Attention Spray Wax Users...

[JHZR2]

Originally Posted By: paulswagelock

Makes me think that this stuff is great to make the water bead, but doing little for protection.


Swagelok??? Nice! Love that stuff!

Define protection...

Water and any minerals/acids/solubilized junk in it is what one needs protection from. If it cannot easily interface and generally sheds off the surface, then it is protected.

I doubt that this has any "sacrificial" protection present.

But besides shedding water, all you can hope for in the barrier layer is the ability to protect from UV. It would be interesting to know if they have any UV protection chemistry in there.

 

[SatinSilver]

While many like the water beads they can lead to water spots. For instance, after some rain then the sun comes out and dries/heats the surface. Have fun with that. Not to mention cracking a window open and having a lap full of water when coming to the first few stop signs/red lights.

 

[Pablo]

You used "safer" in your first sentence. Not convinced of that, but I assume safer as in less contact.

I'm keeping a great coat of wax/protection on my car so far this winter. I suppose the layers don't produce the best shine right now (not bad really) but dirt comes right off and it beads water like crazy. For real cold, I like Wax as U Wash and Wax as U Dry combo for it's corrosion protection additives, but Aquawax is pretty good but slightly harder to apply, at 60°F and above Chemical Guys Instant is nice. This spring I will clay as necessary, clean this wax off, and start fresh - first up: Insulator Wax. Yeah, I'm old school. Not sure what after that.

 

[JHZR2]

So with this product, what happens if it gets onto rubber or glass? You only mist and then wash, no rubbing or spreading? What if it gets on the wrong stuff? Does it selectively bond?

A while back there was a qd spray, sonax maybe, that supposedly lasted really long too. Is this better or equivalent?

 

[topbliss]

Been using Maguires products on my show cars for many years with excellent results and easy to find in stores too.

This stuff lays down a coat of wax protection that also lasts months.

http://www.meguiars.com/en/automotive/products/g17516-ultimate-quik-wax/

 

[topbliss]

Or if you want an easier product off and on + it makes glass perfectly clear, use this. BTW I am not affiliated with Maguires I just love their products and try to support such a car loving company.

http://www.meguiars.com/en/automotive/products/g14422-ultimate-quik-detailertrade/

 

[Mykl]

I've been using Optimum Spray Wax for years now. Maybe when my current bottle is dry I'll give this a try.

Regarding the comments questioning how long it lasts... I think the convenience in spray waxes is that they take so little effort to apply that hitting your car with it after every wash is almost completely without hassle. So even if it only lasts a month it's adequate.

 

[The Critic]

Originally Posted By: Pablo
You used "safer" in your first sentence. Not convinced of that, but I assume safer as in less contact.


Correct. Less contact = less opportunity to inflict paint defects.

Originally Posted By: Mykl

Regarding the comments questioning how long it lasts... I think the convenience in spray waxes is that they take so little effort to apply that hitting your car with it after every wash is almost completely without hassle. So even if it only lasts a month it's adequate.


Spray waxes take a while to apply. You need to spray each panel, spread it, then carefully buff off all excess to ensure that you have no smears. It can easily take you 20 minutes to do a car.

Originally Posted By: JHZR2
So with this product, what happens if it gets onto rubber or glass? You only mist and then wash, no rubbing or spreading? What if it gets on the wrong stuff? Does it selectively bond?

A while back there was a qd spray, sonax maybe, that supposedly lasted really long too. Is this better or equivalent?


Hydr02 is also safe for rubber and glass.

The Sonax QD spray works well, but it will not last several months like Hydr02 will.

 

[Turk]

Nice Contact Angles!

 

[Mykl]

Originally Posted By: The Critic
Spray waxes take a while to apply. You need to spray each panel, spread it, then carefully buff off all excess to ensure that you have no smears. It can easily take you 20 minutes to do a car.


If it takes 20 minutes to do a car with spray wax then it takes 120 minutes to do the same car with a traditional wax. My point is that it's still saving you a LOT of time, making it convenient to apply more frequently, meaning it doesn't *have* to last as long.

It takes me 10 minutes to cover my GTI in spray wax. I do it every time I wash it, because it takes less or the same amount of time to do that once or twice a month than to use a traditional wax once every three months.

 

[The Critic]

Originally Posted By: Mykl
Originally Posted By: The Critic
Spray waxes take a while to apply. You need to spray each panel, spread it, then carefully buff off all excess to ensure that you have no smears. It can easily take you 20 minutes to do a car.


If it takes 20 minutes to do a car with spray wax then it takes 120 minutes to do the same car with a traditional wax. My point is that it's still saving you a LOT of time, making it convenient to apply more frequently, meaning it doesn't *have* to last as long.

It takes me 10 minutes to cover my GTI in spray wax. I do it every time I wash it, because it takes less or the same amount of time to do that once or twice a month than to use a traditional wax once every three months.


It usually takes me about 45min -1 hour to apply a coat of Blackfire Wet Diamond or Menzerna Power Lock, and that includes the 30 min dry time.

This usually gives me about 4 months of durability.

If I can get 2 months out of Hydr02 in 5 min, it makes a lot more sense from a time standpoint alone.

If your spray wax takes you 20 min to apply and lasts the same amount of time, then it doesn't seem worth it to me. But to each their own.

 

[Rp1990]

Where can we buy this at local stores?

 

[Mykl]

Originally Posted By: The Critic
It usually takes me about 45min -1 hour to apply a coat of Blackfire Wet Diamond or Menzerna Power Lock, and that includes the 30 min dry time.

This usually gives me about 4 months of durability.

If I can get 2 months out of Hydr02 in 5 min, it makes a lot more sense from a time standpoint alone.

If your spray wax takes you 20 min to apply and lasts the same amount of time, then it doesn't seem worth it to me. But to each their own.


It takes me 10 minutes to spray wax the GTI and roughly an hour to do it with a non spray wax. I know that ultimately the average protection of a non spray wax means I could get away with waxing only once every three, maybe four months. But at ten minutes.... I typically use spray wax at least once a month (sometimes more frequently, just because I feel like doing it), and I'm feel pretty good about the level of protection to at least be similar.

Also, it just seems to be a lot easier for me to fit more frequent wash/wax sessions that take less time rather than fewer longer sessions with the wax. It means my car is more easily protected even if I can't find a couple of hours to really take care of it.