White Wax question

[Chop]

Looks like WW will be my product of choice for my daily driver (white paint that has been somewhat neglected). Was looking for an AIO and this will fit the bill. I will wash, clay, then some WW with DA
and polish pad.

Some questions though:

But our process here was not typical for applying a wax. Oh no. Here, we treated White Wax almost as if it were a compound:

• speed setting 5 on the DA buffer
• a foam polishing pad
• moderate to slightly heavy downward pressure
• 3 large dollops of product for each 3' x 3' section covered (yes, we went a little bit larger than usual for heavy defect removal with a compound - but we were not chasing a show car shine here; it is, after all, a work truck!)
• slow arm movements over the paint
• each area covered in slow and repeated (3 or 4 times) side to side, then up and down motions
• smaller areas covered with each section pass (as much as 3' x 3' as noted above)
• product residue wiped off immediately following buffing of the section
• pad was cleaned with a pad brush after every couple of sections

White Wax performed beautifully on this project, even though we were forced to work in full sunshine on a pretty warm day. Thankfully the vehicle in question was white and not black, and we still highly recommend working in the shade on a cool surface.

so what is your size definition of a large dollop? I have seen the consistency of WW is more like toothpaste in some thread pics. So would the amount you apply on a regular toothbrush be adequate for
each 3x3 section you are working on? or would that be the equivalent of "1 large dollop".

Reason I am asking is that I read some threads that said it took some effort to remove WW after haze. Want to make sure I am not doing the same mistake and apply just the right amount.

Thanks!!

[Coach]

Re: White Wax question

HA! A dollop isn't exactly a technical volumic measurement now is it? I used White Wax before but not quite for the degree of correction described above. I would say that a "large dollop" is about the size of a Hershey's Kiss. Whether that is equal to how much toothpaste you use on your toothbrush!?! Who knows... but I'd go with that.

Also, Once you get your daily driver done with White Wax, you may want to consider applying a layer of Ultimate Liquid or Paste Wax a week or so after. That way, you'll get a solid sealant over your corrected paint finish that will hold up much longer than White Wax will (especially for a DD).

[Low83]

Re: White Wax question

Also, Once you get your daily driver done with White Wax, you may want to consider applying a layer of Ultimate Liquid or Paste Wax a week or so after. That way, you'll get a solid sealant over your corrected paint finish that will hold up much longer than White Wax will (especially for a DD).[/QUOTE]
I like to put a coat of wax on the next day

[The Guz]

Re: White Wax question

No need to wait a week to apply a coat of UW. 12-24 hours is all you need. You can even put it on right after with no ill effects. Or one other option is to follow up with ultimate quik wax after you remove white wax.

[Jarhead0754]

Just an after thought but u can always go on YouTube and meguiars has how to videos on applying products from ww and bw to uc and ULW.

[Michael Stoops]

Re: White Wax question

HA! A dollop isn't exactly a technical volumic measurement now is it? I used White Wax before but not quite for the degree of correction described above. I would say that a "large dollop" is about the size of a Hershey's Kiss. Whether that is equal to how much toothpaste you use on your toothbrush!?! Who knows... but I'd go with that.

Actually, that Hershey's Kiss equivalent is just about right, maybe even a bit smaller than that.

If you apply White Wax the way waxes are normally applied - speed 3 on a DA with a finishing pad, fast movements over a very large are and light pressure - don't expect a high level of defect removal. But if you treat it like a compound - speed 5 on a DA with a polishing pad, repeated slow movements over a small area and moderate to heavy pressure - the defect removing ability just might shock you.

[Chop]

Re: White Wax question

Ahhh, thank you guys. Who would have thought ...... kisses!!

I have 2000 Mercedes Benz white which according to myth has hard paint. I am not planning on getting a perfect correction (it's a DD and white!!) although there is some correction needed in some panels mainly trunk if am being OCD. If I get some correction I will not complain . Since you guys recommended applying a wax coat I may do that too. I have some NXT 2.0 already that I use on my other car so I will assume the advice/tips given for ULW applies here too just that it has slightly less durability.

Thanks again for the advice. We'll see how it goes.

[drumdan]

Good luck! I used WW on my bosses daughter's Mercury Mountaineer. I used a green Lake Country CCS pad, and got excellent results.