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I am a pro detailer . I customer brought me best in show wax. It was easy to put on with a fine finishing pad. But taking off, forgett it. I had to wool it of with a rotary .:buffing:it was a DA
 
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I let it cure for two hours. I was outside in 93 degrees and 94% humidity . In the shade,on a cool car.:buffing: it took my two hour to remove it. Wtf? I put it on with a PC DA.
 
And what do you want us to tell you? Sounds like you left it to "cure" for way too long in far less than ideal environmental conditions.

Please at least tell us you didn't just leave a ton of holograms in your customer's paint to boot after "wooling off" the wax with your rotary.....
 
Griot's Spray On Wax misted over the dried Best of Show Wax will rehydrate it and make wiping it off easier. I do that all the time.
 
It said to leave it on that long. I use p21s,collinite427,825,liquid glass and may other waxes without a problem. Everyone said it comes of easy. What did I do wrong ?
 
I redid the f250 with a swirl remover ,sealer in one. Turned out great.
 
07 z-oh-6 said:
Ahhhhh, that made me laugh.




I highly doubt the instructions say to leave in on for 2 hours before removing it. I could be wrong, but that seems ridiculous.
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I don't believe they say to leave it on for that long, but it says to leave the wax on as long as possible, even overnight, in order to achieve the best shine possible. This was the first quality wax that I used, and I tried to let it sit for about 15 minutes and then wipe, but that was too much of a pain. I started applying it and wiping it 5 minutes after application and it was much easier and looked great.
 
Yep. It says to put like 4 coats on then let the last one sit overnight. I've never heard of letting a wax sit like this. Idk. Maybe its something that Griot's suggest in order to make sure that it properly bonds? :dunno:
 
Their process is called stacking. I personally don't do it. I think the conditions in your garage need to be ideal for it to work. Applying it in 93 degree shade with that much humidity will give you problems for sure.

I really try to push the average person away from waxes and more toward sealants for the durability and easy on and off application.

Just curious, are you a little torqued because a customer asked you to use a wax you didn't want to use?
 
IOMCAMARO said:
I don't believe they say to leave it on for that long, but it says to leave the wax on as long as possible, even overnight, in order to achieve the best shine possible. This was the first quality wax that I used, and I tried to let it sit for about 15 minutes and then wipe, but that was too much of a pain. I started applying it and wiping it 5 minutes after application and it was much easier and looked great.
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Interesting.... I know that works with a pure polish because the oils permeate the surface to enrich it, but with a wax? I've never left a wax on for that long. As soon as it hazes, I wipe it off.
 
I've tried the Griots Best in Show three times now and it has always been horrible to work with. Removal is a bear no matter how thin you apply it. IMO you should not have to use another product to do something as simple as removing wax.
 
But did it say to let it sit as long as possible in the sun?? I think that's where the problem lies. Just about every type of wax instructs the application to be done indoors, or in a cool shaded area.
 
Kristopher1129 said:
But did it say to let it sit as long as possible in the sun?? I think that's where the problem lies. Just about every type of wax instructs the application to be done indoors, or in a cool shaded area.
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He did say it was shaded. I think it's how hot it was(even though it was in the shade) and the high humidity.
 
07 z-oh-6 said:
He did say it was shaded. I think it's how hot it was(even though it was in the shade) and the high humidity.
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I agree with this 100%.

A person should realize that they leave the wax overnight in controlled conditions, and I guaruntee much cooler temperatures.

The Griot's website has some interesting videos, and the one featuring best of show wax was different for sure. It is definately a different process. I was...well my jaw was on the floor when they left it for an hour or so, then overnight.

They say to apply thin. They also show applying it by hand in the video...probably not as thin then as it could be.
 
Can we get back to the part about removing the wax with a wool pad? How did that become your first course of action? I feel like there are at least 300 other ways I would have tried to remove wax before I busted out literally the most aggressive combo in detailing....
 
Griot's site shows a video with the multiple-coat procedure, using long cure times. However, the final coat is done with near-immediate removal. Of course, as always, thin, thin, thin is in.

Bill
 
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