Is M16 back on the market in US?

acc1079 said:
So, as many others have, I took advantage of the Ebay sale a good while back and got a few cans of M16 Paste wax. Also, like many others, the ones I received were a bit mushy. I decided to take one of the worse ones, and try to re solidify it, to see how it worked out. There has been others that used the stove and water to re-solidify the wax, but I found another way, and figured I would share, as it seemed to work quite well.



This is what the wax looked like when I received it. It was very soft.

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This gives you a better idea of the consistency of the wax. Also, in this picture, you can see my "melting' device. It is a candle warmer my wife has, that melts candles. You can enjoy the smell, without having to actually burn them. It worked so well on candles, I decided to give it a try on the wax.

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This is the wax on the warmer and stirred up. I continued to stir the wax about every 15-20 mins.

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I placed the lid loosely on the container while it was warming, to try and keep as much of the solvents and oils from evaporating into the atmosphere, and keep them in the can.

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This is the wax fully melted into a liquid state. This took about an hour to get here.

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After the wax was liquid form, I removed it from the warmer, and let it sit. After a night in the basement, this is what it turned out. I rubbed an applicator around on the surface to feel for the consistency. You may be able to see the swirl marks. It was MUCH harder then previous, and felt like the other paste waxes I have at this point.

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Still havent tested any durability at this point, so can not comment on that, but I feel MUCH better using it now in this state, as I believe this is more so how the wax was originally from the factory.



If you have any questions, I will try to answer to the best of my knowledge. Hopefully, this will give others an idea on how to do it, if they were contemplating re-solidifying their M16.
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I don't see why it would, but I was wondering if by heating it would you loose the properties of the wax.



I got two tins!!!! can't wait to try it!!!!



-Jerry
 
Just received my two tins of M16 from ADS today. Opened them up and not too pretty.



...Actually, they're not that bad. But both tins were a bit on the mushy side. I think part of the problem is probably from shipping with the tins going through temperature and pressure changes as well as getting jostled about.



The paste is definitely softer than my P21S 100% but from what I recall of old "hard" paste waxes they were always on the soft side. :)
 
It's pretty cool that Rick got his hands on some old stock of #16 and selling it at 2004-2005 prices! #16 is my favorite all around paste wax. It's definitely one of the tightest beading waxes that I've ever used, and you really can't beat its durability in the paste wax category (New England winter tough). I find it to have that classic warm carnauba look, which I really like, but it won't match Souverän in that area. But for 1/10 the price, it offers >90% of the looks IMO. If I hadn't stocked up on the wax years ago, I'd pick up a few tins from ADS myself.
 
I just applied a second coat of #16 on my Z for its winter protection. As long as you're careful with thin coats and buff off after every 2 panels, it's safe on trim.



Here's a pic. I finished at dusk but at least you can see how the reflections come off the paint...decent wetness too.



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While I am hugely disappointed with pretty much all Meguiar's LSP's, I find M16 to be one of their best waxes. It easily rivals with some of the best in terms of reflectivity. It electrifies the boring metallic gray on my G35. Although M16 is relatively easy to work with, it soaks up the appliactor pads with oil, which is extremely hard to clean.



My collection of waxes includes Swissvax and E-Zyme that I use on my 997 and e92 race cars. I am pretty damn picky about LSP's.
 
Amused said:
I just applied a second coat of #16 on my Z for its winter protection. As long as you're careful with thin coats and buff off after every 2 panels, it's safe on trim.



Here's a pic. I finished at dusk but at least you can see how the reflections come off the paint...decent wetness too.

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I finally got around to applying a coat of M16 to my Z today and it definitely lived up to it's reputation.



Goes on like butter, decently easy to buff off. The only thing is I covered the entire vehicle and still had no problem buffing the wax off the paint. Weather today was in the high 60s and fair. But thin coats is all it takes.



:waxing:
 
Anomaly said:
I finally got around to applying a coat of M16 to my Z today and it definitely lived up to it's reputation.



Goes on like butter, decently easy to buff off. The only thing is I covered the entire vehicle and still had no problem buffing the wax off the paint. Weather today was in the high 60s and fair. But thin coats is all it takes.



:waxing:
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Its great stuff, I'm glad you like it. Luckily, some of us have a life supply (I have 11 tins :D). You should get at least 3-4 months of protection (in harsh weather) plus it beads better than any other LSP I've ever used.
 
JimmyCutlass said:
Its great stuff, I'm glad you like it. Luckily, some of us have a life supply (I have 11 tins :D). You should get at least 3-4 months of protection (in harsh weather) plus it beads better than any other LSP I've ever used.
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11 Tins?!! That will last forever. :bigups

Crap, I think I dipped the applicator into the tin 5x - 1) Trunk hatch, roof, hood, 2) drivers side, 3) passenger side, 4) front/rear bumpers, 5) overlapping and any other area.
 
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