Why DONT you use a product ?

[Mike_Phillips]

Maybe Mike can chime in here if I'm applying Meg's QW wrong or something. The beef I have with Meg's quik wax is that is turns into white powdery stuff all over the car.

Quik Question?



Is this the "new" formulation?



You can tell if it's the new formulation because the label will say,



NOW!

Darker &

Deeper Shine





Also... very thin coating is all that is needed.



I have tried three methods of applying,



Using a microfiber Fold 4 ways, dampen on side and use this side for applying to the entire car. (make sure car is very clean first) Then remove with secondary microfiber or terry cloth towel.



Using a foam applicator pad Dampen applicator, then mist small area with QW and apply spread around with applicator, thin coats, a little goes a long way.



Using the PC with a W-9006 foam pad This did work to well but I think it was because I was overusing the product. Bad habit.



I would like to try this again when I get time and see if it works better using just a little product.



I basically apply to entire car and the begin removing after I have finished applying to the last section.



Thin coats wipe off easy, avoid trim, rubber, glass etc. I didn't notice a big problem if I put QW on these items, but the directions say to avoid these items.



New formula easily 10X better than old formula.

 

[Mike_Phillips]

I agree with hubris63. I have quite a soft spot for Blitz wax (and One Grand products in general) because it was the first product I ever used on my car and gives great shine, but the amount of dust and static it creates is just scary. Klasse AIO and S100 are just infinitely easier to buff. I sometimes get the urge to dig out my tin of Blitz and use it up as a topper or something, but it never happens.



I will also never use Meguiars Quik Wax again because it made a mess and was hard to remove. That's what I get for trying to take a shortcut to waxing.

Hi Cindy,



Just for fun, when you used the Meguiar's Quik Wax...



Did your car already have a nice finish with a good "Base Coat" of wax?



Or,



Could your finish best be described as neglected and in need of a cleaning, polishing and waxing?



From your post, where you say,



That's what I get for trying to take a shortcut to waxing



It sounds like you may have tried to use the Quick Wax when what your car's finish really needed was a regular wax job, or perhaps even more, such as a good claying followed by a dedicated paint cleaner and then on to either polishing or waxing with a regular base-coat of a real wax type product?





You see the Quik Wax isn't a "Replacement" for a regular application of wax, it is more of a "Booster" for what you already have.



Recently, Meguiar's reformulated the Quik Wax and it is now my favorite product. I keep a bottle of it and Quik Detailer in by car with a couple of microfiber polishing cloths and whenever I take my wife shopping, instead of going into the store and doing something I don't like, (shopping), I stay with the truck and do something I enjoy. With these two products, I can 'quickly', clean and then wax my truck.



Just wondering why you had such a bad experience?







Mike

The story behind the term



"Booster Wax"

 

[Scottwax]

The story behind the term



"Booster Wax"

:funnypost Nice job using a 7 year old thread to tell us this, Mike!

 

[Mike_Phillips]

:funnypost Nice job using a 7 year old thread to tell us this, Mike!

There's a thread on AGO about spray waxes, most spray waxes are "Booster Waxes" and at least the Optimum Spray Wax is a dedicated or stand alone product that can be used instead of a traditional paste or liquid.



Anyway, the thread go me thinking and I remembered dealing with the issue of people trying to use a spray-on booster wax instead of a normal paste or liquid wax and it's when I wrote the above in this thread.



Found it and referenced it on AGO just for a kind of the story behind the story...