Paste Wax and the PC

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TPG013

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How do you do it? I was thinking of using an applicator to apply wax to the pad and then using the PC on the car. Will this work? Or am I better off getting a liquid.
 
IMO, better off getting a liquid if you want to use a machine. There are some threads floating around with ideas on this, use the search to find them. I think it makes waxing a whole lot more complicated, and uses up too much product. Others have different ideas, the search will help you with that.
 
Typically, you'll butter the paste wax onto the PC pad. Like buttering bread. Personally, I'd spritz the pad with a QD so that you can get a thin coat. So many of the paste wax reviews found here will mention how simple it is to apply and remove. There is a majority who just wax a panel then remove it.
 
What paste wax are you planning to use? Most are very easy to apply quickly and thinly by hand, so I don't see a whole lot of benefit in using a PC. Unless it's a cleaner wax........which are usually liquids anyway.



Michael
 
I'm using S100 but I'm not overly impressed with their applicator pad. I don't mind doing by hand, but I have heard of people using paste with the PC and thought I'd just throw it out there.
 
If the can is big enough just wipe the pad on the wax, other than that you might have to use something to apply the wax to the pad.



Applying paste wax by PC is a GOOD IDEA. It works very very well...you get a nice even coat and I find that I use significantly LESS wax doing it this way since itis so much easier to spread thin/evenly. Doing it by hand I found that I tended to apply too thick and too much in sports. Maybe it just groks with my technique though.
 
tpg13 said:
I'm using S100 but I'm not overly impressed with their applicator pad. I don't mind doing by hand, but I have heard of people using paste with the PC and thought I'd just throw it out there.
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Throw it out right away and use a good foam applicator. I can't stand that "thing" they put in the S100 jars to use. How do you like the wax, though? If you're not happy with the look, the applicator won't make much of a difference.
 
I now use my PC to apply Klasse AIO/SG and S100. I have found in my case it offers better results in a timely manner. I have three unique PC pads for each one stored in a labeled ZipLoc bag ready for use. I have a flexible plastic putty knife that I use with the S100 to wipe across the PC pad - works fine for me.
 
I tried to butter S100 on a grey pad, but soon realized that so much product gets wasted. I love applying my sealants via machine- PUPP, EX, #20, but waxes are left by hand. Just go to your autostore or Big Lots and gets a bunch of foam applicators.
 
I've never used their applicator pad to apply it. I've always used my yellow foam pads. It would actually take you longer to 'butter' your PC pad and apply it that way than it would to just get a new pad that you like and apply it by hand. Machines were not invented to speed up paste wax application; liquid waxes were designed to speed up the process. Just stick to doing it by hand for pastes and either for liquids. It will save you time in the long run.
 
S100 is soooo easy to apply a thin coat by hand (I use a yellow foam app). Removal is also incredibly easy, so getting a totally uniform coat is not that important. I think you'd just be wasting time and wax.



Michael
 
StickKing1 said:
Throw it out right away and use a good foam applicator. I can't stand that "thing" they put in the S100 jars to use. How do you like the wax, though? If you're not happy with the look, the applicator won't make much of a difference.
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To be honest I was a bit dissappointed with it. I have a black trck and was using the s100 over Vanilla moose. So many people here seemed to think they got a deep shine that way. I wasn't all that impressed, not to mention that the water did not form nice tight beads with the S100 in my experience. They were very loose beads looked almost like beads do when it's time for another wax job. I'm willing to give it another go on my next detail.
 
Tight beads are usually a good indicator of lots of dust attracting oils on the surface. If the beads are not as tight then that means there isn't as much oil on the surface and that is a good thing. The way you get that deep shine is to have tons of oil. That affects the durability and performance of the wax. Appearance is usually a tradeoff with performance in my experience. If you want the looks then you've got to put up with the dust.
 
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