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Burning Brakes
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From: Charleston, SC South Carolina
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Hey, the weather here has been really hot and humid lately. I was wondering something. I know it's better to use a synthetic wax over a carnuba wax because it holds up better to heat. But i also know that carnuba wax gives a deep glossy color. I was wondering about how it would would work for me if i would wax my car with the synthetic wax first and then add a layer of carnuba wax after. Never applied two layers of wax on my car before. Does anyone else do this? They synthetic wax i use is Meguires NXT, and the carnuba is Mothers Carnuba Wax. Any ideas or suggestions? Thanks.... 
Melting Slicks
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Have 1 suggest.
Usually you need cure time in between applications of any kind of sealer or wax because you will remove what you just put down. Only one I know that you can go back to back with is Zaino, and it requires there accelerator be used in conjunction.
Usually you need cure time in between applications of any kind of sealer or wax because you will remove what you just put down. Only one I know that you can go back to back with is Zaino, and it requires there accelerator be used in conjunction.
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From: Lewes DE
Sealant --> Carnauba : well established, standard Rx. Works great.
example: Wolfgang sealant, then Pinnacle Souveran
I think it's a mistake to use a carnauba first, then a synthetic sealant. The question is whether your sealant will ever bind to the surface if there is already a coat of carnauba wax on the top. I dont think the NXT would work well over top of a wax -- you'd probably just be losing most of the NXT when you wipe off. The result : lost durability of your sealant.
Try the NXT first, then the carnauba. I love NXT. Don't know if the carnauba will add any gloss above that already supplied by NXT, but no harm in trying that. Always wanted to try that myself - but just before I was going to try Meguiar's #26 over top of NXT, I got lured over to the Zaino Kook-Aid party.
example: Wolfgang sealant, then Pinnacle Souveran
I think it's a mistake to use a carnauba first, then a synthetic sealant. The question is whether your sealant will ever bind to the surface if there is already a coat of carnauba wax on the top. I dont think the NXT would work well over top of a wax -- you'd probably just be losing most of the NXT when you wipe off. The result : lost durability of your sealant.
Try the NXT first, then the carnauba. I love NXT. Don't know if the carnauba will add any gloss above that already supplied by NXT, but no harm in trying that. Always wanted to try that myself - but just before I was going to try Meguiar's #26 over top of NXT, I got lured over to the Zaino Kook-Aid party.
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From: Lewes DE
By the way - I've got to say -- this Wolfgang High Gloss Sealant is fantastic !!! Did a black car today -- wow, what a fantastic smooth, gloss finish ! It seems to work GREAT even on top of 3M imperial hand glaze -- I don't think the stuff in the glaze impairs the Wolfgang sealant at all. Great stuff.
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Burning Brakes
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Originally Posted by bugman
I think it's a mistake to use a carnauba first, then a synthetic sealant.
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From: Lewes DE
woops -- read your post wrong, sorry.
I know you need some other people to respond here, but lone last idea that worked GREAT for me with NXT.
wash, clay, then use imperial hand glaze. Then NXT.
really had unbelieveable deep gloss.
But like I said, never got around to trying #26 or souveran over NXT.
I know you need some other people to respond here, but lone last idea that worked GREAT for me with NXT.
wash, clay, then use imperial hand glaze. Then NXT.
really had unbelieveable deep gloss.
But like I said, never got around to trying #26 or souveran over NXT.
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Burning Brakes
Joined: Jul 2005
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From: Charleston, SC South Carolina
Originally Posted by bugman
woops -- read your post wrong, sorry.
I know you need some other people to respond here, but lone last idea that worked GREAT for me with NXT.
wash, clay, then use imperial hand glaze. Then NXT.
really had unbelieveable deep gloss.
But like I said, never got around to trying #26 or souveran over NXT.
I know you need some other people to respond here, but lone last idea that worked GREAT for me with NXT.
wash, clay, then use imperial hand glaze. Then NXT.
really had unbelieveable deep gloss.
But like I said, never got around to trying #26 or souveran over NXT.
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