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10-22-2005, 01:11 PM
Surface used: inner bottom surface of a stainless steel pot in my kitchen.
Product tested:
TurtleWax Platinum Series Ultra Gloss Liquid Wax T-412R (This one has very small hall opening. Some product with the same part number T-412R has sicker seal. After the seal is removed, the hole area of the neck is open. The older T-412 has label without "shake well" instruction.)
TurtleWax Platinum Series Ultra Gloss Paste Wax T-411R
Tools for application and wiping: paper towel.
[First test without prep]
I applied the liquid wax with on the half of the surface, left the other half untreated.
I could see that the waxed surface sheeted off water much better.
I poured properly diluted car wash, and gently wiped the surface.
I rinsed the surface and saw water sheeting: the wax was almost gone.
[Second test after prepping the surface with Meguiars #9]
I applied 1/3 of the surface with the paste wax, other 1/3 with the liquid wax, and left the other 1/3 untreated (actually some oil from #9 remained).
I saw water sheeting. I could easily see the difference of sheeting between waxed areas and unwaxed area.
Both waxes resisted wiping with Mothers Back-to-Black (the manufacturer says this product can remove wax on paint - not the wax residue, but the protective wax layer on paint), Vinylex, and car wash.
They also resisted gentle wiping with dish washing detergent (I wiped gently with low pressure, but I wiped more times than I usually do for washing average dishes).
I rinsed the surface, washed it with car wash, and rinsed it again. The waxed areas sheeted off water much better than the untreated area.
[Summary]
Poor prep -> the wax is gone after car washing
Good prep -> the same wax is detergent resistant (at least for short time)
Product tested:
TurtleWax Platinum Series Ultra Gloss Liquid Wax T-412R (This one has very small hall opening. Some product with the same part number T-412R has sicker seal. After the seal is removed, the hole area of the neck is open. The older T-412 has label without "shake well" instruction.)
TurtleWax Platinum Series Ultra Gloss Paste Wax T-411R
Tools for application and wiping: paper towel.
[First test without prep]
I applied the liquid wax with on the half of the surface, left the other half untreated.
I could see that the waxed surface sheeted off water much better.
I poured properly diluted car wash, and gently wiped the surface.
I rinsed the surface and saw water sheeting: the wax was almost gone.
[Second test after prepping the surface with Meguiars #9]
I applied 1/3 of the surface with the paste wax, other 1/3 with the liquid wax, and left the other 1/3 untreated (actually some oil from #9 remained).
I saw water sheeting. I could easily see the difference of sheeting between waxed areas and unwaxed area.
Both waxes resisted wiping with Mothers Back-to-Black (the manufacturer says this product can remove wax on paint - not the wax residue, but the protective wax layer on paint), Vinylex, and car wash.
They also resisted gentle wiping with dish washing detergent (I wiped gently with low pressure, but I wiped more times than I usually do for washing average dishes).
I rinsed the surface, washed it with car wash, and rinsed it again. The waxed areas sheeted off water much better than the untreated area.
[Summary]
Poor prep -> the wax is gone after car washing
Good prep -> the same wax is detergent resistant (at least for short time)