Wax that isn't white?

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metload1

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Any such thing as wax that isn't white? I think I've seen yellow, but anything else? I have a white car and it drives me nuts!



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Well, there are sealants that come in all sorts of colors (CG Factory Seal is green for instance). There are plenty of yellow waxes, but the only other color I know of is blue (natty's blue)
 
Meguiars #16 is blue but now that it is out of product in the US, it is hard to find. However, it is worth the search, looks incredible on white.
 
sweet!



I'll look into those... colors like that would contrast great with white. That would especially help in the bright sun.
 
metload1 said:
sweet!



I'll look into those... colors like that would contrast great with white. That would especially help in the bright sun.
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Most recommend not applying in direct sunlight... except for PB (and maybe some others?)
 
I believe regardless of color it's still going on clear. I put on some cherry wax (pink), TC-2 (dark gray) and still was hard to see where it went.
 
If you're applying a wax as thin as you should be, the amount of color displayed by that extremely thin layer is negligible.
 
Yeah, a properly-thin application is gonna be so transparent that white/clear/whatever won't matter. Same ol' same ol' if you can readily see your LSP on the panels you used more than necessary. It just takes a different mindset; you need to rely on something other than seeing the LSP on the panels. I usually go by feel when applying and I work methodically when both applying and removing. Other than the final inspection, I don't really expect to see/not see LSP on the panels, at least not to the extent that I can gauge my progress that way.



Using MF bonnets on a machine for removal probably helps with this. By the time something like the Cyclo goes over an area with all those orbits-per-minute, it's a pretty safe bet that a thin application of LSP will be thoroughly buffed off.
 
I've read that FK's 2180 goes on blue, and stays blue if you have applied it too thickly, but turns white if applied correctly, so this may help you see where you've put it without worrying about colored residue in scratches/chips. Have not tried this myself, though.
 
Very true, a thin coat is what you want, I'm pretty good with that (although it does bring back funny reminders of when I first got into detailing...) Any color would be better than white liquid though, even though it will be very thin. Blue/black etc. on white is going to be much easier to see than white on white.



docker said:
Most recommend not applying in direct sunlight... except for PB (and maybe some others?)
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Man I don't know what I was thinking when I said that... lol, but very true, thanks for the reminder.
 
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