths. I usually use two Ultimate Wipes with one in each hand.



http://www.meguiarsonline.com/gallery/data/500/2RemovingNXTSprayWax.jpg



http://www.meguiarsonline.com/gallery/data/500/2RemovingNXTSprayWax2.jpg



It`s quick and easy, but it takes applying and removing it a few times to become experienced and good at it. It was getting dark so I didn`t get any after photo`s but we have used this product so much since purchasing the Pilot that I can assure you, it always comes out looking great!







2) - Applying with a microfiber polishing cloth





Another method of applying a Meguiar`s Spray wax is to apply it using a microfiber polishing cloth. Here`s my daughter misting some NXT Tech Wax onto a clean, folded Ultimate Wipe. The trick to making this technique work is only using one side of your folded microfiber polishing cloth to apply the NXT Spray Wax over the entire car.



http://www.meguiarsonline.com/gallery/data/500/2SprayingNXTTechWaxUW.jpg



First she moistens one side of an Ultimate Wipe and then she can either spray some NXT Spray Wax onto the finish, or continue to spray some onto this same side of the Ultimate Wipe as she works her way around the Pilot.



http://www.meguiarsonline.com/gallery/data/500/2SpreadingNXTTechWaxUP1.jpg



The reason this method works is because once you have dampened one side with wax, you now have a wax-moistened surface that spreads and applies wax like the foam applicator pad. If you try to continually switch to a new, dry side, the cloth will tend to adsorb your product while your trying to spread it out and thus you will feel like you`re fighting yourself while trying to spread the product out.



Here is what a thin coating applied over the entire finish looks like,



http://www.meguiarsonline.com/gallery/data/500/2ThinCoatingofSprayWax-med.jpg



Then, after applying to the entire finish, you can start removing the wax where you first started applying the wax and follow your path of travel.



Hope this helps...



Mike

[mgm2003]

Thanks Mike. That was very useful.



Sorry for my sarcastic remark... blushing a bit over here.



I misted it onto a wet car (as stated on the label directions) and basically had to rewash the car because it came out with blotches and streaks. I`ll try again with your methods before cleaning up the mower :)

[Craigmri]

I used the Micro-Fiber method and it really came out great and I`d say was 50% easier than a traditional wax. As I previously stated, It was so easy i wouldnt mind doing this every week.



Craig

`04 Sedona EX

[captkirk2]

With the "cloth method" you can really move fast.

[truvette]

Thank you for the detailed instructions, Mike!



I have a bottle of Quik Wax that has been sitting idle for at least a few years now. I think I will have to try it again as a "refresher" for my wax during the coming winter months.