Hey all, Perhaps a stupid question, but I was curious as to what stage of the waxing process (application or removal) is where the wax actually penetrates/cleans/protects the surface of the paint. I originally thought it was the application phase but when you remove the wax, does your rubbing motion of lightly dried wax cause it to get down into the paint moreso than lightly applying it? Hope this makes sense... I was just wondering because I gave my XJR a coat of wax today (I use the Mother's California Gold Cleaner Wax). And with a cleaner wax such as this, I assume that the buffing motion during the removal of the wax is actually what cleans and brings the gloss out of the paint. Cheers, Aaron '82 GTSi
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I think you are right about the buffing motion, when dealing specifically with a cleaner wax. A pure caranuba, however, will not do any cleaning or polishing. It is added to the paint to provde protection from the elements. It essentially acts as a suicide protectant (i.e., the elements wear away the wax, instead of your paint). Prior to applying wax, you would polish the paint to perfection (get rid of swirls, ec.), then apply the wax as a protective layer. A cleaner wax is just a 1 step method of doing this. Dom
