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Can’t see the benefit. Wax removes oxidized paint through heat and abrasives, then you wipe it off. Unless it helps blend in what you don’t wipe off? 😆 That isn't how wax works. You may be thinking of a polish or cutting compound. Straight wax goes on and, after buffing, a thin film is left behind, protecting the paint and making it look shiny. FWIW I have used a tinted wax, which had the effect of minimising the "bush pinstriping" on the vehicle. It did work, though the effect was of course only temporary. It has been a while though. Wrong, wax may leave a protective coating but it polishes the same way as buffing compound. The abrasives just aren’t as coarse. Polishing compounds also leave a coating, they just may not have any UV protection No, it is you who is wrong. If it contains abrasive it is a polish, or a cutting compound. Straight wax (carnauba or synthetic) doesn't contain abrasive. It bonds to the paint and protects it, leaving a thin protective layer. That’s why when you wax a single stage paint the color color comes off on your rag? Whatever, I’ve never done this before. 😆 You win. I’m out When I wax the car the paint colour is not coming off on the rag, because it is a wax, not a polish. The same applies when I wax things other than cars. I wax firearms, for example, and neither the bluing nor the stock finish comes off on the rag. That is because I'm using wax, which is not abrasive. If you are seeing paint coming off on the rag what you are using is a polish, not straight wax. Either that or your rag has picked up some grit.
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It's poor spelling and not checking my words and being in a hurry. Maybe a few other things but it's time for supper.
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Protecting the paint
Taking a little paint off
Semantics really
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I tried to leave…. A little anyways
When you wax a car, 99 percent of the time paint is coming off, or rather clear coat these days. You can’t see it because it’s clear coat….
I said single stage, it doesn’t have clear coat, get it?
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I use Carnauba wax - highest concentration I can find.
l told my pap and mam I was going to be a mountain man; acted like they was gut-shot. Make your life go here. Here's where the peoples is. Mother Gue, I says, the Rocky Mountains is the marrow of the world, and by God, I was right.
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Protecting the paint
Taking a little paint off
Semantics really Not really. Two different modes of action. Straight wax bonds to and protects the paint, but contains no abrasive. As a result it doesn't remove paint, whether clear coat or colour coat. It can fill and conceal fine scratches, but it doesn't remove them. Polish and cutting compound contain abrasive, so they do remove a certain amount of material, and can be used to remove fine scratches by that mechanism.
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Jeez, it's what everyone uses to shine up their auots. Sheesh!
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Apparently, his auot-correct wasn't working.
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Protecting the paint
Taking a little paint off
Semantics really Not really. Two different modes of action. Straight wax bonds to and protects the paint, but contains no abrasive. As a result it doesn't remove paint, whether clear coat or colour coat. It can fill and conceal fine scratches, but it doesn't remove them. Polish and cutting compound contain abrasive, so they do remove a certain amount of material, and can be used to remove fine scratches by that mechanism. ![[Linked Image from i.postimg.cc]](https://i.postimg.cc/5yBkZ6zp/38-ABE376-5-EFA-447-C-BEFA-32-CF34776701.gif)
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