icall- I don't always bother with a long wait on wheels, but I don't use W-O-W-O with them either. I do use W-O-W-O when applying to plastic trim as I get a more uniform appearance that way. I often let the KSG set up on the minivan overnight, but that's because it's often convenient for me to do so.
On the wheels, I let it set up until it's dry. If others want to use W-O-W-O and find that it works fine for them, that's cool, but I'd rather let it dry before I buff off the (minimal) excess.
On the minivan, I let the SG set up for a long time for a few reasons, and some of them wouldn't apply to anybody else. I do find that it buffs off easier the longer I wait. No, it's not a huge difference (except with the goofy-thick applications that I experimented with).
This one might not matter to anybody else: by the time I apply my super-thin application to something the size of the minivan (which I'm not exactly in love with anyhow
) I don't want to spend much more time on it; I'd rather get away from it for a while and come back to it later. My shop lends itself to stuff like this as it stays clean.
I usually buff off KSG with suede-style MF bonnets on the PC or (preferably) the Cyclo. I fog the surface with my breath, go over it with the bonnet, then do a by-hand follow up, usually with another suede-style MF. I do like the suede-style MFs for buffing KSG but plush ones work fine too. IMO the fogging with my breath is very beneficial and doesn't compromise durability any (as the KSG is fully dried, and maybe even cured, by the time I do this).
Given all the posts by all the people using all the different methods with KSG, it seems that whatever works for somebody is what they oughta do- lots of seemingly opposing viewpoints put forward by satisfied people. And IMO the people who find KSG to be a royal PIA oughta just use something else that they find more user-friendly.
