#26 High Tech Yellow Wax

The liquid version was my main wax for many years...until I discovered Autopia. I still use it every once in a while, it really looks good on dark colors and durability is pretty good.
 
it's a good wax for "customers" if you detail professionally. you can't go wrong with it. Am still using it for my own car especially that #16 is discontinued.
 
I have 3 "favor" details to do this spring for friends/neighbors, and was looking for a wax to use ( I don't want to use up my #16 stash on them) and was looking at #26. I was curious if anyone has used both the paste and liquid and if so, is their much of a differance between them ie. ease of use, durability, appearance? Thanks for your help.
 
some Autopians believed that the paste version is more durable than the liquid. other than that i.e. ease of application/removal, appearance, they're pretty much the same.
 
Personally I like the paste version better strictly from an application standpoint. As raymond_ho2002 said it does glide on silky smooth just like some of the higher end carnaubas. I had some problems with the liquid version gumming up my Meg's 8006 PC pads. However, if I used a foam hand pad for the liquid it applied just fine. :nixweiss



Here is a pic of a '76 Vette that I used #26 paste as an LSP on...



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bluemoon said:
I have 3 "favor" details to do this spring for friends/neighbors, and was looking for a wax to use ( I don't want to use up my #16 stash on them) and was looking at #26. I was curious if anyone has used both the paste and liquid and if so, is their much of a differance between them ie. ease of use, durability, appearance? Thanks for your help.
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Not to hijack but have you thought of giving S100 a shot on those freebies. Astounding wax for $15.
 
I personally like #26. I use the liquid version. Unlike s100, another one of my favorites, you can apply #26 and leave it on the paint for as long as you'd like and it will still come off easy no matter how long it's been sitting. Leaves a nice warm shine to the paint as well.
 
I used this wax for about 7 years on my prior ES. It was okay but I find the newer waxes like P21S work much better on metallic paints. I found it difficult to remove when left on for a long while. I find P21S much easier in this respect and it imparts a better shine.
 
MS22 said:
Not to hijack but have you thought of giving S100 a shot on those freebies. Astounding wax for $15.
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Not until now. After I found out that #16 is being discontinued, I wanted to look for something else to use on my "favor" details. I noticed quite a few places carry #26, so I started to read up on it. I was curious if their was a general consensus of paste or liquid being better. But so far it seems either will do, both seem well liked and to give good results. But now that you gave me the idea, I will do some searches on S100 also.

Thanks for all the responses greatly appreciated.
 
1 Clean WS6 said:
Personally I like the paste version better strictly from an application standpoint. As raymond_ho2002 said it does glide on silky smooth just like some of the higher end carnaubas. I had some problems with the liquid version gumming up my Meg's 8006 PC pads. However, if I used a foam hand pad for the liquid it applied just fine. :nixweiss



Here is a pic of a '76 Vette that I used #26 paste as an LSP on...



11276Vette2a.jpg
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:bow :bow :bow that is purrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrty
 
I used the liquid version years ago also, gives a good look, even on what (as I now know) was a poorly prepped surface.

The paste will probably last longer (# of applications/container) but unless you're on your last tin of #16, very little wax is used per application.
 
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