Detaiing a car is all about preparation, if you combine the right product with the right tecnique then any wax will look good.
Your comments are however correct when based upon products bought from halfords, if you were ever to move into pro range stuff you would realise you can't simply...
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I used a rotary polisher with poorboys ssr2 followed by a random orbital polisher with meguiars speedglaze and two coats of spitshined collinite 476 wax :D
King Stromba I believe its an acylic resin which in turn I'm told is a polymer like most things! Call it a synthetic wax if you like! I was just being facious(sp) and if you are a biochemist I would be foolish to argue with you lol!
I note you have't commented on the different polish/wax...
Hi Matt I understand what your saying and yes its a great wax but caranuba wax has to be, has to be, has to be softened before it can be made into a paste wax. As I said caranuba in its raw form is rock hard - literally and is always softened even to make a hard paste wax.
FWIW carnuba is dirt cheap! Check ebay! Its a rock hard substance in its raw state and has to be softened with solvents to make a wax. Harleys may have a higher % of it but it can't be 100% otherwise it would be like stone
A polish is not just a polish, some contain abrasive particles of differing grades, some are course some are fine, some very expensive products have finely milled abrasives that are all the same size so you get a better finish, paticularly on softer clearcoats where they can marr easily. Some...
Hi everyone - first post!
Thanks for your kind comments
Day this car was actually polished with a rotary and a cyclo polisher for speed reasons mainly as rain was looming - sound familiar? lol!
Some info on swirls, swirls can be caused by poor washing/drying practices and using too...