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rabbi

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with their bare hand/s?
Did/DO you like or not like this technique?
I used this method when I was putting Victoria's Red Wax on my car. At first I thought it was weird but by the time I was finished I liked it.
I'll have to try this with Natty's the next time I get it out.
 
rabbi said:
with their bare hand/s?
Did/DO you like or not like this technique?
I used this method when I was putting Victoria's Red Wax on my car. At first I thought it was weird but by the time I was finished I liked it.
I'll have to try this with Natty's the next time I get it out.
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I am a big VW fan, as you probebly know. I use this method when apply the concours or red wax like you. I dont do it with many other waxes (just zymol and vw). I dont know why its just the way i do it.

The first few times you try it , it willbe weird. you will probebly apply way to much wax and make a mess, but after some practice i find i can do a better job. The wax spreads smoothly, and i can get into all the little cracks.

Its one of those things that once you learn how to do it, you will be hooked. :yay
 
Yes, it is a sensual experience.

But I'd refrain myself to try it with other products, because Victoria Wax (and probably the two "öl"-s contain a safer solvent than you can find in a normal consumer/industrial grade product.
 
Don't knock it till you've tried it! lol!!

I couldn't help it this time....just couldn't pass up the op!!

Seriously, its a method so far that Zymol (perhaps a couple of the other high end brands) requires for the Estate Glaze line. If you try to apply those waxes with an applicator or a buffer, you could risk the chance of getting smearing, uneven spreading of the wax, and possibly some marred streaks if you are not careful.

It is an acquired taste; Once you are used to it the process becomes second nature, like doing anything else.
 
I've used the method a few times, and actually enjoyed it. I do feel that it slowed my overall procedure time. I count that to not being familiar with the method. I do usually prefer to use a yellow foam applicator.
 
seen it done....never tried it.
My hands are rough anyways, and I would probably end up swirling the paint with my hands... Plus, if I took my wedding ring off, I would probably forget where I put it or lose it......:bubba
 
One of the reasons for me keeping my 1988 Camry Station Wagon for almost 20 years is the care and attention it has received. And the Camry has paid me back in kind. Back in 1987 when I first saw it on the Toyota dealer's lot it jumped out at me. The shapes, the lines just came across as a fine piece of art work. It was a good time in my life and everything I did had a happy ending. Remembering and feeling good about yourself and life is a treat, it should happen often. And the easiest way to rekindle those feelings was around the Camry. I pay my respect to the Camry by treating it with extra care and attention, it just feels good to me to apply the wax by bare hands. Maybe it is more personal or maybe it is just an escape, a temporary one.
 
As TexasTB mentioned about rough hands... I tried to apply by hand, but got real uneasy about the sandpaper-like sounds emanating from my "less-than-dainty" hands. I didn't notice any induced marring (I doubt my calluses are THAT tough) but I didn't do more than the roof this way. As to the "warming the wax to apply it more smoothly" aspect, I've left a jar in the sun for a bit to warm it up before application, and this seems to work fairly well.
 
I've tried it with a number of paste waxes and thought it worked well. I still use my fingertips to apply wax in tight areas. I'd probably use my hands exclusively except I don't like taking off my ring.
 
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