Billd55: It would be virtually impossible to get a gallon of wax of essentially any kind meant for automobiles to stick to a vehicle. I would also say that you can build wax to a very, very small degree. We are talking mils here. You could possibly get a mil or less to stick to an already cured wax...but that would be only if the wax you are applying does not have any abrasive (as an overwhelmby The Chemist - Auto Detailing: Secrets of the Experts
<HTML>So it takes balls to reveal my identity huh. And if I don't have balls? hummmm Anyway...... you may disregard what you like and you may suggest what you like. Make yourself happy. All of "Ketch's" points have been addressed over and over again. This stuff gets rehashed by him at regular intervals to a new audience of forum participants. ANyone who has been onby The Chemist - Auto Detailing: Secrets of the Experts
<HTML>Please re-read my posting...... I did not say 3-4 months... I said 4-6 months at best. You may listen or not listen to what I have to post. I have no agenda. Others that get on here for the sole purpose of trying to discredit others and sell their stories and sell their products are the ones you should pass judgement on. I have no products to sell. I have no reason to make myselby The Chemist - Auto Detailing: Secrets of the Experts
<HTML>Ketch...... Paint Sealants as we know them today do not last longer than 4-6 months at the very absolute maximum. End of story! Of course the OEM's offer protection packages...as they have for years. And of course they offer warrantees...as they have for years. And they will continue to do so. It is an enormous revenue generator for them. One of the most profitable parts ofby The Chemist - Auto Detailing: Secrets of the Experts
<HTML>Ketch: Sometimes utilizing the same exact sample preparation procedure is not the best method for evaluating products. It would be if all of the test products had the same use instructions. However, the waxes and sealants in this test battery each had their own set of use instructions. In this case it would be better to follow the manufacturers instructions as to how to use the pby The Chemist - Auto Detailing: Secrets of the Experts
<HTML>Just have to try and dig...... Come on Ron. Stop boring the audience with your efforts to attack me. Move on. Everyone is familiar with "metalflake". That's why I used it as an example. No one said it was popular today; no one said mica was, or was not popular. Stop your foolish "harrassing nature", and move on. You offer some good advice from time to tiby The - Auto Detailing: Secrets of the Experts
<HTML>Well Ron, Ron, Ron... there you go again worrying about who I am rather than the facts presented. Thanks though for coming over to my side on the information concerning compounds. Noone cares that some company states they spent two years developing a "special" compound. That would be ineptitude at it's greatest..... and just another of those marketing/sales banters tby The - Auto Detailing: Secrets of the Experts
<HTML>To All..... we not only work with paint manufacturers, we ARE a paint manufacturer. Think of the ceramic clears as being somewhat similar to metalflake paints only substituting ceramic material in place of the metalflake. It is a very difficult process that requires special binders and balancers in the paint formulation. As with metalflake, the spraying and curing process have to bby The - Auto Detailing: Secrets of the Experts
<HTML>Don't throw away the buffer. Paints are here for a long time yet. Yes there are some other things(substitutes) in the works, but as Bud says...... painted vehicles will be a major part of yours..and your children's cars. We manufacture paints and our labs are working with the latest technologies invloving such revolutionary concepts as a paint that renders the surface "by The - Auto Detailing: Secrets of the Experts
<HTML>Very easy indeed....yet many wax products are so poor that they can not remain on the surface long enough or efficient enough to even keep out moisture..... thanks for pointing that out Ketch.... You were right on the money with that one. The Chemist</HTML>by The - Auto Detailing: Secrets of the Experts
<HTML>Hummmm... Interesting concept.. It has wax in it but it is really not a wax. The Chemist</HTML>by The - Auto Detailing: Secrets of the Experts
<HTML>Ketchster... feel challenged again young man? THE CHEMIST</HTML>by The - Auto Detailing: Secrets of the Experts
<HTML>There are many many of these instant shine type products on the market with dozens of different formulas. They are only meant to offer a very fast, very short lived shine and nothing more. The only legitimate place I see them having in the marketplace is at car shows. I have been to literally hundreds of car shows and almost every one of the exhibitors has their trusty bottle of &qby The - Auto Detailing: Secrets of the Experts
<HTML>Unfortunately many industries marketing departments are starting to use "NANOTECHNOLOGY" in their advertising. Many have no idea what it is or why it would be in their product. It's a shame what some companies will do just to sell a product. However, I do understand nanotechnology and rest assured it will play a huge roll in many new products in the near future (and sby The - Auto Detailing: Secrets of the Experts
<HTML>Some more interesting chemical information: Some of the best corrosion inhibitors in the world do not contain wax. It appears as though the "Diamond Plus" product mentioned in the testing was formulated to bond to both painted and non painted surfaces. That is evident by the above average test results obtained on both surfaces. Not an easy task. Protecting bare metal surfby The - Auto Detailing: Secrets of the Experts
<HTML>Zaino may be a very good product, but I can tell you one thing that you users think it does...but it doesn't, and that is protect against UV damage. You can not get enough UV protective chemical in a wax product to provide any worthwhile benefit. The claims you typically see in regards to these type of products are very carefully worded. They usually say "helps protect agby The - Auto Detailing: Secrets of the Experts
<HTML>Rotary polishers are utlized exclusively by all body shops and OEM Dealerships across the country. I have never seen an orbital used in one of these facilities. There is a reason for that. Orbital polishers will not effectively buff out most imperfections on a paints finish in a reasonable amount of time. They are too slow and in most cases do not have enough RPM's to effectiveby The - Auto Detailing: Secrets of the Experts