carnuba layering

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THERUSE

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hello,



is it beneficial to layer carnuba on a car?, specifically the meguiars #20 hitech yellow wax. will it help with swirls?



the swirls are not very bad:bounce , but visible in direct sunlight :mad:



just a thought, plus i need to get rid of the current stuff quick so i could get some zaino (for my car), klasse (for parents cars)







later.
 
Carnuba will not remove swirls. It may, after a few layers, disguise them a bit but that will be temporary.
 
The only benefit that you will get from layering a wax is more depth and richness to the finish. It will not provide any more protection.



Like BradB said, the layers of wax will help to hide the swirls a bit, but they will reappear when the wax starts to degrade.
 
To effectively get rid of swirls, you need a compound like 3M's SMR. Then apply your fave carnuba wax to your heart's content.
 
but I think tomciob typed in the wrong number. I am pretty sure he was reffering to Meguiars #26 Hi-Tech yellow wax, but instead typed in Meguiars #20 hitech yellow wax. Which is the wax that can be layered.
 
i was refering to the hi-tech yellow wax #26 thanks for catching my mistake.



appreciate all the input guys.
 
Meguiar's told me that after 3 applications of #26, additional layering is a moot point.



One Grand said that if you add one layer after another, you do not get additional protection, but you will get additional depth. To addtain additional protection you have to wait 5-7 days between applications.



As for wax hiding swirls, you really got to concentrate on the prep work and remove them; this is what will help your Blitz shine to it's fullest ability.
 
Polymers cure, therefore can be layered, just as you can put on many coats of paint, if you let the prior coat dry. You certainly can layer epoxy -- the catalyst causes it to totally cure.



Now, it seems that curing is the critical factor to layering: you cannot really layer a product that does not dry or cure. For example, if you wanted to coat your car with mineral oil (don't ask me why), you could not really layer it. Subsequent coats would just mush in with prior coats, and the excess would just drip off the car. The same with silicone.



That said, there appears to be three schools of thought about wax and layering. One school says you cannot layer wax -- it does not cure, so new applications simply mix in with old applications. Another school thinks you can layer wax. And, the last school thinks you can layer some, but not all waxes.



Do the schools that believe wax can be layered believe that the earlier coats cure and therefore become a stable base for a next coat, which coat does not mix in with the base coat? Or, is there some other explanation for the layering of wax?
 
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