What's you secret on getting FK1000 soft

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Decided to open the tin to test it out. I have read this stuff is hard and boy oh boy it is indeed. Too lazy to haul out the halogen to sunbathe it ---- so I opted to run with 845 for todays application. Weather was great - mid 50's . I usually start doing winter prep much later and pay for it with the temps ;-) Easy on, easy off.



Next up, for the next DD to get winterized will be 1000P for sure.
 
I wasn't sure if this was a serious question..



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Use a bit of pressure just press down a bit - then let up and spin your applicator in the tin..
 
FK1000 is not your normal wax in a tin can....

aka - sealant in a tin can.



And yes, the wax is just that hard.



Ha, no cig lighters in my stash. Non smoker. Maybe I need to add this to the detailing accessory stash.
 
I've used a little spritz of FK425 when the FK1000P seemed especially hard (my latest tin doesn't seem that bad...), but I've always wondered if the FK425 might compromise the durability a little bit :nixweiss



Eh..I'd heat it a little with the halogen, but I *do* mean "a little" ;) OR maybe heat the applicator instead.
 
getcha said:
Use a bit of pressure just press down a bit - then let up and spin your applicator in the tin..
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Yep, using a microfiber applicator, i've never had issues getting the wax to spread on the applicator.



Dave
 
use a butter knife to smear the product on your pad. No heating required:



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u guys are too much ;-)



I did try but the ~crema~ of my NIB tin has small chunks that came unsettled on the sides. I did use 425 as well to just moisten up things but the top was not budging at all. So I did a real thin layer of whatever came off with my 425 and sponge as well as a small chunk expecting it to soften up as I spread it....with no luck.



Methinks FK1000 needs good heat to at least soften the top layer so it's easy on the sponge and warm panels to help things even further..
 
chefwong said:
FK1000 is not your normal wax in a tin can....

aka - sealant in a tin can.



And yes, the wax is just that hard.



Ha, no cig lighters in my stash. Non smoker. Maybe I need to add this to the detailing accessory stash.
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I use a ton of 1000P, always have. Its really not something you need your applicator caked in. Just barely enough so you can barely see it when applied. When the pad starts to grab then just a couple more light spins..
 
getcha said:
I use a ton of 1000P, always have. Its really not something you need your applicator caked in. Just barely enough so you can barely see it when applied. When the pad starts to grab then just a couple more light spins..
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Think some cans are harder than others? I like the way 1000P looks but don't really get around to using it because mine is SO SO SO SO hard. I am putting on only enough to barely see it - and i don't mean easily... more like if I am looking at JUST the right angle in JUST the right light, then I see it a LITTLE. It applies this thin after me twisting and scraping the pad into the tin under HEAVY pressure. Like I couldn't get TOO MUCH on my pad if my life depended on it.
 
wannafbody said:
.. throw the FK1000 in the microwave.
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I'd take it out of the tin first. (Yeah, I know...)



drew.haynes said:
Think some cans are harder than others?
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My little sample tin is *hard*, like a rock. My big tin is fairly soft. Extreme difference between the two :nixweiss
 
Honestly, neither of my tins are harder than any other similar waxes I have - - I've never given it a 2nd thought. Would the product harden as it ages?
 
tom p. said:
Honestly, neither of my tins are harder than any other similar waxes I have - - I've never given it a 2nd thought. Would the product harden as it ages?
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Only if the solvents have evaporated. With a sealed container it's unlikely.
 
It needs a good cookin'. I love it with cilantro, oriental spices, poured over a nice steak...



Seriously, why on Earth does anyone need it to be softened??? Put an applicator into the tin, spin it around a couple of times and done. Can't imagine a more primitive process than that.
 
Bence said:
]..Seriously, why on Earth does anyone need it to be softened??? Put an applicator into the tin, spin it around a couple of times and done. Can't imagine a more primitive process than that.
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Well, the stuff in my little sample tin (which I'm still using for wheels) is *so* hard that it simply doesn't transfer well to the application media, so I *can* sympathize with people having issues. It's as likely to crumble as it is to end up on the applicator unless I use the FK425. Yeah, it probably dried out but it does still work once you get it to transfer.



Seriously, this isn't like the usual "476S is so hard!" whining. But if I had a new (large) tin that was like that I'd speak with my vendor about it.
 
Anno, when my 1000P arrived, it had two large cracks in it, so it wasn't especially moist... :)



I wondered and sent the pic to FK but they said it was completely normal.
 
I have a can of 1000p (wide can / older packaging) from the FK1 distributor from almost 2 years ago and a newer silver can from them just before they went belly up and i can understand what the OP is talking about.



The 'wax' in the older can was / is softer and quite easy to get product on the applicator. The newer silver can the 1000p is hard as a rock, product wouldn't transfer and i rubbing fast / hard wouldn't make much of a difference.



Trying to slice a little chunk out with a knife and put on the applicator isn't that great either because when i do apply to the paint, it crumbles more than anything. :grrr



I guess the formula changed slightly?:confused: It is a more yellow color.
 
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