Meguiars # 16 Wax

[LiquidBlack]

I waxed the can with #16, cant you tell?

Those are LED's from my computer shining off it

[TKDDAD]

Re: Meguiars # 16 Wax

Originally posted by tonelocg
My friend jsut got his car Professionally Detailed and they Used Meguiars # 16 wax on his car and it looks amazing. I couldnt find it on the Site. Does anybody know if they sell it anymore or what the deal with it is???

Picked up a can here

westmarine.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/product/10001/-1/10001/8779/10001/549/11201/4

[Edited for commercial link; 2hotford]

Still says they have it in stock....good luck

[tguil]

I bought a can of #16 a couple of months ago just for "old times sake". I used to use it exclusively when I was paranoid about using wax with silicone in it. It was/is one "tough mother" to remove by hand. So much for "old times sake"..... I doubt if I'll ever open the can. But then, I'm retiring in a couple of months. Who knows what a geezer might do.

Tom

[saturn2]

Which car washes have phosphorus in them.

[Accumulator]

Originally posted by tguil
.. It was/is one "tough mother" to remove by hand. So much for "old times sake"..... I doubt if I'll ever open the can...

I'll risk sounding like a broken record and repeat my earlier post that it's all a matter of putting it on thin (assuming a well-prepped surface).

I've been hearing so much about how hard this wax is to buff off that I decided to experiment a little:

A while ago I left some #16 *unbuffed* on an inconspicuous area of my wife's A8. I put it on thicker than I usually would, but not what I'd consider "silly thick". When I washed the car the next time (over a week later) the #16 was clearly visible, it was a pretty healthy application. I was still able to buff the #16 off with no real effort at all, using a very soft, plush MF towel (I *did* fog the surface with my breath, but I almost always do that).

Try applying it thinner and thinner still. As with some other products, when you think it's too thin it's still thicker than it needs to be. I use it frequently, and I'm still finishing the can I opened over 10 years ago. It hardly takes any at all to provide a thorough application.

Sorry to beat you over the head with my #16 rantings I'll agree that there's no point is struggling with products that you find hard to use.

[Scottwax]

I have to agree with Accumulator about #16. Thin layers, a couple panels at a time, then go back and remove. Piece of cake. Clear, wet shine, great durability and beading. Not bad for a 50-year-old wax!

I have one completely full tin and one about 95% full. I should be set for quite a while still.

[bluemoon]

When I first started using #16 I applied it too thick and it was a bear to remove. Now I apply it so thin that I can't really see it on the paint. Maybe a slight smudge hear and there. I do the whole car and then come back and wipe it off. It wipes off with no effort at all. I was wondering, I am now applying it too thin? Or is this about right?
Thanks

[Mike Phillips]

If this thin layer is a continuous layer on the paint, and you've worked it into and against the paint as you apply it, then you have applied it correctly.

[bluemoon]

Thanks for the reply Mike I do try to always work the wax into the paint and cover every bit of the paint. I try to be thorough once because I don't always have the opportunity to do it twice.

[98SS]

I used #16 for the first time yesterday, I applied a real thin even coat on one side of my hood after I had cleaned the surface real well and applied #7. The 16 seemed to dry a lot faster than any of the other Meguiar's waxes I have used. It was dry in at least one minute, this was in the shade with an air temp of about 39 degrees. Is that normal for it to cure that fast?

[SiriusRIMZ]

I've found if you let 16 sit for too long, its nearly impossible to get off. I do three panels, then remove, the hood counting and 2 panels because I am really slow hehe. Once you get the removal process of #16 down, its the easiest wax to put use.

If you have a PC get a microfiber bonnet and use it to remove the wax, much eaiser.

[Accumulator]

98ss- Maybe you put it on nice and thin That might explain why it flashed off so fast. I find #16 stays liquid-like while I'm working it and dries pretty quickly when I *stop* working it.

SiriusRIMZ- Maybe you could put it on even thinner. I left some on my wife's car for over a week (inconspicous spot), until the next wash. It still came off rather easily, much to my surprise.

bluemoon- Sounds like you apply #16 the same way I do.

[bluemoon]

Accumulator- That is good to know. #16 is so incredably easy to use when you apply it that thin, not to mention getting alot of uses out of a can.

[SVT Lightning]

If you can't find the #16, then try the #26. I think you will like the results.

[Accumulator]

Originally posted by bluemoon
#16 ...[gives]..alot of uses out of a can.

Yeah, over a decade's worth in my case. My current can's looked almost empty for about the last dozen wax jobs but there's still enough in there for maybe a dozen more. I keep putting it on thinner and thinner expecting it to be *too* thin for durability, but nope, still works out just fine.