Klasse durability

Last time I detailed my car, I clayed/polished/waxed with Blitz wax. When I first finished, the paint was glassy smooth - really, really slick! It's now been about two weeks, and that slickness isn't there anymore. Is this normal for using regular carnauba based wax, instead of a polymer sealant?



Also, I heard that Blitz wax makes the paint "staticy" so that it attracts dust. Do other carnauba waxes do this, or is it kinda limited just to BW?



Thanks -



Alex
 
Quik89si said:
Also, I heard that Blitz wax makes the paint "staticy" so that it attracts dust. Do other carnauba waxes do this, or is it kinda limited just to BW?
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Blitz wax does have a tendency to attract dust, as do a lot of carnauba waxes. But I've found that you can really reduce the amount of static just by not overapplying the amount of wax.



S100 is known to attract much less dust than most other carnaubas, but I've found that when I use too much of it in one application, it is just as bad as the others.
 
So if I switch over to an AIO + SG or UPP combo, I should experience less dust attraction, as well as longer-lasting protection (compared to the Blitz wax)?



Sounds like a win-win to me...I've also heard that the synthetics such as Klasse help metallic colors get more pop to them, which would be nice on my very metallic Titanium Silver paint.



Alex
 
Quik89si said:
So if I switch over to an AIO + SG or UPP combo, I should experience less dust attraction, as well as longer-lasting protection (compared to the Blitz wax)?
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Yes, that's pretty much true.



I like Blitz, but AIO + SG/UPP would probably be the favorable combination for you.
 
I've also been reading a lot about the Poorboy's products - specifically, the PwC and EX sealant. Got me wondering how these two compare to the Klasse Twins combo.



I read that the depth in darker paint comes out more with the PwC/EX due to the fact that they both contain carnauba, but I'm also concerned with durability.



If anybody has releveant experience with the Poorboy's products, please let me know! I'm hoping to buy something tomorrow morning, and just want to narrow it down to my optimal choice. (The Poorboy's is a little more affordable also, as it comes in smaller sizes for less $).



Alex
 
Quote: The real question is why one hydrophobic surface sheets water and the other beads water. This is something that has been discussed on Autopia for years and is certainly not as simple as saying one is hydroscopic and the other is hydrophobic.



~One man’s opinion, observation~





Carnauba wax molecules align themselves in a 3D honeycomb type mesh on a paint film surface resulting in a finish that appears to have an optical depth as it lies on the top of the much smaller paint molecule. Carnauba Wax is inherently hydroscopic [readily taking up and retaining moisture] when exposed to water, wax swells and closes its pores, which causes ‘beading’.

Imagine the water surrounded by the ‘honeycomb’ shape of the wax film and filling it.



A Polymer layer comprises long molecules that that form a hard, dense flat mesh that lies on the top of the much smaller paint molecule. This polymer films reflectivity results in a very bright, flat silver glow to the paint film surface. Polymers are hydrophobic [lacking an affinity for water] the surface is ‘flat’ which causes ‘water sheeting’.

Imagine the water hitting a ‘flat’ surface that has no resistance and therefore running off the surface.





~Hope this helps~





Experience unshared; is knowledge wasted…/



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