Polish machine

[POLO]

Today i bought this polish machine. I wonder what wax i must buy to use with.

[Stang2Vibe]

You will probably want to use a liquid wax that comes in a bottle. It will be easiest to use with the electric buffer. Until you get used to using the buffer, you might want to apply the wax by hand and then just remove it with the buffer. If you apply the wax by hand, you can use any kind of wax you like. Don't push hard and keep it moving across the surface of the car. Don't keep in in one spot for too long or you could harm the car's finish. Good luck POLO!

[Mr. Poopypants]

You can use paste or liquid, I always like using paste because you only have to reapply maybe once, get an old spoon and with the back of it, rub across the wax and get a decent bit on the back of the spoon, then rub the wax into the pad with the back of the spoon. It works well, just try not to get any wax on the cladding (if you have any).

[Stang2Vibe]

That's an interesting suggestion. One question though. How do you get the wax off of the spoon when you are done? That spoon would probably have to be run through the diswasher about 40 times before you could eat with it again.I see this as adding another step to the process. Liquid wax can be a mess to use with a buffer because the buffer can sling it all over the place. But if you control how much you are applying and can slow down the buffer to apply the wax, it shouldn't be much trouble. If I were going to use a buffer for waxing, I would apply a paste wax by hand with an applicator pad, let it harden, and then remove it with the buffer. Applying the wax is generally very easy, it is buffing off the dried wax that is an effort. That is what makes the electric buffer appealing. Applying just a wax with an elecric buffer is no more beneficial than applying it by hand. Removing it with a buffer can enhance the gloss so removing it with the buffer has its benefits. Only liquids with grit in them (such as rubbing compound or polishing compound) benefit from the use of a buffer. But just for applying wax should be no difference.

[Mr. Poopypants]

That's why you get an old spoon..LOL. Trust me, you can wax the entire vibe in about 20 minutes using the polisher to put the wax on and take it off. It's an old trick we used at the detail shop I worked at in highschool. We pumped out 4 or 5 fully detailed cars a day between the 5 of us. That's full inside and out, everything you can think of. If someone would like, I could post a full detail step by step, probably not with pictures though, but describing it could be easy.

[POLO]

A tip or trick is always welcome,thanks

[ragingfish]

Quote, originally posted by Mr. Poopypants »That's why you get an old spoon..LOL. Trust me, you can wax the entire vibe in about 20 minutes using the polisher to put the wax on and take it off. It's an old trick we used at the detail shop I worked at in highschool. We pumped out 4 or 5 fully detailed cars a day between the 5 of us. That's full inside and out, everything you can think of. If someone would like, I could post a full detail step by step, probably not with pictures though, but describing it could be easy.I would LOVE to do a Vibe in under an hour even!I'd appreciate it if you could write up something for us...

[Mr. Poopypants]

I will create it in a new post later, I'm at work right now.

[ragingfish]

You're the man buddy!Thanks! Lookin forward...