GC Wax a synthetic?

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I have some GC wax which I've used on my car...like the shine durability is okay.



Is this a synthetic wax? The packaging indicates it contains polymers and resins.



I've also picked up some Megs #3 machine polish...can I use the GC over this or will it strip it? If it strips then layering GC would be worthless...should I get some #26 as a topper?



Or should I just dump the GC altogether.......please provide some recommendations



Thanks,



George
 
Sometimes I think the word Polymer is just not being used correctly.



A Polymer is just something made of more then one chemical that the differant chemicals are strongly bonded togeather, or atleast thats how I understood it.(please correct me if I am wrong)



In the world of Detailing we consider a Polymer to be any wax or polish that does not contain any Carnuba wax.



So they could call it a Polymer and have it still be a carnuba wax of sorts i guess. Its not exactly a lie.



I think a lot of these guys try to find a way to get the durability of a true Polymer and the wet look of a carnuba, but as we have seen with wax's like BF the addition of things like silicon to get that wet look seem to break down the compounds quicker.



I wax about once a month anyway :p
 
zaniix said:
Sometimes I think the word Polymer is just not being used correctly.



A Polymer is just something made of more then one chemical that the differant chemicals are strongly bonded togeather, or atleast thats how I understood it.(please correct me if I am wrong)



In thw world of Detailing we consider a Polymer to be any wax or polish that does not contain any Carnuba wax.
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well said, zaniix.
 
It's my guess that the GC would strip the #3 or any polish you put down first. However, it's also my guess that you wouldn't notice much difference if it didn't. GC really has a lot of depth to it. I've tried using #26 as a topper on GC on my wife's car. I only tried it on a few panels. Two weeks later, none of the panels had protection, so the #26 doesn't extend the life. It also didn't change the appearance at all. The car didn't look any deeper with the #26. However, #26 over MPPP made a definite difference in depth. If you like Gold Class, keep using it. But if you want something that will last, I don't think you can use Gold Class in any part of the equation.



If you want longer life with a similar look, #7, or the #3 you already got, covered by #26 gives a very similar look with much more durability. It might have a little more depth than Gold Class, or it might not. You'd have to see on your car. However, it would be pretty similar.



I've personally had a bit of difficulty with #26 in that it's been hard for me to buff off completely. However, it might just be me. It's a good wax for the price.
 
I'm definately dumping the Gold Class once I've used it up.



For the winter I'm going to try #20 and my summer combo will be #3 topped with #26



Thanks Everyone,



George
 
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