A wax question...

[jasn78]

sorry gavas, daz is pretty much spot on, on the difference between soft and hard waxes in my case i use a sealant for protection then top with a soft wax to try and give it some warmth

[KWICKS]

I beleive it has to do more with the consistancy. Hard wax comes in a tub or tin and is in the form of a paste whereas soft wax is runny, like tomato suace and generally comes in a bottle. I find I waste more of the soft wax over the hard stuff....

Agree, hard and soft waxes are both available as pastes, the runny wax you refer to might be better referred to as a liquid wax. HArder wax is harder to apply and buff (marginally) but durability of protection is longer. I haven't used a hard wax yet.

And to above, I use either a liquid (Chemical Guys Butter Wet Wax) or paste (Dodo Juice Purple Haze) wax on my car (alternate and sometimes layering) and either is done in 30 mins no problem. FI has vids of OCW (spray on) being applied and buffed in under 10 mins...

[gavs]

Ahh, ok cool. That is my learned thing for the day today

No I just have to find out what the stuff I have is.....

[jasn78]

gavs there is also a liquid paste wax i think but never used it or never read any reviews

[carcareproducts]

Hi Guys,

Just a few points to add.

There is not too much difference between Hard and Soft waxes in terms of looks or durability, it just comes down to personal preference and method of application - you can put soft on 'by hand' (actually just using your hands and no applicator) but hard needs an applicator.

By hard or soft here I am talking about quality paste waxes like Dodo Juice or Swissvax. Then you have Liquid waxes which are a liquid, cream like consistency, these have next to no carnauba content and will probably be more synthetic than anything else, so they will not give you that glow, depth or warmth that the paste waxes (in a tub) do. They will offer protection, but if anything says 'liquid carnauba' - don't bother, the percentage is too low.

Hope this helps.

Cheers,
Mike

PS as far as the original post goes, it depends on what wax it was, as one of the other guys mentioned above Cleaner/Waxes are hard to get off if left on - they are best used panel by panel (put on, work in and buff off before moving on) The other factor is you do not really want to leave them on for days for dust to gather on top because you do not want to be buffing dust into your wax and paint when taking it off.

[G-rig]

I use Pinnacle Souveran Paste Wax, pretty good stuff and easy to buff off.

[dodge]

I'd think that leaving the car unbuffed means that when you do get around to buffing, all the contaminants that have settled on your paint (which will happen unless you leave your car in a hermetically sealed environment) will potentially damage the finish as you rub them all over your paintwork...