Wax for light colored cars

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Am I the only person who has trouble telling what I've waxed/buffed on a light colored car? My 1965 Mustang fastback is arcadian blue, which is a very light powder blue. I could probably use more light in my garage, but I have a hard time telling where I've started and stopped when waxing and buffing the car. Does anyone ever use a dark colored wax on a light colored car to help highlight where they are in the detailing process?
 
I've never tried using a dark wax on a light colored car but what you could do instead is buy some meguiars ultimate spray wax and use that after you wax to make sure the spots you may have missed get protected.
 
It really does not matter. Color specific waxes are a marketing ploy anyway. You may want to get a wax that needs to haze over before removing which may help because the haze will hide the gloss of the car.
The other option if you want to have wowo waxes would be to mark the panels you are working with some painters tape on the outside edges so you know where you started and stopped.
You may want to try a swirl finder light that will show you even with a wowo wax.
 
Must be a Philly thing - cause I can never see wax on the side of a car either... The way I deal with it is just to use waxes that aren't difficult to buff off if over applied - then If I'm not sure about an area, I'll just apply a little more.

In reality I'll work more by feel.

inDetail said:
It really does not matter. Color specific waxes are a marketing ploy anyway. You may want to get a wax that needs to haze over before removing which may help because the haze will hide the gloss of the car.
The other option if you want to have wowo waxes would be to mark the panels you are working with some painters tape on the outside edges so you know where you started and stopped.
You may want to try a swirl finder light that will show you even with a wowo wax.
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I'm not sure about "color specific waxes", but color charged waxes are not a marketing ploy and can subtly affect the color.
 
Before moving onto the next panel, I just go over the current panel with a brinkmann to easily see any unwaxed spots.
 
theblob640 said:
Before moving onto the next panel, I just go over the current panel with a brinkmann to easily see any unwaxed spots.
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It s a good tip mate . Need a Brinkmann now , as well as lots of other detailing tools/products , it never ends ! lol
 
If it exist you may want to get a wax that when dry turns a different color.

Or invest in a bottle of Colinite 845. Where you wipe it on and wipe off after doing a few panels at a time.
 
Just talking about this today too. Waxing a white GMC with my friend and wondered if maybe we can get Drew to make a black colored wax that will show up on lighter colors!!! Drew????
 
FUNX725 said:
And just what are those facts that I gotta face...
Pllease...OH Please: The scientific-facts!!!

Bob
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You may have seen this already but there's an interesting thread on this with regard to dodo juices waxes on dodo's site, specifically colour charging 2.
 
Rmd said:
You may have seen this already but there's an interesting thread on this with regard to dodo juices waxes on dodo's site, specifically colour charging 2.
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Interesting? Just another bunch of bologna juice...
(if someone were to ask me).

However:
How about an explanation of the: "Dyeing/color-charging"...of vehicles' top-coat paint films---after they have been through OEM factories' paint kitchens' hi-temperature oven-curing processes (or even aftermarket body shops' paint curing processes as far as that goes)---by use of Auto Waxes...Now that would make for an interesting Chemistry/Physics graduate dissertation.

Although beginning those graduate courses with
a thesis on:
"How to Differentiate Between the Marketing of:
'Colored-Wax' and 'Color-Charged' Auto-Waxes"...
may also reap meritorious rewards.


Bob
 
vince in philly said:
Am I the only person who has trouble telling what I've waxed/buffed on a light colored car? My 1965 Mustang fastback is arcadian blue, which is a very light powder blue. I could probably use more light in my garage, but I have a hard time telling where I've started and stopped when waxing and buffing the car. Does anyone ever use a dark colored wax on a light colored car to help highlight where they are in the detailing process?
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I would say keep doing it and eventually you would probably develop a good process and an eye for what areas you have covered or not. I have been detailing seriously as a hobbyist for a number of years and I see things today I never noticed in year 1.
 
Okay - so I'm going to do now what I should have done a long time ago - install more lighting in my garage!
 
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