I would be interested in getting some feedback from people on certain sections of an article I came across on the web. Let me state that I've e-mailed my concerns to the author and I haven't received a reply. I picked two of the areas that I thought to be kind of in question. The first section is waxing. Here's what it says:
"Now on to the waxing stage: I wonâ€â„¢t attempt to go into all the pros and cons of the different waxes on the market. As above, DON'T use waxes with petro-chemicals in them (while looking the other day at waxes I picked up a national brand and looked at the label - it had kerosene as a primary ingredient). You want to use waxes that have Carnauba in them. Be careful as some waxes advertise 100% Carnauba. This is not true as pure Carnauba has the consistency of concrete! Many wax companies will put a little Carnauba in along with chemicals (for example, 7% Carnauba as opposed to the good waxes having around 25% Carnauba and the great waxes with 50% Carnauba). You also have waxes that are billed as "Teflon" or other great wondrous ingredients to make it last. These waxes contain petroleum and other bad things for your paint. Another problem with these waxes is that when the coating gets old and starts to crack and you go to remove the "wax", it is very hard to remove. This in turn translates into using very strong ingredients to get this "wax" off. Another problem with chemical and petroleum waxes is that when you get them on your black trim they turn it white, or they leave white residue on the car. The natural waxes do not turn black trim white and they don't leave any residue. Another plus is with these type of waxes, you don't let the wax dry. This makes it MUCH quicker to wax a car. In addition, you can put numerous coats of wax on a lot quicker."
In my opinion this is saying that all petroleum waxes are bad. Also, is this section referring to petroleum based products or if a product has petroleum distillates? Who cares right? Either way not all products that are petroleum based or have pd's are bad.
Here's another section on tires:
"Now our final stop before I quit: THE TIRES!!!! How many use Armorall or other type brands of tire dressing??? Well, hereâ€â„¢s the low-down......to make a long explanation short, tires come with protective waxes in the tire. Itâ€â„¢s the job of this wax to keep the ozone from eating away at the rubber, i.e. dry rot. These waxes are brought to the surface of the tire by the tire flexing, i.e. the car being driven. When these waxes come to the surface of the rubber, they form a protective barrier between the air and the tire polymer. When the car isnâ€â„¢t driven, then these waxes don't come out to protect the tire and what wax is there is quickly eaten away by the ozone. It then starts to attack the tire polymer. Once this starts you soon wind up with cracked and dried tires. Products like Armorall have petro-chemicals and silicone oils in them. These dissolve away the waxes of the tire and can actually aggress the sidewall. When a tire manufacturer has a tire come back with sidewall failure, they check for use of products with petro-chemicals in them. If they find use of those products, they will not warranty the tire.
So what do you want for tire protectant??? You want a protector that has NO petro-chemicals or silicone oils and doesn't remove the wax from the tires. I personally use 303 Protectant. There are others out there besides 303. If you have used Armorall, then you have probably noticed the build up that repeated applications cause. 303 soaks into the rubber so you donâ€â„¢t wind up with a greasy mess and is water based. Also, 303 doesn't attract dirt and dust like Armorall does."
Let me say that I'm an armor all user. I wouldn't have used it years ago, but since their formula is water based now I feel comfortable using it. Here's my point on armor all. Just like there are good and bad petroleum distillates, there are good and bad silicones. Just because armor all has silicones in it doesn't mean it's bad. I don't agree with the statement made about armor all
dissolving the waxes from tires. Am I way off base with my observations about this and the wax thing? When I e-mailed this person I pretty much said the same thing that I'm saying now to all of you. Here's a link to the whole article:
http://www.mustanggt.org/carcare.htm#tires
"Now on to the waxing stage: I wonâ€â„¢t attempt to go into all the pros and cons of the different waxes on the market. As above, DON'T use waxes with petro-chemicals in them (while looking the other day at waxes I picked up a national brand and looked at the label - it had kerosene as a primary ingredient). You want to use waxes that have Carnauba in them. Be careful as some waxes advertise 100% Carnauba. This is not true as pure Carnauba has the consistency of concrete! Many wax companies will put a little Carnauba in along with chemicals (for example, 7% Carnauba as opposed to the good waxes having around 25% Carnauba and the great waxes with 50% Carnauba). You also have waxes that are billed as "Teflon" or other great wondrous ingredients to make it last. These waxes contain petroleum and other bad things for your paint. Another problem with these waxes is that when the coating gets old and starts to crack and you go to remove the "wax", it is very hard to remove. This in turn translates into using very strong ingredients to get this "wax" off. Another problem with chemical and petroleum waxes is that when you get them on your black trim they turn it white, or they leave white residue on the car. The natural waxes do not turn black trim white and they don't leave any residue. Another plus is with these type of waxes, you don't let the wax dry. This makes it MUCH quicker to wax a car. In addition, you can put numerous coats of wax on a lot quicker."
In my opinion this is saying that all petroleum waxes are bad. Also, is this section referring to petroleum based products or if a product has petroleum distillates? Who cares right? Either way not all products that are petroleum based or have pd's are bad.
Here's another section on tires:
"Now our final stop before I quit: THE TIRES!!!! How many use Armorall or other type brands of tire dressing??? Well, hereâ€â„¢s the low-down......to make a long explanation short, tires come with protective waxes in the tire. Itâ€â„¢s the job of this wax to keep the ozone from eating away at the rubber, i.e. dry rot. These waxes are brought to the surface of the tire by the tire flexing, i.e. the car being driven. When these waxes come to the surface of the rubber, they form a protective barrier between the air and the tire polymer. When the car isnâ€â„¢t driven, then these waxes don't come out to protect the tire and what wax is there is quickly eaten away by the ozone. It then starts to attack the tire polymer. Once this starts you soon wind up with cracked and dried tires. Products like Armorall have petro-chemicals and silicone oils in them. These dissolve away the waxes of the tire and can actually aggress the sidewall. When a tire manufacturer has a tire come back with sidewall failure, they check for use of products with petro-chemicals in them. If they find use of those products, they will not warranty the tire.
So what do you want for tire protectant??? You want a protector that has NO petro-chemicals or silicone oils and doesn't remove the wax from the tires. I personally use 303 Protectant. There are others out there besides 303. If you have used Armorall, then you have probably noticed the build up that repeated applications cause. 303 soaks into the rubber so you donâ€â„¢t wind up with a greasy mess and is water based. Also, 303 doesn't attract dirt and dust like Armorall does."
Let me say that I'm an armor all user. I wouldn't have used it years ago, but since their formula is water based now I feel comfortable using it. Here's my point on armor all. Just like there are good and bad petroleum distillates, there are good and bad silicones. Just because armor all has silicones in it doesn't mean it's bad. I don't agree with the statement made about armor all
dissolving the waxes from tires. Am I way off base with my observations about this and the wax thing? When I e-mailed this person I pretty much said the same thing that I'm saying now to all of you. Here's a link to the whole article:
http://www.mustanggt.org/carcare.htm#tires
