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if my car doesn't do this, does it mean i don't have enough wax on the car?
Usually, i just wash the car, clay, then apply 2 coats of NXT 2.0....no need for paint correction since my car is still pretty new
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if my car doesn't do this, does it mean i don't have enough wax on the car?
Usually, i just wash the car, clay, then apply 2 coats of NXT 2.0....no need for paint correction since my car is still pretty new -
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NTX 2.0 isn't a wax its a paint sealant. -
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"NXT Tech Wax 2.0"
I believe it's both. A wax that provides the benefits of a sealant.
That's exactly what you want to tell someone, that NXT "isn't a wax, and is a sealant"...to kill off Meguiars customer base
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Not sure why your car isn't beading or sheeting as well as in the videos you've seen. It should.Comment
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NXT2.0 is a good sealant, but I always top it off with a good wax. If you want something that will last up to six months, but is NOT the be all and end all in appearance, try Collinite. I get my old car looking "decent" then hit it with a couple of coats of NXT2.0, then the next weekend I put on two coats of Collinite 476S. It is the longest lasting wax I have ever used. It doesn't look as deep as all the fancy, expensive waxes, but it lasts forever.Comment
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if you are putting 2 coats on, your good.
flood rinsing, my water runs right off, rain or drizzle, beads like crazy......
Wax and sealant are pretty much the same: Sealant=man made, Wax=Natural (blend of carnuba that we will never know the exact amounts
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Is it a wax? Or a paint sealant?Philippians 2:14 - Do all things without grumbling or questioning,Comment
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That video shows the same sheeting action one can create with NXT 2.0 and Ultimate Quik Detailer.
Give me a week or so and I will make a video showing the same thing. I just need to find a hood with such a steep rake... mine are all virtually flat.Comment
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I also find that flood rinsing will cause it to sheet off. But a rain will cause it to bead.
So when are you not seeing the beading?quality creates its own demandComment
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I use the NXT Tech 2.0 and I get beading instantly. Also the water just runs off.RG Curtis
U.S. Navy Silent ServiceComment
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i think it's because my hood is pretty flat too....Comment
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Originally posted by AeroCleanse View Post
(edited for content & tone....Mike P.)Comment
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What soap do you use to wash your car? Do you take it to a car wash maybe? Non car specific shampoos are known to harm the wax/sealant. Maybe that's the reason?Comment
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You said you did no paint correction, but you did at least clay bar, yes?Comment
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I thought that it is technically a sealant, but labeled as a waxOriginally posted by CreamPuff View Post2008 Toyota Corolla 5-spd
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It's not a "natural wax". It's a synthetic wax.
Some people have issues with calling something synthetic a "wax" and prefer using the term sealant to differentiate between the two.
However they're the same, it's just semantics.Comment
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NXT is made from all synthetic ingredients, most people think of a wax as something with Carnauba in it and if that's your definition of the word wax then NXT is a paint sealant because it contains no natural wax.Originally posted by 02zx9r View Post
You're correct. There are natural waxes and their are synthetic waxes, there are natural polymers and there are synthetic polymers. Your skin around your arm is a polymer and so is Carnauba wax.Originally posted by xantonin View Post
One thing I've learned over the years is to focus more on the performance of a product and less over what's in the bottle or can. I'm not a chemist and talking about chemistry when you're not a chemist, especially the chemist that created the formula being discussed usually leads to confusion and miss-information.
Originally posted by Nappers View Post
Wax and sealant are pretty much the same: Sealant=man made, Wax=Natural (blend of Carnauba that we will never know the exact amounts).
Is it a wax? Or a paint sealant?
Arron actually posted an article that explains as best as possible the differences between what we think of as waxes and what we think of as paint sealants as well as the use of the work "Wax" on the label of NXT Tech Wax.
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