Mixing waxes?

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Silli

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I had a really wicked idea today, it's probably just a stupid thing but what could be the result of mixing 2 similiar waxes?



What I had in mind was if I mix some Meg's #16 and #26 by heating them up to a liquid and mix 50/50 of each in a small jar and stir it all up. Could the result be a wax wich has the wettness and reflectivity of #16 and the dark and deep shine of #26?



Has anybody ever experimented with similiar things before?





... yes, you may laugh now :D :D





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silli
 
I dont think I would wanna go heating them up not know what the flashpoints are of the products inside.



Sounds like big time trouble if you ask me:nixweiss
 
~One man’s opinion / observations ~



#26 Hi-Tech Yellow Wax is a Carnauba

#16 Professional Paste Wax, what kind of wax is it?



I don’t think it’s a simple as mixing the two products to obtain the best of each



~Hope this helps~



Experience unshared; is knowledge wasted…/ Jon

justadumbarchitect * so I question everything
 
I once tried to melt down P21S GEPC, DACP and #16 to create a 1-step polish/cleaner/wax. The doctor says my eyebrows will be back in a few more months.



























































[I'm joking]
 
Silli- I'll give you credit for thinking outside the box, but if your #16/#26 mix were a good idea I think Meg's would've done it by now. Especially since they already had the #16 when they came up with the #26.



And I agree with the others, that you'd mess up the products during the mixing.
 
Might be safer to swipe one product with your pad, then swipe the other product with same pad, swipe both products again, then apply product(s) with pad to car.......
 
Wax-on/Wax-off said:
Be careful with the heating thing. :angry :angry :angry :angry

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:D :D Noo, I left that idea allready. The only way to mix waxes is probably by layering them.



It's true what Accumulator said, Meguiar's made the waxes as good as they could and if it was possible to mix them - there would be a product allready. Those waxes are after all, mixes of different waxes polymeers etc..





I'm doing my experiments on Autoglym EGP on top of #7 and topping it all off with #16... Let's see where that gets me, at least I don't have to burn my eyebrows with this :)

The test is on a cutted piece from a metallic red coloured bumper. I'll post the results when I'm ready.





.silli
 
I think Meguiars already mixed #16 and #26 and came up with NXT. Then again, maybe they came up with NXT from scratch.



What kind of wax is #16? I've been using it (and liking it), but am not sure what it's made of. Since I like it so much, I guess in the grand scheme of things it probably doesn't matter.



Dave
 
Dont quote me, but I believe that #16 is a mold release wax that found alternative uses.

I worked in a foundry about 6 - 7 years ago and some of the old time pattern makers used it still, so I grabbed 3 jars for my car ( one of which I still have today :) ). Its only recently that I realised how cool it was! :lol
 
heh heh, maybe you could load a foam pad up with liquid #26, and then rub some #16 onto the pad? hmmm, sounds like something to try! :p
 
6cyl's_of_fury said:
Dont quote me, but I believe that #16 is a mold release wax that found alternative uses.

I worked in a foundry about 6 - 7 years ago and some of the old time pattern makers used it ..
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Or maybe it was the other way around. Interesting to think about. I wonder if Meg's mold-release waxes came before or after the #16 :confused:



As best I can tell, #16 is pretty "light" for a mold-release wax (but yeah, people use it for that), and Mike Phillips has said you wouldn't want to put a *real* m-r wax on your car.
 
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