Question about Ultimate Quik Wax

[spencers94]

I've heard about UQW being a sealant and have also heard it being a booster wax, but I don't understand if it's both or one or the other. I know that the Ultimate Liquid/Paste Wax are sealants. Does this mean that the spray version is the same way?

As my base layer of wax, I like to use the Deep Crystal Liquid Wax, so would the UQW mess it up? Sealants are generally supposed to be underneath a layer of carnauba so I feel like it wouldn't work properly if I sprayed it over the Deep Crystal. But it seems to be okay. Just sort of pondering this idea.

Do you feel that I would be better off using the Gold Class Quik Wax over the base layer? Or perhaps using the Ultimate Liquid as my base and then maintaining it with UQW?

[Top Gear]

Re: Question about Ultimate Quik Wax

"Sealant" is a marketing term designed to make you buy a product based on FUD (fear, uncertainty, doubt). It has nothing to do with the reality of a full-synthetic wax product. That said, all of Meguiar's wax products are awesome and you can't go wrong. UQW, as well as GCQW, QW, NSW, SXSW, etc, etc, even UWWA, are all wax boosters because they are waxes you simply spray on, and being waxes, they also "seal" to various degrees. Typically you might want to boost with the same type of wax you originally applied by hand or machine. So, if you're using a carnauba-enriched wax like Deep Crystal, you might not want to boost it with a quik wax like UQW. While it is said to contain some amount of carnauba, it's not the same as Gold Class Quik Wax, which has a strong carnauba blend. The "red bottle", "A Line", Quik Wax is probably closest, but why not try all three and see what you like

[The Guz]

Re: Question about Ultimate Quik Wax

I've heard about UQW being a sealant and have also heard it being a booster wax, but I don't understand if it's both or one or the other. I know that the Ultimate Liquid/Paste Wax are sealants. Does this mean that the spray version is the same way?

Technically ultimate quik wax is a maintenance product. But it can be used as a stand alone form of protection as it's fairly durable for a spray wax. It could be considered a sealant as it is synthetic in nature and there are some that use it as a stand alone form of protection. It won't be as durable as a stand alone sealant like ultimate wax or NXT.

As my base layer of wax, I like to use the Deep Crystal Liquid Wax, so would the UQW mess it up? Sealants are generally supposed to be underneath a layer of carnauba so I feel like it wouldn't work properly if I sprayed it over the Deep Crystal. But it seems to be okay. Just sort of pondering this idea.

UQW will not mess up your base layer protection. UQW will be the product you use to maintain your wax and extend it's performance. It works with any wax or sealant in the Meguiar's line up. Don't over think it.

Do you feel that I would be better off using the Gold Class Quik Wax over the base layer? Or perhaps using the Ultimate Liquid as my base and then maintaining it with UQW?

Better is subjective. Both are good products to maintain your base layer protection. The difference being that UQW will leave a hydrophobic surface behind and gold class will not. Gold Class will darken the paint more.

If you choose to try ultimate wax then I will say that you will get longer lasting protection compared to the product you are currently using. Both ultimate wax and ultimate quik wax work very well together.

[amblin83]

Re: Question about Ultimate Quik Wax

A 'sealant' is basically just another type of wax, they offer protection similar to a traditional wax but work in a different way because most were fully synthetic and based on polymer technology.

And IMO only a fully synthetic polymer based product can be called a 'sealant' to better differentiate the two. A more fancy way of saying is that the contents were suspended by a volatile agent so when applied and fully cured the molecules 'interlock' with each other to reform a very tight net of polymers over your paint pretty much like those funny models you've seen back in high school . It's still just a very thin layer, maybe just 1-2 microns so it's not bulletproof but much better in durability than say, a traditional carnauba wax.

a spray wax may have the similar content to a liquid wax but it's usually much thinner , in a milky form to ensure easily application and removal, it's just like diluting detergents at home, it still does the job, just less effectively.

The funny thing is that many early polymer based sealants came in aerosol cans, it felt more 'hi-tech' than squeezing a bottle and many still believe that an aerosol spray is more 'pure'.

[Murr1525]

Re: Question about Ultimate Quik Wax

Quite frankly, If you were to wash and then use uqw every week or so, a base later would be irrelevant. Using that often is a real good synthetic wax/sealant.

[Top Gear]

Re: Question about Ultimate Quik Wax

Up to a point, in my experience, Murr, yes. I recently went for about 6 months like that, but after about 4 months, the paint was starting to look...parched...if you know what I mean. I could tell that not only was the spray wax not keeping up with the demand from weather and Sun, the polish layers underneath were weathering away. The finish looked good at a glance, but was missing that lush feeling from a fresh soak of polish and a wax. That said, sometimes we have little choice (such as a long hot Summer or being busy at work, etc).

On synthetics, we've had this argument over and over, but I like amblin's description. I think we have to get away from the phony distinctions between synthetic and carnauba, sealant and carnauba, as if they were diametric opposites, because all "waxes" made by Meguiar's are blends of various technologies. I'll be a salesman and say we just need to buy more Meguiar's polishes and waxes and use them as often as possible