faulty megs #16

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imported_steveo3002

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brought this can new and sealed from ebay....looks wrong, do you think it got frozen? its very similar to a slurpee drink on the surface



anything to lose by warming it up to re settle it :2thumbs:





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I'd just leave it out in the sun for an hour, let it remelt, put the lid back on and shake it real good and then let it cool. That ought to remix it.
 
Scottwax said:
I'd just leave it out in the sun for an hour, let it remelt, put the lid back on and shake it real good and then let it cool. That ought to remix it.
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sun?? whats that ?? i live in england :nixweiss



i'll try a gentle melt in a a pan of water....nothing to lose :hifive:
 
Accumulator said:
Or just use it the way it is, it'll work just fine. Might *look* weird, but it won't be an issue functionally.
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i already tried a panel...its kinda hard to use it thin when you slush on your applicator, it looked ok though :getdown
 
That "slush" effect is actually a *feature*, not a problem. You *want* to "turn it liquid" on the pad and it sounds like yours is especially like that.



Here's the best tip I can give you for using #16, and it sounds like it'll be even *more* useful given the state that yours is in:



Once you get the wax on the applicator, try to scrape as much wax *back off* the pad as you can. I try to barely have *any* wax at all on my foam applicator yet I always have enough to do a large area. It hardly takes any #16 at all to do a good wax job, I apply it very frequently, to large vehicles, and my last can lasted me well over a decade.



See if there's any wax left in your applicator when you finish the vehicle. If so, you used way too much ;) Most people simply can't *imagine* how little #16 it takes, but seriously, I'm not BSing you. I bet I don't use a teaspoon's worth to do my wife's A8 and that's applying it by Cyclo.
 
:2thumbs: I have had this happen to me before,what i did was scoop the wax out of the tin,place it in a plastic jug(pyrex) and place the jug in a pan of hot water.Bring the heat up slowly,stir the wax as it melts,then once it has cooled slightly,pour back into the meguiars tin and let cool completly,worked perfect for me,
 
Accumulator said:
I'm not BSing you. I bet I don't use a teaspoon's worth to do my wife's A8 and that's applying it by Cyclo.
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I can easily get 70-80 wax jobs out of a single tin of #16. Just like Accumulator says, thin, thin, thin is the way to go. :)
 
Scottwax said:
I can easily get 70-80 wax jobs out of a single tin of #16. Just like Accumulator says, thin, thin, thin is the way to go. :)
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Agreed. When I used #16 for the first time I think I over applicated the pad.



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Thats after using a razor to scoop out some and spread it like butter on my pad. Probably could have gotten away with using 1/4 of that.



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LOVE #16
 
Yeah, I gotta agree with the both Scottwax and Accumulator. You can "melt" it a little, or not. It is not an issue.



And, in terms of applying it, less is more.



Kinda interesting to see that with all the availability of LSPs out there, #16 has its share of devotees. I kinda like Natty's Blue in the warm weather months, when I don't care if I do a mild clay and re-apply once a month. But when the snow flies, #16 (along with the Collinites) is a really good choice, when you hope that you can get something to provide some pretection all winter.
 
evenflow- That pic of the #16 on the pad can be a good example! If that's how it looks when you've applied the wax to the pad, then yeah, you could've used a bit less. But either way (that much or less), you could scrape off as much as possible, as if you're really trying to get it all off the pad, and *still* have plenty on there.



I'm all in favor of putting enough wax on the pad so that you don't have any "bare areas" of foam, so the pad in the pic didn't look *too awfully* over-waxed *for a starting point*. From that starting point, you just need to take a step seemingly backwards and get all the excess wax off the pad.



Also, note that any wax that gets forced down deep into the pad will probably be wasted; you won't get it back to the surface of the pad until you're cleaning it out.



You mentioned using a razor blade to get it on the pad; I use plastic razor blades for this all the time, and they're also handy for scraping off that excess.



Heh heh, I *bet* you love #16, what with your Toyota looking like that :xyxthumbs
 
Evenflow,

If possible, I highly recommend a small backing plate and a 4 inch blue finishing pad for your PC. Dips right in the tin and will go on impossibly thin. Your Toyota looks incredible! but I bet your tin last quite a bit longer when you can just "swipe" the pad across the surface of the wax and not have to worry about scraping it out of tin and onto the pad.



-Andrew
 
2.5RS said:
Evenflow,

If possible, I highly recommend a small backing plate and a 4 inch blue finishing pad for your PC. Dips right in the tin and will go on impossibly thin. Your Toyota looks incredible! but I bet your tin last quite a bit longer when you can just "swipe" the pad across the surface of the wax and not have to worry about scraping it out of tin and onto the pad.



-Andrew
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Dads Toyota. Dont mean to hijack the thread, just thought a pic could be used. Ya I would rather a 4 in pad, but scraping it out of the tin didn't take to much away, couldn't even noticed I use any out of the tin.
 
I'll be breaking out the #16 for a 1500 mile road trip to and from Arkansas for a Corvette Rally in October. Gonna cover all the front surfaces with it. It's so easy to use, so durable, and looks great on silver metallic.
 
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