wax by machine or by hand?

Do you wax by hand or machine?

  • Hand

    Votes: 138 70.4%

  • Machine

    Votes: 58 29.6%
  • Total voters
    196
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i was wanting to make this a poll but i imagine that only moderators can make polls hehe. well there is the question... who waxes by hand and who waxes by machine??

i have always waxed by hand but im considering making the switch to doing it by machine if there is no risk involved.
 
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I now do it by machine. It takes me half the time and I feel it does a better job. Edit: I do find myself using paste by hand more and liquid by PC. But sometimes I use the paste with the PC also.
 
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If using Paste wax I find it is just as fast to put a coat of Pinnacle on with an applicator, save the machine for the XMT.
 
I use to only like applying wax by hand. That was untill last year when I tried with a very soft 4" blue edge pad I had. I can now do my truck with the PC and paste wax in a fraction of the time it takes by hand, and I get a perfect even coat, the action of the PC seems to spread the product farther and seems to use less then by hand.
 
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Same as everyone else. Liquid by hand and paste by hand.
 
I find myself more and more going to machine for the quickness.

I always do Souveran paste and DG #105 by hand though.
 
Well I don't know if I can vote for one. If I'm using a paste product I apply by hand. If liquid then I apply by PC, unless its more convenient at the time to apply by hand.
 
Neither.....I prefer sealants but they are generally applied by machine.
 
I apply all waxes by hand, time is not an issue for me on my own cars.
If I am pressed for time on Joe Q Pubs car I will use a machine
I get a sense of accomplishment and joy not using a machine for wax.

Chai Yo
 
I love applying by machine now. For some reason my hand really starts to ache after a while of holding an applicator. And I'm using Nattys Blue right now and it works awesome by machine. I just pop the block out of the jar, give it 2-3 rubs across the pad and I'm good to go. And I love the thin, even application. I seem to put it on too thick when I do it by hand.
 
what would the pros and cons be of both hand application and machine? is there any higher chance of marring with machine? or is it just a matter of preference?
 
Seems like a consistent theme; liquid by machine, paste by hand. Although I did do my girl's Equinox using a blue LC pad and NB. It was different, but I did seem like I used less wax and got a more even application. I might have to try it more often, unless I'm using Souveran paste. I think I'll stick with hand application for that.
 
I enjoy applying was by hand. For me, it's not about saving time. It's more of the experience rather than anything else.
 
I do waxes by hand and liquid waxes and sealants by machine
 
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