reagent for carnauba wax

indiej1

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could you please ask your friends if they are capable of making a reagent for carnauba wax? It could be a bottle with a dropper, a sprayer or a marker which we can apply/dab on a panel and see if the wax is there by discoloration to neon green or something.

this is so that we won't have to guess if there still remains a wax film, or sealant, or coating for that matter.

i think this is peanuts for a chemist.
 
Wouldn't water beading be a dead give away?

Sometimes there is still a wax on the car even if it doesn't bead, but I don't see a big deal. Most people change the wax on their car as often as they change their underwear :D.
 
true and sometimes water beads because there's something to cling on to.

the makers jumped over one another making a whole slew of waxes/sealants/coatings for every want so maybe they could give us this tool. also a little convenience to not need to shower or flood the car and dry to ascertain the protective film is there.

at any rate, i don't want this to become an argument. i'm just putting the idea out there, it might be of interest to some
 
true and sometimes water beads because there's something to cling on to.

Water, mostly, I believe, loves to cling to itself. Surface tension---now that's a good suject, but that's veering off your original question.

the makers jumped over one another making a whole slew of waxes/sealants/coatings for every want so maybe they could give us this tool.

If it would be true that a lot of the whole slew (LSP products, I presume you mean?) were significantly different, wouldn't it seem that there would be the need of many, many reagents (reagents--Is it really feasible?) that could be available from the makers of those LSPs? I seriously doubt that these makers would give anything away. The bottom line of any business is profit. Are any LSP makers going to give anybody a method to cause a possible decrease in re-applications of their products? I very seriously have my doubts!

also a little convenience to not need to shower or flood the car and dry to ascertain the protective film is there.

In this scenario (shower, flood), I have no reason to believe that LSP makers, IMO, have any real concern towards my convenience.

at any rate, i don't want this to become an argument. i'm just putting the idea out there, it might be of interest to some

This idea of yours was interesting. I hope my musings on your subject matter are not interpreted as argumentative.....just me thinking out loud.........Bob :)
 
This idea of yours was interesting. I hope my musings on your subject matter are not interpreted as argumentative.....just me thinking out loud.........Bob :)

man, that's shooting it down point by point. if that's not arguing, i don't know what is :) nevertheless it's refreshing to hear another man's opinion.

yes, maybe a third party chemist is better to get the conflict of interest out of it.
 
no chemists 'round here? a lot of waxes have carnauba content is why.
 
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