So i`ve got my dodo juice purple haze ready to go......and i figured id do one more search of the net to see what i can come up with. Low and behold, i found THIS link:
Dodo Juice - Apply by hand.
what is the group`s thoughts on this?
So i`ve got my dodo juice purple haze ready to go......and i figured id do one more search of the net to see what i can come up with. Low and behold, i found THIS link:
Dodo Juice - Apply by hand.
what is the group`s thoughts on this?
I apply Zymol Vintage by hand. I place a little in the palm of my hand and rub it for a few seconds and it melts. I use my finger tips and palm to apply. It is quite a unique experience every one should try. You do not have to have Vintage to do this either.
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This is just my opinion.
I tried it. It was too messy for me. I tried the bare hand method with Victoria Concours Red Wax, and Swissvax Concorso. Both recommend bare hand.
I`ve always just used cotton & foam applicators. Foam spreads product more evenly for me than by hand.
Fwiw. I believe detailer Paul Dalton`s now using foam applicators over the bare hand method. He use to wax by bare hand only during his Zymol days I believe. Could be wrong, but in all of the videos he never used an applicator. Maybe it was more for show??
Hi to all, I haven`t posted in a long time. David
Applying wax with the bare hands is not a new technique, it was used in the 60’s, and I suspect that it had been used by people at sometime or another over the last 100 years. It just produces some of the best possible looks and protection. Wax is at its very best when the wax from the original jar or tin is in that same concentrations. The hands are non-porous and no carrier solvents will be absorbed. What is in the jar or tin is now in the proper concentrations on the finish. Bare hand waxing will benefit any wax-based product by any manufacture. In the right hands it could make the difference between a good job and an excellent job. If you are like me, waxing the finish is the final step and the most rewarding. One coat of wax is not enough and ten coats seems reasonable. We are all guilty of over using wax applicators to the point that we have to wring out the liquid solvent collected every once in a while to continue getting a good mix. And most of us seal the moist wax applicator back in the jar or tin to be ready for the next round of waxing. I am not saying that any one particular technique is for everyone, I just know what I like and find rewarding. It is hard resisting going back to the container for more wax, but just keep on spreading and massaging in what you have. One of the biggest problems with using a wax applicator is that they can easily grab a sharp piece of sand and it can become embedded in the applicator. Without knowing it that sharp piece of rock is moved all over the surface starting what is later known as swirl marks. With the bare hands application that same piece of sharp sand would be detected and removed almost instantly. Swirl marks are a fact of life, but they can be reduced considerably.
^^^^ Interesting take. I think i`ll give it a go! whats to lose!
I`m not expert, but I will contribute what i always considered to be my understanding of the "bare hand" method.
*SOME* waxes contain a special enzyme or chemical that reacts with body heat and enhances some of the solvents/oils that carry the wax, thus making the wax more pliable, and spreadable. From what I`ve seen and read, this usually applies to waxes with extremely high carnauba content. Since carnauba is so hard in its natural form, a high-content wax might need a little help to become more spreadable.
Also, from what I`ve seen and read, the waxes that contain these ingredients will actually recommend using the bare-hand method on the package directions.
I have to believe that Meguiars, Mothers, Collinite, Poorboys, Pinnacle, etc. all know what they are talking about when it comes to their own products. If their package directions recommend a foam or cloth applicator, then that`s probably what you should use.
It`s pretty safe to assume that if you`re waxing a car, you have hands. So if there was a benefit to using bare hands, you have to believe that they would tell you.
Now, I don`t want to hear from the consipiracy theorists with ideas about how car care companies wouldn`t tell you that so they could sell more applicators. That`s crazy. Market evolution would never allow that. It would only take one manufacturer one time to demonstrate that the bare hand method makes a *better* shine and the increased market share would far outweigh lost applicator revenue.
Besides, many OTC waxes include an applicator anyway, so if bare hands produced better results, they would actually increase profits by removing the pre-packaged applicator. Since they don`t, the applicator must have a purpose.
I like Mike`s take on it...
Originally Posted by Mike Phillips
Originally Posted by David Wyllie
Ten coats of wax?!?!?
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I use my hands with EGZymol Vintage all of the time, and with great results. I would never use an applicator with any of the zymols.
Fwiw. If you have rough hands, or soft paint I would highly recommend an applicator. I use foam. I`ve talked with several people who have scratched their paint because of this.
My take on it is this. I don`t believe you could tell a difference between a car with hand rubbed paint and one used with an applicator. imo bare hand waxing makes a mess, and is hard to remove from your hands. Plus it feels strange for a while afterwards. Your hands bead water. LOL
Bottom line. Do whatever makes you happy.
I use a toaster oven designed warmer to warm my pads to apply high-end waxes. hand application is a waste of product alone, but it makes people feel good, fine. It just uses up way too much wax for the amount of wax leftover when you have removed it, let alone the difficulty removing if too heavy.
It dates back to surfer times (waxing your board) which was all by hand, so they started doing the same thing to their Woody wagons and it caught on.
Anyway, some people just like the feel and the bond they have with a car to apply by hand. It`s a choice.
Me, I use the applicators warmed up. Less waste when dealing with esoteric waxes.
Do whatever makes you feel good.:2thumbs:
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