Ok, so i just covered my car in NXT tech wax with my pc...

[Graeme]

Re: Ok, so i just covered my car in NXT tech wax with my pc...

It would excellent if we had an opportunity to actually see and be taught in person.

[Michael Stoops]

Re: Ok, so i just covered my car in NXT tech wax with my pc...

You people don't know how lucky you are to have an opportunity like that. I wish we did here in Aust.

Graeme

Trust me Graeme, there are plenty of use here in SoCal who are not only aware of how lucky we are, but are thankful not only for the opportunity but also for the new friends we've made in the process. There's sort of a core group of us who turn up at most of the Wednesday night sessions and the open clinics on Saturdays, not to mention the occassional extreme makeover. I constantly marvel at the fact that Meguiar's does this in the first place, but it actually is brilliant when you think about it!!

[gorin002]

Re: Ok, so i just covered my car in NXT tech wax with my pc...

You people don't know how lucky you are to have an opportunity like that. I wish we did here in Aust.

Graeme

wander if we have it

[Graeme]

Re: Ok, so i just covered my car in NXT tech wax with my pc...

We notice you're in California? Perhaps all of your confusion could be removed if you attend one of our Saturday classes? We're holding an "Open Class" for members of our forum on January 6th.


Click here to sign-up for the "Open Class"


We've had people drive from as far away as St. George, Utah and absolutely loved the class, so plan your driving time accordingly.

You people don't know how lucky you are to have an opportunity like that. I wish we did here in Aust.

Graeme

[Michael Stoops]

Re: Ok, so i just covered my car in NXT tech wax with my pc...

gah i dunno... it just didnt make sense to put all the wax and the buff right away... i always thought you let it dry and THEN buff...

Don't think of it so much as "buffing" as simply "removing" the hazed excess wax. And you are correct; you let a wax dry and THEN remove the excess. But letting it dry usually means 15-20 minutes, not 15-20 HOURS!

but from what you are saying, you put the wax on, then buff, then wait 12 hours and buff again, right?

No, my earlier post reads as follows:

1. apply very thin coat of wax
2. allow to haze for 15-20 minutes (check using the swipe test) and remove
3. wait approximately 12 hours and repeat steps 1 & 2 above

This means apply a coat, wait 15-20 minutes and remove, then wait 12 hours and apply a second coat, wait 15-20 minutes and remove.


Mike Phillips made a great suggestion about you attending a Saturday class at Meguiar's. I've been to several of these and have learned a ton of invaluable information, and continue to pick up new tips and learn new things with every session. If you are anywhere at all nearby I really think you'd enjoy attending and I know you'd learn a lot. It's a great experience.

[Mike Phillips]

Re: Ok, so i just covered my car in NXT tech wax with my pc...

well actually, do you think if i buff with a finishing pad misted with QD on my pc will that take off the product better than a bonnet? or will i just get unwanted results???

No, you don't want to introduce other chemicals to wax at any point of the process.

We notice you're in California? Perhaps all of your confusion could be removed if you attend one of our Saturday classes? We're holding an "Open Class" for members of our forum on January 6th.


Click here to sign-up for the "Open Class"


We've had people drive from as far away as St. George, Utah and absolutely loved the class, so plan your driving time accordingly.

[Mike Phillips]

Re: Ok, so i just covered my car in NXT tech wax with my pc...

No, what he is saying is you apply the wax then wait 15 mins buff it off. Then wait a few hours, apply the next caot of wax, buff it off and your good to go.

Graeme

This would be correct.

[RamAirV1]

Re: Ok, so i just covered my car in NXT tech wax with my pc...

Maybe you left some polish on the paint, or there are compatibility issues with the Sonus polishes. That's why I like to stay within one system as much as possible.

Take a small section and apply some NXT Speed Detailer and see if you can remove the haze.

RamAirV1

[Graeme]

Re: Ok, so i just covered my car in NXT tech wax with my pc...

but from what you are saying, you put the wax on, then buff, then wait 12 hours and buff again, right?

No, what he is saying is you apply the wax then wait 15 mins buff it off. Then wait a few hours, apply the next caot of wax, buff it off and your good to go.

Graeme

[mike6789]

Re: Ok, so i just covered my car in NXT tech wax with my pc...

well actually, do you think if i buff with a finishing pad misted with QD on my pc will that take off the product better than a bonnet? or will i just get unwanted results???

[mike6789]

Re: Ok, so i just covered my car in NXT tech wax with my pc...

gah i dunno... it just didnt make sense to put all the wax and the buff right away... i always thought you let it dry and THEN buff...

but from what you are saying, you put the wax on, then buff, then wait 12 hours and buff again, right?

[Michael Stoops]

Re: Ok, so i just covered my car in NXT tech wax with my pc...

it made me kind of upset to see that nxt ruined what i worked on for hours with polish....

I hate to tell you this, but NXT did NOT ruin what you worked on for hours - but your technique may well have failed you. If you put ANY wax on way too thick and have to seriously work to get it off, then you run the risk of marring the paint. Waxes will vary in their level of difficulty to remove simply based on their formulations; #16 comes to mind as a product that can be a royal pain in the backside if you put it on heavy, but a genuinely thin coat comes off with ease.

I see that again you are planning on leaving the NXT on for 12 hours and then buffing it off. This is not recommended practice, although it really shouldn't hurt anything if you have a properly thin coat. I am curious though - where did you get the idea to apply and wait 12 hours or more before removing the hazed product? Surely not here on MOL.

[mike6789]

Re: Ok, so i just covered my car in NXT tech wax with my pc...

That's unusual! Even if you apply a heavy coat the NXT will dry relatively quickly. Well, at least the paste will.

You must have applied a really heavy coat using the liquid. Or you are having a spell of cold weather.

RamAirV1

hmm... it really wasnt that heavy at all, just on the hood it was... i polished my whole car with sonus sfx 1 and 2 before waxing...

but anyway, i have another question, after i buffed off all the excess, the car was pretty shiny, but then when you looked at the suns reflection in the car, it was hazed (note, there are absolutely 0 swirls/hazing/micromarring on this car sfx 1 and 2 took care of that)... it made me kind of upset to see that nxt ruined what i worked on for hours with polish....

will this go away after I buff again in 8 hours or so?

[RamAirV1]

Re: Ok, so i just covered my car in NXT tech wax with my pc...

That's unusual! Even if you apply a heavy coat the NXT will dry relatively quickly. Well, at least the paste will.

You must have applied a really heavy coat using the liquid. Or you are having a spell of cold weather.

RamAirV1

[mike6789]

Re: Ok, so i just covered my car in NXT tech wax with my pc...

ok i must have put too much product on because even after 18 hrs of the initial coat (no buffing at all) the swipe test failed!

lol, but thanks alot for the info, i just finished everything and now im going to wait 12 hrs and buff whatever is left off!

yaayyy