Which waxes have you used and applied by hand (bare hands) and got good or great results?
Which Waxes?
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I have not applied it by hand, but if I were to want to apply quality high % volume carnauba by hand I would start with something like Swissvax Insignis V2 (if you can still get it), CG Ezyme, CG Celeste Dettaglio, Victoria Red, Rubbishboys OE, Swissvax Concorso, Raceglaze 55, etc.
To apply by hand take a look at this video Marc Elsworth applies Swissvax Crystal Rock by hand
To apply by hand take a look at this video Marc Elsworth applies Swissvax Crystal Rock by hand
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I apply a lot by bare hands. I have tried Natty's Red, Pinnacle Souveran, Mothers Pure Carnauba, etc. Well Pretty much every paste wax I have. I have found that pure carnauba waxes apply easier this way.
Never tried it and don't trust it with my hands. I prefer my foam pads. The only one I'd consider to do it with is Supernatural because I've seen that particular wax be applied by hand more than with a pad. My Swissvax still gets applied with a foamie.
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I'm surprised more people haven't tried to wax with their bare hands at least our regulars.
No...
Dam It, What's a good buffing machine ?
Are those Walmart ones any good ?
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I think its better with hands than machines because some waxez have oils. The machine can probably burn when its orbiting and ruin some of the clear coat. At least by hand you have more control to how much pressure you should put on. My opionion. Mothers and Meguaries are the best products you can use but I need something can repel dust a little better.
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From what I've been told by people who know more than all of us regulars combined, no. They have horrible hands, dry, calluses, etc and it just can't scratch the finish unless there is something on the surface of the paint or your hands.
All carnuba waxes have oils. We aren't talking about waxing with a machine. Regardless any machine you're using to apply a wax you're not going to burn any clearcoat... We are talking about applying waxes with your BARE hands not with a foam applicator. Meguiars and Mothers aren't the best products you can use... They have a lot of great products but there are hundreds, thousands, of better products out there... This is coming from someone who owns nearly all of the Professional Meguiars line and use it consistently.
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You know what I did remember I did apply PB Nattys Blue by hand one time which was on my first correction. It went really well and I didn't have any problems. Here is the thread which was my first correction job. Yet I wouldn't do it again with a low grade carnauba like PB nattys blue, I would use one of the carnaubas I stated in my previous posting.
http://www.moddedmustangs.com/forums/general-car-care-detailing/178562-how-paint-correct-meguiars-m105-m205.html
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