I'll start by saying that I really disliked this product at first; I thought it was a waste of money. But I stuck with it, and now I can share some tips. It really is a good product, but it's also finicky until you figure it out; then it's easy.
Starting with a clean, dry car, spray the wax not onto the paint but onto the applicator, either a foam pad or a mf towel or pad. Then, work quickly and casually, wiping the product all over the surface. I compare this to sprint-detailing, really. There's no need to work it into the paint, no need to apply pressure. You're swiping it on. Avoid creases and crevices. There's no need to get closer than an inch; you'll cover that area at removal time. But the raw product likes to run into creases. Avoid trim. That's part of the reason for spraying onto the applicator rather than the paint; who wants to use a QW and then spend an hour on trim? The film will spread to the edges when you do the removal.
At this point it should look kind of like a "fog" on the paint, if you applied it thin enough. The rest is easy. Get two mf towels and, with one in each hand, wipe the fog off.
That's it. If you gave your bottle away and you're happy, that's cool. Don't run out and get another one because I figured it out. But if still have a bottle that you used maybe once or twice, try this sprint method. It saves about half the time of a regular NXT wax, and extends the life of the bottle of NXT that you now have. Remember, the protection of NXT lasts a lot longer than the "pop". All you're doing with the spray is "repopping". THere's no need to re-establish the film, it's already there.
Tom
Starting with a clean, dry car, spray the wax not onto the paint but onto the applicator, either a foam pad or a mf towel or pad. Then, work quickly and casually, wiping the product all over the surface. I compare this to sprint-detailing, really. There's no need to work it into the paint, no need to apply pressure. You're swiping it on. Avoid creases and crevices. There's no need to get closer than an inch; you'll cover that area at removal time. But the raw product likes to run into creases. Avoid trim. That's part of the reason for spraying onto the applicator rather than the paint; who wants to use a QW and then spend an hour on trim? The film will spread to the edges when you do the removal.
At this point it should look kind of like a "fog" on the paint, if you applied it thin enough. The rest is easy. Get two mf towels and, with one in each hand, wipe the fog off.
That's it. If you gave your bottle away and you're happy, that's cool. Don't run out and get another one because I figured it out. But if still have a bottle that you used maybe once or twice, try this sprint method. It saves about half the time of a regular NXT wax, and extends the life of the bottle of NXT that you now have. Remember, the protection of NXT lasts a lot longer than the "pop". All you're doing with the spray is "repopping". THere's no need to re-establish the film, it's already there.
Tom
) for the quik detailing market. :nixweiss