Is there a trick to using Ultimate Quik Wax? I need help ...

I think I'm going outside to UQW my car and hopefully take some pics. :)
 
I just UQW'ed the car about two hours ago, I will start another thread with the pics.
 
Don M said:
I just UQW'ed the car about two hours ago, I will start another thread with the pics.
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Don't start another thread..... just add them here so we don't have to go hunting........ please. :xyxthumbs:
 
shagnat said:
Don't start another thread..... just add them here so we don't have to go hunting........ please. :xyxthumbs:
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Ok, you twisted my arm ....

.... here they come ...
Since I just washed the car yesterday, I used UQD to clean off any dust that was lying on the surface. Then using the UQW, I misted it on a panel and spread it around with a clean, dry MF (I gave the mf a few spritzes of UQW before starting) and spread it around on the panel, making sure I got complete coverage. I went from panel to panel without buffing off the haze/residue until I finished the entire car. Then taking a new, clean mf, I buffed the car panel by panel until the haze was gone, going in the in the same direction around the car as I did applying it. Once I had removed all the excess UQW, I buffed the windows with the application towel without adding any more UQW, then buffed them again with the dry towel. Then I sat back for an hour or so to let it 'set up' a bit before taking pictures. Sorry for the quality of the pics, they were taken with my neighbor's camera-phone. I wish the sun had been out, but as you can see in some of the reflections, it is a pretty cloudy day ...

So, what do you think?

A picture of the tire, I don't dress them, I just clean them with Megs All Wheel and Tire Cleaner and let them dry.

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The Roof

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These are REAL clouds, not clouds in the paint

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Looks great Don. :xyxthumbs:

I've never had any issues using UQW as a drying aid, but as somebody wise once said:

"Find something you like and use it often" :D
 
Don, thanks! Looks pretty darn good to me. I assume this is a DD and not a "show" car. You've convinced me to give it a try. Of course my silver/gray car will never shine like your red one (or someone's black) car. Thanks for the pics..... super job.
 
Don M said:
Since I just washed the car yesterday,
I used UQD to clean off any dust that was lying on the surface.

Then using the UQW, I misted it on a panel and spread it around with a clean, dry MF (I gave the mf a few spritzes of UQW before starting).
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So Don...

The "trick" question I now have is:
Are you ever again going to try to use
UQW as a "drying-aid"?


OH BTW:
Your car looks really nice! :props:


Bob
 
shagnat said:
Don, thanks! Looks pretty darn good to me. I assume this is a DD and not a "show" car. You've convinced me to give it a try. Of course my silver/gray car will never shine like your red one (or someone's black) car. Thanks for the pics..... super job.
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Thanks, all it took was time, patience and listening to the advice of my peers. Your car will shine too, just in a different way. And yes, it is a daily driver ... 163,000 miles worth and it "shows" :laughing:
 
FUNX650 said:
So Don...

The "trick" question I now have is:
Are you ever again going to try to use
UQW as a "drying-aid"?


OH BTW:
Your car looks really nice! :props:


Bob
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Thanks, I suppose if I ever get the nozzle off the end of my hose so I can sheet the water off (I put that thing on a bit tight, and now it won't come off) or if I start using a leaf blower to (mostly) dry the car, I might use UQW as a drying aid. Otherwise I'll either use UQD or none at all. I'll probably just use the UQD on the sides of the car where the water is mostly gone and water spots start to form before I can start to dry the sides.
 
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