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Junior Member
Re: How many of you use a MACHINE to WAX your vehicle?
Well I finally gave in today and waxed with a GG and Collinite 476. All I can say is wow ! I say this because the last few times I did it by hand, it went on too thick and it was a heck of a time to remove. Today removing it was a breeze. I put a quarter size smudge of 476 on a pad and spread it over 2 panels, very thin. Worked like a charm.
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Super Member
Re: How many of you use a MACHINE to WAX your vehicle?
Well, I've always hand waxed. I've tried machines before and I wasn't enthused. I've posted before about how hand waxing is better...Then, the other day - I decided to try it yet again via machine. This time, it was great - I used hardly any wax and got a super thin coat.
I think a few things go into how well machine waxing goes:
1. How well the pad is primed with wax. Initially you have to load the pad up more than if you were doing it by hand. I suspect just wetting the pad with water will help the wax spread better - I often do this when hand waxing.
2. The product. An oily wax that spreads far (or a liquid product) is the ticket here. I primed the pad by initially using it by hand with a Polishin' Pal. I was using Vic's Concours wax which is pretty ideal for this process. I suspect most PBMG waxes would work well by machine.
3. The size of the pad. Using a 6.5" pad didn't work out well for me. The wax cake isn't nearly that size and it just took too much wax to get it loaded or primed. A 3.5" pad seems ideal.
4. The machine. I used a GG6. I suspect larger throw machines with >6" pad faces probably aren't ideal to apply wax on most normal cars with curves and contours. The GG6 has the power to keep spinning and apply an even coat on various surfaces. A large throw is no benefit here.
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Super Member
Re: How many of you use a MACHINE to WAX your vehicle?
The fact of the matter is that a machine can apply a more precise, even, and consistent layer of wax than a human hand can. And it doesn't get tired. Those who do not see the benefits of machine application of wax 99% of the time...are applying too much product. If applied properly, machine application of waxing gives the best result imo. Also, pad rotation is not critical to get great results with a DA polisher. You're not polishing.
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Re: How many of you use a MACHINE to WAX your vehicle?
I have switched to machine. Effortless with a black pad. Great even coverage.
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Re: How many of you use a MACHINE to WAX your vehicle?
Originally Posted by Nick@Autogeek
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Never.
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Re: How many of you use a MACHINE to WAX your vehicle?
Originally Posted by silverfox
The fact of the matter is that a machine can apply a more precise, even, and consistent layer of wax than a human hand can. And it doesn't get tired. Those who do not see the benefits of machine application of wax 99% of the time...are applying too much product. If applied properly, machine application of waxing gives the best result imo. Also, pad rotation is not critical to get great results with a DA polisher. You're not polishing.
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Re: How many of you use a MACHINE to WAX your vehicle?
I don't remember the time I didn't use a machine. Just works better for me and puts on a more uniform coat.
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Regular Member
Re: How many of you use a MACHINE to WAX your vehicle?
Just used my GG to put a coat of 845 on my Mom's Subaru for the upcoming winter. I'll never go back to hand waxing.
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11-13-2015, 04:34 AM
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Re: How many of you use a MACHINE to WAX your vehicle?
I like to apply wax by machine but enjoy wiping off by hand
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