Waxed my truck with Woolite and American Shine

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Yesterday I applied a coat of American Shine liquid carnuba wax on my truck for the first time. Being as it is touted as "the lazy man's wax", I put in on thick and let it dry before removing. Well it wasn't that easy to buff off. Actually I would describe it as a PITA!!!



Today, I was going to try to put it on with a VERY damp foam application hoping to apply much less product and buff it off when it hazes as the directions indicate. So, I pick up my spray bottle and start really wetting my applicator and spreading the product literally a few drops at a time. This process was working pretty good, but at the half way point I realized I grabbed the wrong spray bottle. I was soaking my pad with 6:1 water/woolite solution.



Anyway, my review of American Shine is a follows:

If you dillute it (preferably not with Woolite) with a QD or heavily damped application spreading just a few drops at a time it buffs off fairly easily and leaves an excellent shine.



Glad to have a new product in my arsenal that I can use in direct sunlight!
 
Scottwax said:
A thick coat? I thought you knew better! ;)



Thin coats always work best, no matter what product I've used.
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Scottwax,



I did know better, I did it intentionally.



It was an experiment ... well not the part about grabbing the Woolite spray bottle.



But seriously, American Shine is some pretty good stuff. It took a little elbow grease to buff but finishing with FD really added some pop.



Thanks for recommending American Shine. Why don't you use it anymore?



Next summer I'll be waxing and tanning!
 
I got a sample of the American Shine wax awhile back and found it to be very easy to use and it definitley left a nice shine. It's a good one step cleaner wax.:xyxthumbs
 
Quote: American Shine Carnauba Liquid Wax

Designed for clear coats, blacks, reds, and custom paint jobs. No polymers, plastic base resins, silicones, or Teflon’s. Just good old carnauba, the oldest, hardest shell, longest lasting wax to ever be put on an automobile. You can apply our wax to a black car in 100-degree heat and come out with no swirls (our wax fills in those silly swirls) and no streaks. No extreme buffing here. You can leave it on for weeks and it will wipe off easily, leaving your arm intact. Removes oxidation and light scratches. Remember, always do a test spot on heavily oxidized cars.



~One man’s opinion~



Interesting, what little I know about Carnauba wax; it will evaporate over time, it melts at 181oF, and it’s hydroscopic. When used for automotive paint protection it’s usually a blended with, polymers, silicones, special resins and a gloss agent. It should be applied without adding water to a clean/dry surface.



A dark colour vehicle parked in the sun on a summer day (a black car in 100-degree heat) can have a sustained paint temperature exceeding 200 degrees



I am not challenging what either one of you says about this product, just that what it claims goes against everything I know (which is very little) about Carnauba wax





Experience unshared; is knowledge wasted…/



~ justadumbarchitect * so i question everything *
 
Hey NHB, I did an experiment with AS Wax a long time ago where I caked it on my Bonneville, on a hot day in direct sunlight.....WHOA! Mistake! I went thru MF towel after MF towel. No more of that. A thin layer will do ya just fine! THEN it is a piece of cake to use in the sun.

I had little green curds of wax all over the driveway after I chistled it off! ;)



Good times, good times
 
NHBFAN said:
But seriously, American Shine is some pretty good stuff. It took a little elbow grease to buff but finishing with FD really added some pop.



Thanks for recommending American Shine. Why don't you use it anymore?



Next summer I'll be waxing and tanning!
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NHB, perhaps I'm misunderstanding your posts but in your first post you say that it's a PITA to buff out when caked on, however it buffs out fairly easily when applied in thin coats with a damp applicator. Then you mention in your post quoted above that it took a little elbow grease to buff out without specifying as to which type of application you are referring to (thick or proper?). I think you are doing a bit of a disservice to the product.



I'm still not even sure how you feel about the product. Personally, I have found AS to be very easy to use. Wipes on like any other product and wipes off very easily. As for the shine, I would give it an 'average' rating.
 
Intermezzo said:
Personally, I have found AS to be very easy to use. Wipes on like any other product and wipes off very easily. As for the shine, I would give it an 'average' rating.
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Agreed. The advantage that AS has it's ability to be used on very hot surfaces and still be easy to use.
 
Intermezzo said:
NHB, perhaps I'm misunderstanding your posts but in your first post you say that it's a PITA to buff out when caked on, however it buffs out fairly easily when applied in thin coats with a damp applicator. Then you mention in your post quoted above that it took a little elbow grease to buff out without specifying as to which type of application you are referring to (thick or proper?). I think you are doing a bit of a disservice to the product.



I'm still not even sure how you feel about the product. Personally, I have found AS to be very easy to use. Wipes on like any other product and wipes off very easily. As for the shine, I would give it an 'average' rating.
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Intermezzo,



Sorry for the ambiguity. I'll try to clear up my position on AS.



When applying it thick it was truly a PITA to remove.



Even applied sparingly as directed it didn’t live up to the company’s claim as "made for the lazy man". It still takes some elbow grease, but in the sun it was only marginally harder than buffing most liquid carnaubas I've used in the shade. I’m glad I’ve discovered AS (with the help of Scottwax) and will definitely be using it when waxing in the shade is not an option.



The shine was fairly impressive and buffing with FD really added to the final “pop



Navi Man,



I don't believe AS is intended to be used as a one step "cleaner wax". It's described as a pure wax. The surface should be properly prepped before application.



TOGWT,



I don't know the proprietary formula of AS, but I'm sure the main component "isn't good old carnauba", especially being a liquid wax. I believe their web page is misleading.
 
Scottwax said:
Agreed. The advantage that AS has it's ability to be used on very hot surfaces and still be easy to use.
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Scott,



How would clearkote products (vanilla moose, moose wax, cmw) compare to american shine when used on very hot surfaces?
 
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