Yes, I do. I think waxing a car is important because it prevents car paint from dirt, pollution. And in winters I think it is necessary to wax a car. I do this after every 5 - 6 months and I also enjoy it while doing it.
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Yes, I do. I think waxing a car is important because it prevents car paint from dirt, pollution. And in winters I think it is necessary to wax a car. I do this after every 5 - 6 months and I also enjoy it while doing it.
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Your post confused me- why would the waxing be important, let alone *necessary* if there`s already a sealant on the paint?
I put some sealant
Over my sealant
When I can no longer see
My first coat of sealant
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Thanks for trying to clarify for me! I just don`t follow the "keeps your paint longer time" part or see why it`d be *necessary*. If something already wearing a sealant needs another layer of protection I`d just add more sealant. Once you add wax you can`t add more sealant and have to start over when that`s called for.
So I don`t see it as necessary. Desirable perhaps, yeah...I don`t like how sealants look on some paint compared to waxes.
Sorry if I`m being a jerk.
Your saying that once you wax your vehicle you can not apply sealant until the car has been "stripped" to remove all the wax?
Jay
At the risk of overgeneralizing...yeah. None of my sealants will bond properly to an underlying (natural) wax. So if I top those sealants with any of my waxes I have to strip the vehicle back to bare paint before I can apply another coat of sealant.
Even though my sealants will bond to the *synthetic* waxes that some products leave behind, those synthetic waxes (which IMO are just another form of "sealant") don`t look like carnaubas/etc. and thus wouldn`t be worth using as toppers. And the ones I use are variations on the AIO/Cleaner-Wax theme and would thus not really be appropriate as toppers anyhow.
Perhaps there are synthetic waxes out there that do look like natural ones; BF`s AFPP might qualify and (the very slick, nice looking) UPP comes to mind but despite being a "sealant" the protection it provides is *so* minimal that I`d never recommend it. But those wouldn`t need topped for looks...maybe for some added protection but then why bother using them in the first place?
I do get the reasons for using a wax, I just don`t value those things as much as the reasons for using a sealant, at least not on most vehicles. IMO it`s an either/or choice; pick one LSP and use it as often as necessary.
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All your wax are belong to us.
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Kinda like buying a manual car. Today’s automatic transmissions shift faster and smoother thus leaving no physical benefits other than driving experience. Although their is a visual difference also (which looks better could be a whole nother thread) most like the time they spend with their waxes and cars. For the record I’m a sio2 sealant and automatic type of guy.
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You have to realize that due to the solvents used in waxes, in many cases, when you apply waxes over a sealant you don`t truly layer them. (I think P21s is a wax that can be layered over a sealant). The solvents can remove all or a portion of the pre-existang sealant laid down. Now, some of the newer water based sprays or washes will add a slight layer of gloss and protection on top of a previously applied sealant.
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Michael Daboll
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-2019 Hyundai Veloster Turbo R Spec 6 Speed Manual (Daily Driver Boston)
-2011 BMW 328i Sedan 6 Speed Auto (Daily Driver San Diego)
-1981 Datsun 280zx 5 Speed Manual (Autocross/ Track/ Project Car)
-1991 Cadillac Deville 4 Speed Auto (Ex-Boston Daily Driver turned project due to rust)
IMO the "wax`s solvents messing with sealant" will be product-specific. I`d lean towards thinking that any sealant that could be compromised by the carrier solvents in a wax must be one mighty wimpy sealant and I`d want to use something else. No wax is gonna compromise cured KSG or FK1000P, that`s for sure, it`s hard enough to compromise those with solvents that`re made for that job.
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