tuscarora dave
"Luck" Residue of design
I have not done any research into the solvent levels in different waxes. I have a few different waxes, some soft, some hard and some liquid.
Generally speaking, I like to apply a sealant as a base protection but notice that bugs and water spots are more difficult to remove from a sealant than from a wax so I will either apply a wax on the areas most affected by bug splatter such as the front of the car and the side mirrors or I will just apply a wax over the entire coating of fully cured paint sealant.
I like to apply a wax by using a 4" finishing pad on my G110V2 on the slowest speed setting. This allows for the coat of wax to be applied very thin and therefore it is easier to remove the remaining residue. While applying the wax one day I got to wondering if the solvents in certain waxes would remove the fully cured paint sealant. Common sense tells me that if Dawn dish washing liquid will remove paint sealant (which I am not fully convinced that it will) then a wax that smells like it should strip paint such as Collinite's # 845 Insulator Wax must smell that way because of high levels of solvents and it surely would remove the fully cured paint sealant if over aggressively applied.
Ok I'll go back to my own wax collection for a minute and ask this question. Just because a particular wax is harder than another wax, does it necessarily mean that the harder wax contains less solvents than the softer wax? On the flip side of that question, just because a wax is soft like warm butter does it necessarily mean that it contains a high level of solvents?
When I use a wax, I do so for the appearance and ease of washing more so than for the protection of it so It doesn't matter to me how long a wax lasts on my own car so the durability or longevity of a wax is not in question as far as this thread is concerned. I just want to hear what you DC members think or know about the solvent levels in different waxes. So the end question is, will a softer wax contain more solvents and will it remove a fully cured application of paint sealant if applied by machine. I intend on doing a quick pass with Pro Polish and applying a thorough coat of EX-P while at the Poorboy's Detail Weekend. A few days after that I will begin testing with hard and soft waxes being applied by machine.
If you folks have any thoughts or knowlege on this topic, please post them.
Thanks, TD
Generally speaking, I like to apply a sealant as a base protection but notice that bugs and water spots are more difficult to remove from a sealant than from a wax so I will either apply a wax on the areas most affected by bug splatter such as the front of the car and the side mirrors or I will just apply a wax over the entire coating of fully cured paint sealant.
I like to apply a wax by using a 4" finishing pad on my G110V2 on the slowest speed setting. This allows for the coat of wax to be applied very thin and therefore it is easier to remove the remaining residue. While applying the wax one day I got to wondering if the solvents in certain waxes would remove the fully cured paint sealant. Common sense tells me that if Dawn dish washing liquid will remove paint sealant (which I am not fully convinced that it will) then a wax that smells like it should strip paint such as Collinite's # 845 Insulator Wax must smell that way because of high levels of solvents and it surely would remove the fully cured paint sealant if over aggressively applied.
Ok I'll go back to my own wax collection for a minute and ask this question. Just because a particular wax is harder than another wax, does it necessarily mean that the harder wax contains less solvents than the softer wax? On the flip side of that question, just because a wax is soft like warm butter does it necessarily mean that it contains a high level of solvents?
When I use a wax, I do so for the appearance and ease of washing more so than for the protection of it so It doesn't matter to me how long a wax lasts on my own car so the durability or longevity of a wax is not in question as far as this thread is concerned. I just want to hear what you DC members think or know about the solvent levels in different waxes. So the end question is, will a softer wax contain more solvents and will it remove a fully cured application of paint sealant if applied by machine. I intend on doing a quick pass with Pro Polish and applying a thorough coat of EX-P while at the Poorboy's Detail Weekend. A few days after that I will begin testing with hard and soft waxes being applied by machine.
If you folks have any thoughts or knowlege on this topic, please post them.
Thanks, TD
