thevolvoguy
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stuart- "sex wax your car"?? How does this work? Typo? lol:bounce
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The truth about carnauba vs acrylics/polymers
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stuart hicks
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The most popular brand of surf wax is called MR. Zoggs Sex Wax.
It has been around for decades and you see the T-shirts in every beach town in America.
It has been around for decades and you see the T-shirts in every beach town in America.
mrdetailer
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I layer them all the time. The depth really increases by the 3rd coat.
Hi gang,
Layering has much to do with the solvent content and properties of a product, as well as the ability (or inability) of that product, once cured, to redissolve back into that solvent.
i.e. Surf wax has a low solvent content, so it layers easily--that's what it's designed to do.
By the way, I prefer the carnauba look on my black Benz as opposed to a polymer look. Gives the car a rich, silky glow rather that a bright dazzling shine. However, I do like the way a poly looks on my silver Nissan Quest. Both work for me!
Aloha,
Keoni
Layering has much to do with the solvent content and properties of a product, as well as the ability (or inability) of that product, once cured, to redissolve back into that solvent.
i.e. Surf wax has a low solvent content, so it layers easily--that's what it's designed to do.
By the way, I prefer the carnauba look on my black Benz as opposed to a polymer look. Gives the car a rich, silky glow rather that a bright dazzling shine. However, I do like the way a poly looks on my silver Nissan Quest. Both work for me!
Aloha,
Keoni
imported_Aurora40
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I think BlkZ28 hit it on the head when he mentioned acrylic. The paint on your car is acrylic. The reason it's called that is because it has plastics in it which is what allows the paint to flex. I don't see why polymers couldn't have similar flexing abilities.
But I have to say, to me it seems impossible that some thin little layer of Blackfire, even if it didn't flex, could really restrain the paint as it expands. When a solid expands, it can exert considerable force in doing so. There is no way some little coat of BF or Klasse is going to prevent this from happening or have enough "bonding" power to crack the paint. It just seems ridiculous to me.
But I have to say, to me it seems impossible that some thin little layer of Blackfire, even if it didn't flex, could really restrain the paint as it expands. When a solid expands, it can exert considerable force in doing so. There is no way some little coat of BF or Klasse is going to prevent this from happening or have enough "bonding" power to crack the paint. It just seems ridiculous to me.