There is something relaxing about hand applying a premium quality wax to a finish perfectly prepared to accept the wax but I would still choose a machine because by machine applying wax you have equal, uniform pressure applied to the entire face of the foam pad.
The oscillating action of a DA Polisher is superior to the human hand for mechanically working the wax safely over the paint and laying down a uniform coating.
There are ways to apply wax by hand where you can hold the pad flat to the paint but a lot of people use the traditional small round wax applicator pad and with these you get pressure points because you sandwich the applicator pad between your thumb and your four fingers.
In this article about how to check for a single stage paint, you can see the pressure points on the pad because a heavier concentration of pigment accumulates in the four places your fingers press down on the pad showing what I mean...
How to Test for Single Stage or Clear Coat Paint
Mike Phillips said:
Confirmed, we're working on a single stage paint... also note the heavier accumulation were my fingers pressed down with the most pressure... this is because you can exert more pressure to the small area of your finger tips than you can with your entire hand, you can use this to work for you or cause problems depending upon what you're trying to do...
I show how to machine wax on every car we buff out here at Autogeek...
1954 Ford F-100 - Extreme Makeover - Process and products used
Next up we machine wax the paint using Pinnacle Signature Series II
For this we're going to use
Lake Country Red Low Profile Ultrasoft Wax or Sealant Pads on our DA Polishers on the 3-4 Speed Setting
With the Pinnacle Signature Series II Paste Wax you can gently knock the wax out of the jar and then wearing a Microfiber Glove make a few swipes across the face of the pad and you're ready to start machine waxing using a paste wax.
Machine waxing with a DA Polisher is a lot more effective than applying wax by hand and in my opinion safer to the paint and faster...
1970 1/2 Camaro - Show Car Finish by Pinnacle - Modeled by Amy
No pictures of us machine applying wax on this project but we did...
After we machine polished out all of the defects we machine applied Pinnacle Souveran Paste Wax...
This Camaro won three first place awards at a local car show on Sunday, October 30th...
Machine waxing is my my personal preference but when it comes to working on a show car I believe it's the best way to go...
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