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Lets Talk Wax
Posted by Shoe-Shine Boy
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Lets Talk Wax January 27, 2004 03:33AM |
Registered: 17 years ago Posts: 8 |
<HTML>Anyone heard of eagle wax. It claims to have a MOHS' Hardness of 6. Check out the was at [www.eaglewax.com].
The higher up the MOHS Hardness scale the more resistant it becomes to scraches. For example a diamond is a 10 on the scale.
1. How does MOHS Hardness come into play when compairing other waxs?
2. What are your 2 favorite waxes?
3. What are you 2 favorite sealants?
4. What all are your 2 favorite waxes used for? Just shine?
5. How do you apply your waxes and sealants to get the best results?</HTML>
The higher up the MOHS Hardness scale the more resistant it becomes to scraches. For example a diamond is a 10 on the scale.
1. How does MOHS Hardness come into play when compairing other waxs?
2. What are your 2 favorite waxes?
3. What are you 2 favorite sealants?
4. What all are your 2 favorite waxes used for? Just shine?
5. How do you apply your waxes and sealants to get the best results?</HTML>
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Re: Lets Talk Wax January 27, 2004 03:53AM |
Registered: 17 years ago Posts: 751 |
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Re: Lets Talk Wax January 27, 2004 03:54AM |
Registered: 17 years ago Posts: 201 |
<HTML>Shoe Shine,
I use One Grand Blitz for a paste and Detail Plus' Sealant, or WC Super Seal.
I always applied by hand, but lately have applied selant with my Cyclo, or PC. Blitz I always apply by hand.
Cheap waxes tend to get very hard upon drying. Getting them off sucks because you can hear the particles rubbing. Blitz and sealants don't dry that way and come off easy. Other quality waxes do too.
You will have to buy and use what works for you. I hope your questions help you decide which products to buy.
Robert Regan</HTML>
"Put your car in the Winner's Circle"
WC Detailing Products
Cyclo, MF Towels, Clay, and more!
visit: www.winnerscircledetailingproducts.com
I use One Grand Blitz for a paste and Detail Plus' Sealant, or WC Super Seal.
I always applied by hand, but lately have applied selant with my Cyclo, or PC. Blitz I always apply by hand.
Cheap waxes tend to get very hard upon drying. Getting them off sucks because you can hear the particles rubbing. Blitz and sealants don't dry that way and come off easy. Other quality waxes do too.
You will have to buy and use what works for you. I hope your questions help you decide which products to buy.
Robert Regan</HTML>
"Put your car in the Winner's Circle"
WC Detailing Products
Cyclo, MF Towels, Clay, and more!
visit: www.winnerscircledetailingproducts.com
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Re: Lets Talk Wax January 27, 2004 07:53AM |
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Re: Lets Talk Wax January 27, 2004 08:22AM |
<HTML>1] STAY AWAY !!!!!!!!!!!!!!! TALK TO BUD
2] Meguiars cleaner wax say what you want GREAT wax [4.95] / Meg gold
glass & Moose wax
3] Klasse AIO / Meg #20 & Meg #98
4] How easy they are to use and deep rich color it bring out
5] Right know by hand and PC, But the way everyone is talking on this forum looks like the cyclo polisher soon</HTML>
2] Meguiars cleaner wax say what you want GREAT wax [4.95] / Meg gold
glass & Moose wax
3] Klasse AIO / Meg #20 & Meg #98
4] How easy they are to use and deep rich color it bring out
5] Right know by hand and PC, But the way everyone is talking on this forum looks like the cyclo polisher soon</HTML>
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Re: Lets Talk Wax January 27, 2004 08:12PM |
Registered: 17 years ago Posts: 89 |
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MOHS January 28, 2004 06:53AM |
Registered: 17 years ago Posts: 3,550 |
<HTML>SHOE SHINER:
STAY TUNED TOMORROW AS I FORGOT MY NOTES AT THE OFFICE, BUT I CAN TELL YOU THAT THIS IS NOTHING BUT MORE CHEMICAL COMPANY "BS"
IT FALLS INTO THE "SPACE AGE" POLYMER; TEFLON CATAGORY, NEVER WAX FOR A YEAR OR FOREVER.
ANYONE WHO FEEDS YOU THAT KIND OF INACCUARATE DATA IS EITHER IGNORANT OR PURPOSELY DECEIVING YOU. IN EITHER CASE THEY DO NOT DESERVE YOUR BUSINESS.
BUD ABRAHAM</HTML>
buda
STAY TUNED TOMORROW AS I FORGOT MY NOTES AT THE OFFICE, BUT I CAN TELL YOU THAT THIS IS NOTHING BUT MORE CHEMICAL COMPANY "BS"
IT FALLS INTO THE "SPACE AGE" POLYMER; TEFLON CATAGORY, NEVER WAX FOR A YEAR OR FOREVER.
ANYONE WHO FEEDS YOU THAT KIND OF INACCUARATE DATA IS EITHER IGNORANT OR PURPOSELY DECEIVING YOU. IN EITHER CASE THEY DO NOT DESERVE YOUR BUSINESS.
BUD ABRAHAM</HTML>
buda
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Re: MOHS - Not Applicable to WAX January 28, 2004 11:02PM |
Registered: 17 years ago Posts: 3,550 |
<HTML>Mohs hardness is a scale used to determine how hard a substance is. You cannot do a MOHS hardness on a waxed surface. You would get the hardness of the surface, but certainly not an extremely thin coating like wax. In fact, my chemist said it is ludicrous to even suggest such a thing.
What you could say is the MOHS hardness of the wax that is in the product, that is wax in its raw form. That is all you could measure. Or, the hardness of abrasives in the product.
The harder the wax does not necessarily mean the better the way, in any case.
Do you want a hard, brittle, prone to cracking coating on your paint surface? Or do you want a flexible, maleable substance that stays put and protects for a much longer period of time?
There are all kinds of slants you can take on this and be somewhat true. But as I have said time and again, it is all about marketing hype. Anytime you hear a company stating some crazy things like this you need to be cautious.
Bottom line on this is that a wax film is too thin to actually measure a MOHS hardness.
Bud Abraham</HTML>
buda
What you could say is the MOHS hardness of the wax that is in the product, that is wax in its raw form. That is all you could measure. Or, the hardness of abrasives in the product.
The harder the wax does not necessarily mean the better the way, in any case.
Do you want a hard, brittle, prone to cracking coating on your paint surface? Or do you want a flexible, maleable substance that stays put and protects for a much longer period of time?
There are all kinds of slants you can take on this and be somewhat true. But as I have said time and again, it is all about marketing hype. Anytime you hear a company stating some crazy things like this you need to be cautious.
Bottom line on this is that a wax film is too thin to actually measure a MOHS hardness.
Bud Abraham</HTML>
buda
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