Spray wax after washing?

A lot of people use spray waxes as drying aids. Eventually the car has to be re-clayed and polished anyway.

sshazam said:

Someone told me it's bad to do it as you're putting wax on top of contaminated paint.

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If your wax protection is any good your paint shouldn't be contaminated, especially after washing the vehicle. However, keep in mind that by putting spray wax on top of it you run the chance of turning your lsp into the topper. Some may disagree with that but from my experience that's what happens.

I regularly use Megs d156 after my washes. No problems or adverse affects and really helps with beading.

•Your vehicle's been washed?
-Then...go right ahead and spray
some Wax on it, if you so desire.


•The only thing that might be affected
is Collinite #845's innate characteristics.
-Keep an eye on it; and see if you
notice any ensuing changes that are
not to your liking.


Bob

sshazam said:

Do you know what I should be looking out for?

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Diminished/change in beading would be the 1st visual sign. Most spray waxes bead tremendously just after applying them, but if they're put through as little as 1 week of rough weather/and the vehicle becomes really dirty, you might not see the same fierce beading when you begin rinsing your vehicle prior to washing it.

Whereas with a quality wax/sealant, such as your Colonite, you'd probably notice the same fierce beading as soon as you put the hose to it because it's layer of protection remains strong, durable and capable of surviving harsh weather.

Also, due to the spray waxes lack of longevity, you might find yourself needing to clay more often/alot sooner than you would have by sticking to your quality protection alone.

Since you say you do a full detail on your car every few weeks, you may be able to overlook any possible drawbacks, especially if the spray wax enhances the look of your finish.

As far as using spray wax on your exterior windows and trim, yes it works great for that. Especially the parts surrounding the windows.

How many washes do you normally do in between your full detail which includes a full wax? If you go more than 3-4 bucket washes then it might be worth it to spray wax it after that 3rd or 4th wash, seeing how the beading from you lsp is a bit diminished on its own by then.

I use a spray wax every time after a wash, and Ive had no problems at all. it beads like crazy! I have PL and collinite on my car.

I wash my jetta usually every 7-10 days depending on the weather. I currently have WDGPS3.0 on there an always give if a coat of DG Aquawax while drying it.

I like the added protection, especially in winter. I also wipe out the door jams and give those a few sprays of aqua wax.

I have not seen any negative results.

I detail spray after every wash using the WG RW diluted for it. Every 2 weeks I go over the vehicle with the WGS spray over the WG sealent. Not sure if that's to much or to little. The WGS is supposed to last for awhile, applied it back in the begining of November.

I use d156 on my car after every other wash and haven't noticed any ill effects from it, that I can see.... my LSP is SPNS.... I look at it as a sacrificial layer to give to mother nature so my LSP stays in tip top shape for as long as possible

I alternate between Optimum spray wax and Optimum spray enhancer after each wash. That's my OCD kicking in

What's Optimum Spray Enhancer? I love OCW but I've found it streaks on even slightly warm panels. In those situations I just do a D115 or Uber waterless wash.

I spray wax or use QD after I wash and use that to help in my drying. Works wonders and IMO any quality QD or Spray Wax will work fine

I use Meguiars Quik Wax as a drying aid after every wash. My cars all wear 845. Works great and looks amazing.

Ok I'm going to ask what may sound like a stupid question, so bare with me..

As far as coatings go: What happens to a coating if 1 were to apply a spray wax on top of it? From my understanding it would turn the surface characteristics into that of the spray wax and ruin the goodness of the coating, which is not good, right?

I could be completely wrong about that.And if I am, forgive me, but if that is the case, would it be crazy to think the same rule would apply to a sealant/wax when it's also topped with a spray wax?

What is the great big difference? Besides the price you paid and how long the coating is said to last vs. the sealant/wax?

Is the cost the main and only reason why no one dares make the mistake of touching their coated finish with anything containing anything? Yet can afford to play around with fun products such as spray detailers, spray waxes, car wash shampoos containing waxes etc. when it comes to their waxed vehicles..

When I attended Meguiars 2015 product release demo I personally asked Mike Pennington a question about the new Paint Protect 365.. It was a question I had been wanting to ask someone like him for a long time and I finally remembered.

I asked, if I were to apply the 365 Paint Protect and after a couple washes I decide to use a spray wax like Ultimate Quik Wax or D156, would it boost the 365's protection? Or would it turn the finish into an Ultimate Quik Wax finish? His answer? "You'd probably want to leave it alone"
In other words, it's gonna turn into an Ultimate Quik Wax finish and you're not going to get the 365 day protection if you interfere it with something else...

I had personally found that out on my own prior to asking him that question. But hearing him confirm that, was to me exactly that, confirmation. And it made perfect sense.

^^^@Eldorado2k^^^

I don't like applying any products that will effect
changes in/to: the LSP that I have specifically
chosen for its stated characteristics; and life-span.

That's why I like Meguiar's D114 so much. :dblthumb2:


Bob

@Bob. That's why I've gone Back to using D114 exclusively. Except for when I decide to do a full on bucket wash, then my choice is D111 Shampoo Plus.