Advantage applying wax with DA?

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Hello, is there any sort of benefit of applying wax via DA? i bought a polishing pal to lay down a thin even coat but i want to know if there's gonna be a better shine if i use the DA? maybe will be a time saver but other than that?
 
For a while now I've been applying all of my sealants and waxes with my Porter Cable 7424 polisher.

Applying sealants and waxes with a polisher allows the product to be put on more evenly and allows it to be worked into the paint much better in my opinion. Using this method also avoids unnecessarily applying too much product therefore saving you some cold hard cash! :props:

I don't think you can apply a sealant or wax as thin using a pad and applying it by hand.

THIN is IN!
 
To me that is also the biggest benefit, it keeps the coats nice and thin.

Sometimes it is more fun however, to apply a nice paste wax by hand.
 
Your going to get a more even layer which in the end can give you more shine. You may not notice a considerable difference though. However, it's much quicker using the DA as well and your shoulder or arm doesn't tire out.

I use my DA for applying all my waxes and sealants.
 
After applying waxes and sealants by hand and then using my g110v2 to do it, I'll never apply by hand again, except for those hard to reach places a machine can't get into.

You get very even and complete coverage with a machine and imo the wax or sealant lasts a little longer and looks better because of that. I use the LC flat blue and LC flat red pads to apply.
 
What do you guys typically use for applying wax with a 7424? Wool pad with a MF bonnet on it? foam pad with an MF bonnet? or just a foam pad?
 
I use the LC CCS red flat pads. They are meant for applying sealants and waxes.
 
EdmundGTP said:
What do you guys typically use for applying wax with a 7424? Wool pad with a MF bonnet on it? foam pad with an MF bonnet? or just a foam pad?
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For a finishing wax or paint sealant you would use a soft foam pad.

If you were applying a cleaner/wax to a neglected finish you would use either a light cutting pad or a polishing pad depending upon what your test results were.


And on the topic of hand vs machine, I would and do pick machine for as many procedures as possible, the machine always outperforms the hand in all aspects except the aesthetics of applying by hand.


:)
 
BobbyG said:
For a while now I've been applying all of my sealants and waxes with my Porter Cable 7424 polisher.
Applying sealants and waxes with a polisher allows the product to be put on more evenly and allows it to be worked into the paint much better in my opinion. Using this method also avoids unnecessarily applying too much product therefore saving you some cold hard cash! :props:

I don't think you can apply a sealant or wax as thin using a pad and applying it by hand.

THIN is IN!
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This.

mad666max_ said:
ok, but am i gonna get more shine with a DA?
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Not necessarily.

SeaJay's said:
Your going to get a more even layer which in the end can give you more shine. You may not notice a considerable difference though. However, it's much quicker using the DA as well and your shoulder or arm doesn't tire out.

I use my DA for applying all my waxes and sealants.
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And this too.

SeaJay's said:
I use the LC CCS red flat pads. They are meant for applying sealants and waxes.
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And finally this.

Sure saved me a lot of typing:dblthumb2:
 
I like applying lsp's by hand . I can get a thinner layer by hand and there are always so many little nooks and crannys that only hand application can get into . I do like applying a true glaze by machine
 
Absolutely. Applying by DA, you will get more of an even, uniform coat of your LSP than by hand. Much easier and faster, too.

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I hate to say this but you guys have me wanting to buy a "soft" wax so that I can apply it with my bare hands. :laughing:

It might be a good time for me to try a Dodo Juice or zymol wax. :)
 
Wax >$100 = Hand application
Wax <$100 = Machine Application

I like to get up close and personal, take my time with the nicer waxes and enjoy it. I like LC Red Euro Hand Applicator. I just quickly "throw on" a coat of the less expensive ones via Flex 3401 & LC Blue/Red.
 
Kurt_s said:
I hate to say this but you guys have me wanting to buy a "soft" wax so that I can apply it with my bare hands. :laughing:

It might be a good time for me to try a Dodo Juice or zymol wax. :)
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make sure you have nice "non manual labor" working hands.

I know this may sound crazy, but I waxed a set of black clear coated (OEM) wheels that were high quality with some wax by hand when they were off the car (brand new, never mounted). I did not take into account that my hands are brutally beat up from work, and I scratched the rims up badly and uniformly. It took me the next 1 hour correcting them with some M105 and LC HT pads. I know the clear coat was hard as well because it was very difficult to correct (till the M105 and HT pads were used). So its not like I was waxing some junky soft clear'd wheels. They were VW/Audi wheels.

I always like to tell this story when I hear of waxing by hand. I failed miserably when i tried. lol. Although it was for sure a nice feeling applying the wax. The wax is much more workable and melts nicely when the heat of your hands is used.

p.s. - dont try applying the wax with nitrite gloves over your hand either. those will scratch as well. I tried that as well. ;)

BTW - Zymol Concourse is amazing !
 
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