appyling wax by hand
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I used #7 for years (and I mean *years* 
) on single stage but I don't like it nearly as well on basecoat/clear. Since a healthy clearcoat isn't nearly as porous as ss, the #7 doesn't soak in/absorb the way it did on ss, it just sits on top. When a glaze is gonna do that, I prefer that it dry more thoroughly than #7 (which just "skins" for me, it never really "dries" the way something like #5 does); I like to feel that my glaze has really bonded with the surface of the paint.
That's why *I* seldom use it any more, but I generally recommend different products to others because a *lot* of people find #7 tricky to use, getting smearing, etc. Most people won't see any difference if they use #3/#5/#81 instead, and I'm pretty confident that those are more idiot-proof than #7. Meguiar's #5 is about as user-friendly as any detailing product you can use on paint.
) on single stage but I don't like it nearly as well on basecoat/clear. Since a healthy clearcoat isn't nearly as porous as ss, the #7 doesn't soak in/absorb the way it did on ss, it just sits on top. When a glaze is gonna do that, I prefer that it dry more thoroughly than #7 (which just "skins" for me, it never really "dries" the way something like #5 does); I like to feel that my glaze has really bonded with the surface of the paint.That's why *I* seldom use it any more, but I generally recommend different products to others because a *lot* of people find #7 tricky to use, getting smearing, etc. Most people won't see any difference if they use #3/#5/#81 instead, and I'm pretty confident that those are more idiot-proof than #7. Meguiar's #5 is about as user-friendly as any detailing product you can use on paint.
Accumulator
Well-known member
I used #7 for years (and I mean *years* ) on single stage but I don't like it nearly as well on basecoat/clear. Since a healthy clearcoat isn't nearly as porous as ss, the #7 doesn't soak in/absorb the way it did on ss, it just sits on top. When a glaze is gonna do that, I prefer that it dry more thoroughly than #7 (which just "skins" for me, it never really "dries" the way something like #5 does); I like to feel that my glaze has really bonded with the surface of the paint.
That's why *I* seldom use it any more, but I generally recommend different products to others because a *lot* of people find #7 tricky to use, getting smearing, etc. Most people won't see any difference if they use #3/#5/#81 instead, and I'm pretty confident that those are more idiot-proof than #7. Meguiar's #5 is about as user-friendly as any detailing product you can use on paint.
) on single stage but I don't like it nearly as well on basecoat/clear. Since a healthy clearcoat isn't nearly as porous as ss, the #7 doesn't soak in/absorb the way it did on ss, it just sits on top. When a glaze is gonna do that, I prefer that it dry more thoroughly than #7 (which just "skins" for me, it never really "dries" the way something like #5 does); I like to feel that my glaze has really bonded with the surface of the paint.That's why *I* seldom use it any more, but I generally recommend different products to others because a *lot* of people find #7 tricky to use, getting smearing, etc. Most people won't see any difference if they use #3/#5/#81 instead, and I'm pretty confident that those are more idiot-proof than #7. Meguiar's #5 is about as user-friendly as any detailing product you can use on paint.