New Word of the Day: 1/27/12
Diaphanous (dahy-af-uh-nuh s)
Definition: fine, see-through
Source: Thesaurus.com
When a compound or polish has "flashed" it has a diaphanous appearance, that is when you know its time to grab a soft non-marring cloth to wipe the residue away to reveal your progress.
^^Great description of an important step in the "detailing process"^^

rops:
Caducity.
-Once I am satisfied that my polishing step(s) have met my expectations, it is now time for selecting an LSP (sacrificial barrier/renewable resource). This LSP-selection-step in the detailing process is rife with contention, and sometimes results in what's fondly referred to as "WAX WARS".
-One of the battles, as I see it, of the "WAX WAR" is related to the
durability issue...That is, from what I've garnered: What is the longevity of LSP's A versus B, or C? Will it endure a few weeks, a few months, or longer? In other words...What is the
caducity of any given LSP?
-To determine exactly how
caducous one(1) LSP itself may be, let alone trying to conduct side-by-side testing with other LSP's, is a difficult metric to actually measure, "prove" so to speak.
-Scientific (lab) testing, along with what's: "In the eye of the beholder" (empirical testing)...has it's fallacies; and, Mike Phillips has so many times stated: "Find something you like and use it
often".
-I'll 'stretch' the word:
often...in the above dictum to this point that I previously mentioned (and after all):
-LSP's are sacrificial barriers and must be renewed.
The time-table for such renewals may never be officially resolved. Individual 'tastes' seems to be a variable of this equation that is ever-changing.
-And, as such...The hurtling of: LSP-Lab-result-missiles...may never put a chink in ones: Personal-Preference-Armor!!
Caducity.
Once again:
I apologize for the protracted post...I tend to ramble a little bit.
Bob