Best spray wax?

[Lowejackson]

OCW works just fine as a drying aid. Not sure why people are saying the paint needs to be dry.

Agreed, I think it was Chris@Optimum who suggested when using ONR to give the panel a quick wipe to remove most of the water and then spray OCW onto the slightly damp panel. This does not seem to impact on the OCW plus you are not wiping any panels with a dry cloth

 

[FUNX650]

OCW works just fine as a drying aid.
Not sure why people are saying the paint needs to be dry.

Agreed, I think it was Chris@Optimum who suggested when using ONR to give the panel
a quick wipe to remove most of the water and then spray OCW onto the slightly damp panel.

Someday I just may get used to the nomenclature: "drying aid"...But:

I've never understood:
Why put on more liquid when wanting to dry the car??



Bob

 

[gupster88]

Do y'all recommend running the OCW or Duragloss, for example, in a diluted state like 4:1 like some have mentioned before on here before? It would last longer but I don't know how strong it would be. Seems like using it as a "drying aid" every time might make it go pretty quick.

 

[dooyaunastan]

Someday I just may get used to the nomenclature: "drying aid"...But:

I've never understood:
Why put on more liquid when wanting to dry the car??



Bob

Could it possibly be:

- Lubrication for the drying medium
- A way of priming the medium (as in those who pre-soak their WW towels and wring them out prior to use)
- Possibly combining the step of a final wipedown into the drying step for gloss enhancing purposes

In my experience anytime I hit my dying towels with a little V7 that the drying process just feels easier. Between the extra
lubrication, sometimes my towels leave tiny micro-beads from drying and when I use a drying aid that never seems to happen.

 

[a g thang]

Flitz Waxx speed wax
Soooooo underated try it you'll be amazed!!!!!

 

[rwright]

Do y'all recommend running the OCW or Duragloss, for example, in a diluted state like 4:1 like some have mentioned before on here before? It would last longer but I don't know how strong it would be. Seems like using it as a "drying aid" every time might make it go pretty quick.

If using it as a drying aid then the water on the surface is diluting it as you go. If you find the bottle is going by too quickly then don't use so much, very little is needed. One way of diluting it for regular use though is to mix it 50/50 with DG Fast Clean & Shine. If you really need to conserve then mix it 75/25 (FCS:AW).

 

[Lowejackson]

Do y'all recommend running the OCW or Duragloss, for example, in a diluted state like 4:1 like some have mentioned before on here before? It would last longer but I don't know how strong it would be. Seems like using it as a "drying aid" every time might make it go pretty quick.

I have not tried diluting the OCW and I am not sure I ever really considered it a drying aid. I guess I just tend to use it on slightly damp paint as a way of speeding up the process and I do like the idea of not wiping a dry cloth across the paint.

I find a couple of sprays per average sized panel is enough with OCW and so far my bottle has lasted a long time eg over a year. I do alternate with the Optimum QD so not using the OCW everytime I wash the car

 

[Rsurfer]

Do y'all recommend running the OCW or Duragloss, for example, in a diluted state like 4:1 like some have mentioned before on here before? It would last longer but I don't know how strong it would be. Seems like using it as a "drying aid" every time might make it go pretty quick.

If your using it as a drying aid, it's already being diluted. Why diluted any more..just use less product.

 

[gupster88]

Sounds good guys thanks for the help. Looks like I'll be adding some OCW to my order and will use it as a drying aid after washes once I get this truck detailed real well.

 

[rwright]

Sounds good guys thanks for the help. Looks like I'll be adding some OCW to my order and will use it as a drying aid after washes once I get this truck detailed real well.

Sent a pm. I'm about 20 minutes from you if you ever need help, just let me know.

 

[gupster88]

If your using it as a drying aid, it's already being diluted. Why diluted any more..just use less product.

Yeah you and rwright make a point I never thought about! It would be a little diluted since its mixing with water! Touché!

Sent a pm. I'm about 20 minutes from you if you ever need help, just let me know.

Just now noticed it! Getting used to this Tapatalk app! Replying now!

 

[FUNX650]

Could it possibly be:

-Lubrication for the drying medium

^^^Will this lubrication add any more "wetting" to vehicles' already wet panels?^^^


-A way of priming the medium (as in those who pre-soak their WW towels and wring them out prior to use)

^^^Isn't this just another name for lubricating/lubrication ?^^^


-Possibly combining the step of a final wipedown into the drying step for gloss enhancing purposes

^^^That doesn't even come close to following the guidelines for: "The Final-Wipe" process<<<(M.P.)...IMHO.


-In my experience anytime I hit my dying towels with a little V7 that the drying process just feels easier.

^^^I'm glad that you have this empirical data^^^ :xyxthumbs:

In my experience anytime I hit my dying towels with a little V7 that the drying process just feels easier.
Between the extra lubrication, sometimes my towels leave tiny micro-beads from drying
and when I use a drying aid that never seems to happen.

^^^Please explain/elaborate^^^

Thanks.



Bob

 

[dooyaunastan]

In my experience, no, oddly enough. I'd spray the drying towel, pat dry and very rarely if ever would I need to follow it up with a plush towel for streaks/excess.

Yes, while it's referred to differently they are essentially the same thing. However, if water was the only/best lubrication then why would products that enhance slickness or 'glide-factor' exist in the first place?

Whenever I hit a washed panel with my drying towel the water is usually never completely 100% absorbed, little tiny beadlets (and by tiny I mean the tiniest) like to remain and I used to chase those down with a plush towel and some V7/UQW/ONR spray. In recent events, I've been hitting the drying towel itself with V7 and I haven't had any problem with the beadlets, nor streaking of any sort. I don't know exactly what is going on behind the scenes but I do know that it's making my process easier. So, drying aid makes sense to me.

 

[AllenK]

I have been in love with OCW for about a year now.....tried a few out, always came back. Pastes or sprays, it my #1.

If you use ONRWW, its the same basic wax formula, so it really is a match made in heaven. If you are using ONRWW, then its a no-brainer IMO. Just dont overspray, otherwise its a breeze to work in.

OCW is also quite dirt resistant, but i swear to god, pollen loves it, garage or covers from early march to late april depending on whats in your area, you will thank yourself. My only con to this magic spray.

Opti-Seal and OCW are amazing products in every way,and especially when used together.

However,I did notice the pollen attraction today! I washed my car and topped it with Opti-Seal and OCW yesterday. My car easily had the most pollen on it by far than any other car I saw today. It was pretty embarassing!

My wife's car was even worse because it sits outside. It was washed yesterday as well,and the pollen was horrible on it. I used Opti-Seal on it as well. My "beater" HHR didn't have nearly as much pollen on it.

I hardly ever get any steaking with OCW though.

Oh,and a freakin' cat had been on my wife's car that was covered in pollen. Pawprints and wallow marks all over the hood,top,and trunk. It was so bad I had my wife take the car through a touchless wash! Why do cats only jump up on nice vehicles???

 

[addysdaddy]

two favorites are OCW and Pinnacle Liquid Spray Wax - I would suggest buying the one that happens to be on BOGO or on sale.

 

[Breakwater]

D156?& CG V7... Both are great.

 

[Jomax]

Opti-Seal and OCW are amazing products in every way,and especially when used together.

However,I did notice the pollen attraction today! I washed my car and topped it with Opti-Seal and OCW yesterday. My car easily had the most pollen on it by far than any other car I saw today. It was pretty embarassing!

My wife's car was even worse because it sits outside. It was washed yesterday as well,and the pollen was horrible on it. I used Opti-Seal on it as well. My "beater" HHR didn't have nearly as much pollen on it.

I hardly ever get any steaking with OCW though.

Oh,and a freakin' cat had been on my wife's car that was covered in pollen. Pawprints and wallow marks all over the hood,top,and trunk. It was so bad I had my wife take the car through a touchless wash! Why do cats only jump up on nice vehicles???

My cat jumped on my freshly detailed black truck the next day, fine dust settled and now I have fine scratches.... Still love him though lol but sucks nonetheless.

 

[AllenK]

I may get blasted for this,but...

I love OCW,but some pretty heavy rain today sure has seemed to diminish the beading. I had to drive my garaged Formula to work today,and it rained pretty hard off and on. I just washed the car with ONR,and used Opti-Seal/OCW also. As I said,the car sits inside 99%or more of the time. The beading sure doesn't seem to be very good for just a week old application being rained on one time. OCW is nice product,but this was kind of disappointing. Maybe the car was dustier than I thought,but still. I was expecting tigher beading.

I seldom go more than a week or two without topping.and certainly no more than a month so it's no biggie. It's certainly among the nicest looking and user-friendly spray waxes I've ever used.

 

[a g thang]

Flitz Waxx speed Waxx very underrated, I chose that after trying OCW, and dg aquawax, its truly amazing!!!

 

[AllenK]

I got a bottle of Megs Gold Class Carnauba Plus Ultimate Spray Wax in a gift set last Christmas.

I've been using it for the last few weeks on various vehicles just for kicks,and I really like it!! It looks VERY nice,and it's really easy to use. No streaks at all. It's very slick and glossy with nice depth. It has the carnauba glow for sure.