P21S wax applied using PC?

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Flying C

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I have washed, clayed, polish (DACP and Meguiar #9), Klasse AIO, and now I am appling P21S wax. Before applying the wax my black paint had not swirls at all :)



I applied the first coat of wax with my PC set a 3 with the finishing pad, and this morning when I took my car out of the garage I noticed under the sun that there were very very light swirls, I guess they were created by using the PC, or maybe because I should have set the PC at a much lower speed.



So, I have a couple questions:



Do you use the PC to apply the wax? if so, at what speed do you use it? Should I apply the second coat by hand instead? Will the second coat cover the very very ight swirls created by the finishing pad?





Thank you in advance,
 
Applying P21S Wax with a PC and a finishing pad @3 should not cause swirls. Their is something wrong with your process. Maybe a dirty pad. What did you remove the wax with? Was the car clean? I would take a look at my process and try to find out where I went wrong.
 
I do not use a PC to apply a paste wax but do use a PC to apply everything up to the wax (polish, AIO, SG). I do, however, use a PC and MF towels/bonnets to remove the wax. SG is applied at speed 1 and it along with the wax(es) are removed on speed 3 or 4.



As long as you use a clean finishing pad on a clean surface, you should not have a problem with swirling.
 
I have great luck applying my topcoat wax by PC. I simply rub it on a fine foam pad an go to town. I find that I can apply a coat to my Cayenne in about 10 minutes, and buff off in about the same. With final wipe down, the whole process takes about 30 minutes. I'd never get it done that fast by hand.



I have a dedicated foam applicator for my favorite wax. When I'm finished I put it back in a Ziplok baggie for the next use. This saves wax and wear & tear on the pad.



db
 
Thank you for your replies. It seems that the jury is divided between using & not using a PC to apply wax.



I am most impressed with David's speed to apply wax. I definitively need to work on my technique. It took me well over 4 hours to apply & remove the wax in my car!



How long are you supposed to rub the wax in a 2x2 area?



How many imaginary sub-panels do you create in your hood? I created 5; meaning I wax 1/5 of the hood, then remove wax, then move to the next 2/5 panel, etc.
 
I dont feel that you need to create subpanels when waxing, i sometimes use 26, a paste wax, as a topper and apply it to pad w/ a plastic knife, spread around on pad, go over a panel or two(hood, roof) then go back over w/ mf towel to remove. As to how long to work it in, not a whole lot, maybe 2 passes w/ the pc at speed 3.5 or so. Works great, doesnt take much time at all. I havent used p21s by pc, only by hand, but i know it needs to be removed before drying, so maybe do one panel at a time and then remove.
 
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