What are some common myths and misconceptions about car detailing?

[MarkD51]

After applying a hard Paste Wax to a paint, don't take it off just yet, drive around for a few hours in the blazing summer sun so the Wax can bake on, you get more durable protection.

Then, when after finally removing the Wax, hose the car down with cold water, it hardens the Wax.

[PaulMys]

After applying a hard Paste Wax to a paint, don't take it off just yet, drive around for a few hours in the blazing summer sun so the Wax can bake on, you get more durable protection.

Then, when after finally removing the Wax, hose the car down with cold water, it hardens the Wax.

I've never heard of that one, Mark.

Yikes......

[Jayfro]

After applying a hard Paste Wax to a paint, don't take it off just yet, drive around for a few hours in the blazing summer sun so the Wax can bake on, you get more durable protection.

Then, when after finally removing the Wax, hose the car down with cold water, it hardens the Wax.

Did this many...many years ago, think when I was in my early 20’s!

Only did it once because the amount of time and effort it took to wipe off was historic with no improvement!

Didn’t know about the cold water since we don’t have cold water in Houston in the summer...just hot and hotter!

Jay




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[FUNX650]

It has been purported that automotive
paints formulated for European vehicle
manufacturers,
are significantly different

than automotive paints formulated for
other worldwide vehicle manufacturers:
and therefore require different care.




Bob

[John U]

After applying a hard Paste Wax to a paint, don't take it off just yet, drive around for a few hours in the blazing summer sun so the Wax can bake on, you get more durable protection.

That was big in a MI town I grew up in.

[FUNX650]

Here’s to products that’ll create that same
non-stick effect on your car’s paint, that
your frying pans have.



{Nah...that ain’t going to happen.}


Bob

[Dr Oldz]

How about the myth of using newspaper to clean glass. While back in the day there was some validity to it because the printing companies used Linotype in the ink... it is far from true now.

[Rrthomas78]

Pledge for interiors and crisco for tires...when I was in high school my autobody teacher used to push that on us....he was an old timer

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[FUNX650]

Vehicles’ “Coated” leather surfaces
require ‘conditioners/conditioning’.


Bob

[FM737]

...“Colored Waxes”...

Bob

SONAX POLISH & WAX COLOR NANO PRO, 5 different colors available...Never tried them, but they are still being made.