QD: different application technique

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audio1der

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In my pre-Autopia days, I didn't know how to correctly apply QD. I would spray it on a wax applicator, apply, let it dry and buff off.

The shine was SO good, I'm thinking of going back to that method.

Anyone else ever try this?

BTW, it was with Mothers showtime on perfectly clean, cool paint.

:nixweiss
 
I think the feeling is when its sprayed on a car, and wiped with a MF, there is enough spreading of the product to satisfy most minds.......Im curious as to why you would go back to that method, are there any benefits doing that, oppossed to a MF ?
 
I just am not getting the same gloss.

Using a carnauba-like QD such as Showtime, I can understand why leaving it and buffing off (with an MF,of course!) would result in a freshly waxed look.

I feel like I'm just wiping the QD away with little effect when used normally.
 
My current theory is that part of the gloss from using a QD comes from smoothing the surface. Currently, I spray the QD on a MF towel, and rub it over the surface in rapid back-and-forth strokes.
 
just wondering, by rubbing a mildly dirty surface, dont you risk rubbing dirt into your paint, creating swilr marks? been there, done that. only problem was, i was usin a terry cloth back then (when i was a younger padawan)
 
zesty-man said:
oh, what happens after it rains? do you just wash it completely?
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Uhhh... yeah. If there is anything on my finish that a California Duster won't easily remove it's time for a wash. The type of dirt that most rainstorms leave on a finish can't be removed with a CD.
 
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In my pre-Autopia days, I didn't know how to correctly apply QD. I would spray it on a wax applicator, apply, let it dry and buff off.

The shine was SO good, I'm thinking of going back to that method.

Anyone else ever try this?

BTW, it was with Mothers showtime on perfectly clean, cool paint.

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Use whatever works:up



What if you applied a spray wax, wouldn't you achieve greater results? Your going through the same motions anyway.:nixweiss
 
Some QD's contain more wax that others. NXT booster wax and PB's QD+ (carnauba) have more wax in them than other products such as #34.



These booster wax products take a bit longer to use and need more caution with overspaying them when they are applied.
 
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