UQW only?

[kithng]

Hi all,

Just want to know what do you guys think if....

I only use UQW every week after washed my car, does it offer enough protection as with a true wax or sealant?

Just curious.

thanks

Kith

[speed3blackmica]

Re: UQW only?

it does offer some protection..however its not a perfect substitute for a real wax job..wax the car and then just keep using UQW to boost the wax after each wash

[Calais]

Re: UQW only?

I've argued that it may, though official responses from Meguiar's have stated otherwise. I, personally, wouldn't feel right if my car didn't at least have a base of a proper wax but for those who don't want to wax regularly, UQW fits the bill.

[J. A. Michaels]

Re: UQW only?

My take is it is a booster wax. A in between er if you will.

[Michael Stoops]

Re: UQW only?

UQW may be pretty potent as far as spray waxes are concerned, but it is not a substitute for a proper liquid or paste wax application.

[Tuck91]

Re: UQW only?

Its a maintenence product in my eyes.

[Jossy92]

Re: UQW only?

...just thinking out loud.

The faster an lsp dries, the less time it has to penentrate and bond to the microscopic scales on the surface of the cc? Therefor QW is only for maintenance?

I don't know. Trying to understand....so I can remember.

[Michael Stoops]

Re: UQW only?

Not really.

Spray waxes, including UQW, are basically maintenance products because of the amount of wax or polymer present in them. You can only pack in so much in a sprayable, or mistable, liquid format. A liquid or paste wax is essentially a solvent carrier for the wax and polymers so that they can be transported and applied to the surface in sufficient quantity to provide protection, add gloss, etc. That's a simplification, yes, and don't let the word "solvent" scare you - here it's meant more as the carrier or suspension ingredient that allows you to spread the "active" ingredients until it evaporates or otherwise dries. Much in the same way you dissolve sugar in your coffee or tea in the morning - or even in plain water - in that case the coffee or tea (or water) is effectively the solvent. In fact, if you just pour some sugar onto a dish it will sit there in little grains or cubes (look at sugar under a microscope and it's sort of cube shaped) that you can easily push around. Now dissolve it in water (hot water can hold an incredible amount of sugar) and pour a thin film of water onto an identical dish. Let the water (solvent) evaporate and look at the sugar that remains. It's soft of all stuck together and doesn't just "push around" as easily as it did before you dissolved it. Yes, you can break it up pretty easily, but at first it's different than it was before you dissolved it. The point being, without first dissolving it in a solvent you couldn't make it behave that way on the surface at all. Maybe not an exact match for how waxes work, but a decent enough analogy to get the point across.

[rqk]

Re: UQW only?

So what is the "magic" in UQW that allows it to be used on black plastic without staining it white like a regular wax?

[Michael Stoops]

Re: UQW only?

So what is the "magic" in UQW that allows it to be used on black plastic without staining it white like a regular wax?

It may well be more a case of "what's not in it". Interestingly, UQW does contain some carnauba, but it's mostly a combination of polymers, including hydrophobic polymers.

Otherwise, any specifics as to what UQW or any of Meguiar's products contains is proprietary information.