Applying Wax with Bare Hand Only

[Beemerboy]

Over the weekend I was consolidating a few jars of PB Nattys red wax into one...It`s a soft wax and when the heat from your hand is on it, it`s even softer..So I decided to apply a coat to the hood of my car bare handed.It went on pretty thick ( I know that`s not what you want) but it certainly covered to surface very well.

I let it setup for 30 minutes and then wiped off and finished with QD spray..What I found is that any minor marring was covered up by this process...Subsequently I did the rest of the car that way and the shine was deep and wet looking.

Anyone else have this experience with waxing?

[Ronkh]

Read about doing it a long time ago, and when I asked people laughed at me.

What you said makes sense though since the liquefied wax would "flow" into light scratches.

[tropicsteve]

i`ll bet your hands were pretty well conditioned after that detail with no need for jergens for at least a week or two.

[RaysWay]

After PJ@Dodo Juice insisted, I`ve applied a few of the Dodo Juice waxes by hand. I really enjoyed it. I can imagine there would be benefits of the wax "melting" as you`re applying it.

[Robert DiTerlizzi]

I`ve done this with PJ and it really has a therapeutic value, just something about caressing every curve and panel bare handed that makes you feel good!
unless your hands are callused up then you really shouldn`t get any marring

[WaxAddict]

On my car, I use bare hands on pillars, spoiler slats, under door handles, and just about everywhere except wide-open spaces. I have done my entire front a rear bumpers, and my entire motorcycle by hand. I do believe the heat helps in filling, no doubt. DoDo waxes are a joy by hand, as is Lusso Oro.

When I finally started using sealants lately, the one thing I missed was hand application. I still did it when I had to, but it just wasn`t the same. Horray for wax toppers!

[ec90]

Isn`t this what Swissvax always recommended? Getting a thin layer seems like it`d be very difficult but I can`t say I`ve ever tried it.

[Robert DiTerlizzi]

try it with leather conditioner as well!

[Ronkh]

try it with leather conditioner as well!

normally do it that way

[Beemerboy]

Read about doing it a long time ago, and when I asked people laughed at me.

What you said makes sense though since the liquefied wax would "flow" into light scratches.

Ron I`m more that convinced that the heat from my hand allowed it to get into the marring and fill them in. I looked at it under my halogen light that expose everything..and there was noticeable difference in the area I did and hadn`t ...Granted I`m not advocating filling in marring, but there are those times that it helps in getting a good finish, such as glazes that have fillers.

[Accumulator]

Beemerboy- Nothing wrong with using fillers IMO, as Mike P. would always ask- "Does the car look better?" That`s what counts.

Interesting idea, the heat making the LSP fill better, never experienced that when I tried it by hand (which wasn`t very often) but I was using Souveran.

[trashmanssd]

Using your hands, Fillers, Waxing, Leather? What happened did I mistakenly log into my wife`s 50 Shades of Grey forum.

[Ronkh]

Using your hands, Fillers, Waxing, Leather? What happened did I mistakenly log into my wife`s 50 Shades of Grey forum.

You dont get pleasure caressing, rubbing and looking at *her* while enhancing *her* beauty and desirability? ??

[4u2nvinmtl]

Going to drive to the massage parlor and ask them to rub some wax into my Jeep

[RaysWay]

Going to drive to the massage parlor and ask them to rub some wax into my Jeep

That`s genius.