How many of you use a MACHINE to WAX your vehicle?

[parshooter]

I'm old school, do everything by hand. But then again, I only do my own car, a few times a year.

[Dixarect]

Just depends on how I'm feeling.

[65vw]

I have used a machine since I got one to apply the wax.
It just saves so much time, I'm not retired yet!

I still do small sections on the paint that may need more attention by hand, and the areas the machine can't get to I do by hand too, and I remove all products by hand.

[hawaiian]

It's faster, spreads wax out even and thin, saves your shoulder, result's brilliant glossy shine.

[Tony C]

I always use the machine. It does the work faster and saves my arms and shoulders for the wipe off. Of course the small areas require application by hand. It makes liquid waxes like Collinite 845 go on very thin which is exactly what you want. It also makes paste waxes go very far per application.

Can I use the machine for a wax like Wolfgang Fuzion? I am a newbie and I thought that the machines were really only for liquid polishes.

[Souldetailer]

WAX - Always by hand. This is the chance I have to bond with
My vehicle

Peace

Darrin

[Zaskar]

We use a black Hex Logic pad to apply wax , I feel it spreads the wax even and with less waste . That's with Torq 22d on lowest setting

[tenblade2001]

anyone have the link to the article in which Mike Phillips demonstrates how to apply paste wax with DA?

[Marc08EX]

anyone have the link to the article in which Mike Phillips demonstrates how to apply paste wax with DA?

Here's one article written by Mike Phillips:

How-to Machine Apply Wax using a DA Polisher


Here's another article Mike wrote and within that article, you can find a section about how to apply paste waxes by machine:

http://www.autogeekonline.net/forum/...ge-paints.html

Continued...
How to apply a paste wax by machine
You'll need a DA Polisher like this Porter Cable 7424XP with a 5.5" Flat Gray Finishing Pad, Dodo Juice Banana Armour Hard Wax and some Microfiber Gloves. For this step you could substitute any quality finishing wax or paint sealant. Here's a list of finishing waxes, sealants and hybrids.

How To Choose The Right Wax or Paint Sealant for your Detailing Project


For this procedure I'm going to place a microfiber glove over one hand in order to hold the wax without contaminating it or without it slipping out of my hand.





To get the wax out of the plastic jar you just have to carefully knock it out using inertia by holding the jar upside down and then knocking it against your other hand with a Microfiber Glove on it.








Then hold the polisher in one hand and the wax in your other hand with the glove on it and blip the on/off button of the polisher while holding the wax against the face of the pad and you can quickly transfer wax to the pad.




The Microfiber Gloves keep the wax clean until you place it back into the jar and enable you to grip the wax so it doesn't slip out of your hand and onto the floor...





Ready to start laying down some Banana Armour...




It takes a little muscle to do this because in one hand you're holding the wax and the other hand is holding the polisher for the duration of time it takes to run the polisher over every square inch of the car. If you had a helper they could hold the wax with microfiber gloves on and you could use both hands to hold the polisher, then as you needed more wax your helper could apply the wax while you hold the polisher, otherwise hit the gym.


If you look carefully you can see I spelled out Dodo on the hood in my wax pattern...




In the forum world you'll often read people talking about getting the "Sun Shot" , that's where they pull their project car out into the sun to show there are no swirls in the paint.

The below shot is kind of like the "Sun Shot", but I call it the "Fun Shot" because I was just having some fun with the Dodo name in wax.

I used a rubberband to hold a Cobra Indigo Microfiber Bonnet over a 3" Griot's Garage Polishing Pad on a DA Polisher and took the wax off only where the word DODO was spelled out and then pulled the car into the sun for a "Fun Shot".

The Sun Shot Fun Shot




Yep, this is how you get the high overhead shot, you have to get up in the air a little ways...





Removing the wax
After capturing the fun shot I pulled the car back into our studio and let the hood cool down and then removed the wax by hand using Cobra Indigo Microfiber Towels. Always fold your towels 4 ways to give you 8 sides to wipe with and to provide cushion to spread out the pressure of you hand.

Below is a link to a video and at the end of the video I show how to remove Wolfgang Deep Gloss Paint Sealant 3.0 by hand using the Cobra Indigo Microfiber Towels. In this video I share a technique I call "Breaking the Wax Open" and then "Creeping Out". Wolfgang Deep Gloss Paint Sealant 3.0 is a finishing synthetic paint sealant but the technique shared in the video can be used with any finishing wax, sealant or hybrid.

How to Apply a Synthetic Paint Sealant by Hand using the Straightline Technique


After removing the majority of the wax it's time to give the paint a final wipe. Here's an article on the technique for giving paint a final wipe.

The Final Wipe – Tips for creating a streak-free, show car finish

[tenblade2001]

Thanks bruther!