DoDo Juice Wax letdown?

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Why does it seem that my Dodo Juice Purple Haze (sample) wax isnt really spreadable? It seems a little hard to apply. I get some wax on my foam hand applicator pad to the wax seems to just stay around the area that I first put the pad on. For example, my door. I put some on and it seem to not see any wax farther down my door? Am I really spreading the wax even though I cant see it or does my Dodo Juice just hate me? :doh:
Hope I explained my point. Thanks guys
 
I would think that if you can't see the wax using a light at different angles, than it's not there. I'm curious to hear if anyone has had similar results...
 
Was the wax cold, or cold outsdie? I have had no issues, take the applicator and rub it on the surface of the wax to heat it up a bit and get it going then try to spread. If you are using a 30 ml sample pot then load the applicator then spin the applicator so it is loaded 360* then try to spread it.
 
you need to get it going, high quality paste waxes usually have a lot more carnauba and less solvents to make them easier to apply and remove (no haze and no dust).... at least the ones i have seen are that way.


it really shouldnt take a whole lot to cover an entire panel on a normal size car, just swipe it a few times, until you see the top layer of the wax in the container is kind of shiny like its wet, and youll know you have plenty on your applicator then, then go to the panel and keep the pad moving at a decent rate of speed to ensure that it stays warm enough to work with, looks like its around 60ish in memphis right now, so it should spread fine if you keep it moving
 
Don't have an answer for you but beautiful car you have.

Colin
 
Few tips and techniques for using a paste, not sure if this will help but here goes...

Spin or twist your applicator on top of the wax while it's in the container till it liquefies a little, this allows some wax to seep into your pad. (Don't scoop the wax out of the container)


Take your applicator pad and spread the wax out using an overlapping circular motion to section of a panel. When the wax stops spreading out, stop and get some more wax out of the wax jar.

Continue till the panel is covered or the car is covered.

Follow manufactures recommendation for removal, it will either be a WOWO or a WODWO

Using a clean, soft microfiber, remove the wax, (or paint sealant), by breaking the wax open then creeping-out by using the Pacman Method, which is taking small bites off with a sweeping circular motion.

This is also talked about here,

Step-by-Step How-To Article using Pinnacle Products with the new PC 7424XP




:)
 
It's got to be your technique...

I just grabbed a sample jar of the Purple Haze and an entry level foam applicator pad and did just as I described above and that wax spreads out like there's no tomorrow.

I placed the applicator pad on top of the jar and twisted it just a few times, this put some wax onto and into my applicator pad and then went out to the Starline Deville and applied it to a perfectly clean and smooth surface and I'm not kidding you, it spread out easy as a summer breeze and it was also easy to lay down a very thin coating.

Only apply to a small section at a time, by this I mean only spread the wax out to new territory by making overlapping passes in a circular motion and as you move out to dry paint only try to cover a small swipe at a time. Otherwise you'll think the wax is spreading hard but it's only because you'll run out of wax, (a lubricant), on the new territory.


I can try to make a short video of this if you like later today. This is one of those things that's really hard to show with a keyboard.


:D
 
Mike.Phillips@Autogeek said:
I can try to make a short video of this if you like later today. This is one of those things that's really hard to show with a keyboard.


:D
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If you have the time, I wouldn't mind seeing your technique for applying paste waxes to your applicator pad. It's always nice to see another way of doing things.

In the past I've always found it awkward to grab and hold the applicator and spin the applicator inside the can, so I usually just hold the applicator in place and spin the can instead. Maybe it is just because I have not tried it enough.
 
Mister B said:
In the past I've always found it awkward to grab and hold the applicator and spin the applicator inside the can, so I usually just hold the applicator in place and spin the can instead. Maybe it is just because I have not tried it enough.
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I actually do a little of both, spin or twist the container and the pad.

If the container is large enough then there's another technique that enables you to take the wax down evenly instead of cone shaped. Just depends on how D.O. you want to get.


:D
 
You might want to look at PJ's (from Dodo Juice) video. Its one of their other waxes, but it does show the technique.

[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M26bBs_96Rw]YouTube - Dodo juice MiniWorld competition, win new Austintacious wax[/video]
 
Mike.Phillips@Autogeek said:
If the container is large enough then there's another technique that enables you to take the wax down evenly instead of cone shaped.
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The only paste waxes that I have used in the past have been the larger gold tins of M26 and the blue tins of M16, however I now also have a smaller 6oz. jar of XMT 180 that I have yet to try.
 
Aero, that is a classic video from when it came out. haha.
 
1.) Purple Haze is not a good wax. Despite what I've read about Purple Haze Pro's release, I believe Purple Haze is just not a good formula. It's not easy to work with and it's very streaky after buffing off.

2.) It needs manipulation to get it going. Press the applicator onto the wax pot and spin the pot around. You have to work it in the pot a bit to get it going. Also try exhaling deeply on the pot a few times, get the wax to warm up, which softens it up and makes it easier to work.

3.) Don't bother trying to apply by hand, you will just end up using way too much product. Only use a foam applicator pad - cotton and microfiber will absorb too much product and make it harder to spread.
 
AeroCleanse said:
You might want to look at PJ's (from Dodo Juice) video. Its one of their other waxes, but it does show the technique.
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Thanks for sharing the link to that video, I watched it and a couple of comments,

The foam finger pocket applicators are pretty cool and will enable you to more easily get the wax onto the foam exactly because they are smaller than most normal wax applicator pads.

Caution however when using these as the foam is thin and if you apply to much pressure you might instill Fingermarks.

This shouldn't be a problem with a finishing wax like the Dodo finishing waxes but it could be a problem if you use it with any type of compound or paint cleaner or maybe even a cleaner/wax.

It's just a pressure thing in that it will be very easy to apply or exert a lot of pressure to just your fingertip area of your fingers while inside the foam finger pocket applicator pads.

The other thing I saw in the video is what I saw in the Autogeek Garage and thats how far just a little of this wax will spread out. He used a combination of straight-line motions and overlapping circular motions but mostly straight-line motions towards the end of his demo. It's usually easier to spread a product out using overlapping circular motions because you continually bring you pad back to where the largest concentration of product on the surface is and the from then move it out. In straight-line motions you tend to move across a panel moving away from where you first started, which is where you first touched your pad down and thus usually the highest concentration of product is on the surface.

Does that make sense?

That's the first time I've ever typed out an explanation for why overlapping circular motions work better for spreading a product out versus straight-line motions.



The last comment is that I didn't know the Austintacious Wax was a limited run? After seeing that I started to panic a little and went and grabbed one for my collection.

austintacious01.jpg


Thanks AeroCleanse!


Don't know if anyone else is interested in this wax but there's not much left in our inventory...

austintacious02.jpg



:)
 
Mike.Phillips@Autogeek said:
Thanks for sharing the link to that video, I watched it and a couple of comments,

The foam finger pocket applicators are pretty cool and will enable you to more easily get the wax onto the foam exactly because they are smaller than most normal wax applicator pads.

Caution however when using these as the foam is thin and if you apply to much pressure you might instill Fingermarks.

This shouldn't be a problem with a finishing wax like the Dodo finishing waxes but it could be a problem if you use it with any type of compound or paint cleaner or maybe even a cleaner/wax.
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I think the finger pocket applicators are ONLY for the wax stage.

As far as circular or straight line, if you watch closely, you can see PJ uses both methods. He starts out with the circle motion, moves to straight line for the edges, does some more circle motion then finishes with quite a few passes using straight line.

I see quite a lot of European's using straight line for it, so maybe its a cultural thing?
 
AeroCleanse said:
I think the finger pocket applicators are ONLY for the wax stage.
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I've used them with both cleaner/waxes and paint cleaners for tight areas and thin panels like door jambs, wheels, etc.

AeroCleanse said:
As far as circular or straight line, if you watch closely, you can see PJ uses both methods. He starts out with the circle motion, moves to straight line for the edges, does some more circle motion then finishes with quite a few passes using straight line.
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I think that's what I said?

:D
 
Interesting, because when I asked Meghan, she said AG doesn't carry them. Ok, I asked specifically about the Dodo Juice ones but she didn't mention those ones.

Now I know
 
AeroCleanse said:
Interesting, because when I asked Meghan, she said AG doesn't carry them. Ok, I asked specifically about the Dodo Juice ones but she didn't mention those ones.

Now I know
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They are on BOGO also, they are not good for waxing I think from what I remember when I used them a while back. They have a light cut to them.
 
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