Anyone have trouble with Aquawax getting foggy?

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Has anyone had trouble with Aquawax becoming a hazy mess on their car, specifically the hood? I've used Aquawax about a half dozen times on my black car over the last few months, and the first few times I thought it worked fine. But the last two times I've used it, the hood looks like crap after a day or two. The rest of the car looks fine, but the hood develops a sort of foggy look, like when you get fog on the windshield in the morning. This last time I used it on Saturday, and I didn't even think of it until I noticed how bad the hood looked this afternoon. I don't know if it's the heat of the engine coupled with the 85 degree weather we've had this week or what. I wiped my finger on it, and it was like a smudged mess like maybe the wax had melted. Maybe it's the wax I have underneath not reacting well with it, I don't know.
 
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You may be applying it too frequently or over-applying. I've read that it can build up and likely lead to what you're experiencing.

I use AW maybe once a month after a wash and haven't seen any haziness. I apply very little to each panel. In between AW I'll use FK425 after washes. It's been working well for me.
 
Sevenrd said:
You may be applying it too frequently or over-applying. I've read that it can build up and likely lead to what you're experiencing.

I use AW maybe once a month after a wash and haven't seen any haziness. I apply very little to each panel. In between AW I'll use FK425 after washes. It's been working well for me.
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Yup, listen to Sevenrd on this one and you will be doing fine!:righton:
 
Spray waxes have done that to me when I have used excess. By nature, I have a heavy hand; if a little is good, more is better, no? Unfortunately no is the answer. Wash it off and start over. That is what i have done.
 
Been using AW for a few months now and only use it about once a month as well. No issues so far.
 
:iagree: You may be using to much... To much build up of sealant. Try some #921 or #521. I used to much #951 on the wife's car and the #921 corrected it.
 
No, I haven't put much on it at all. I used it 2-3 times from like April to late June. But then I polished the car with Menzerna the end of June. I used the AW the day before the 4th of July, and this was the first time I used it since then, so I know I haven't used it too much. In fact the day before the 4th when I used it, was the first time I noticed it getting hazy/foggy. I'm wondering if maybe it's not playing nicely with the wax underneath (test wax from P21S), but it's been fine in all the other areas. Or like Lauren said, maybe I put it on too thick, but I only do like four spritzes on each side of the hood, and then wipe.
 
You say you used 4 pumps for each side of the hood, so 8 pumps for the hood?

If so, yes you used a little too much.

I prime my mf with a pump, then I start with 2 pumps per panel, once I've done about 3 panels the mf has accumulated some aw so I can hold to 1 maybe 1.5 pumps panel.
 
I find with carnauba waxes a carnauba spray topper is best (like Souveran Spray) and leave the synthetic sprays to the sealants.
 
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