I remember a while back Reading from someone here who uses a "spray on wax" as you dry your truck after washing it while its still wet.

I don't remember who wrote it, or anything much about it anymore, but was thinking about it today after washing my truck. I don't have much time anymore to detail my truck like I used to have, and being that it is black, the sun beats the crap out of it as it never sees a garage, its always outside.

I'm looking for something that will hold me over pretty good until I wax by hand (I do it about once every 2 or 3 months) can I use a spray on wax, spray it on a wet truck, and wipe dry with the water?? Can I use it plastic trim and rubber trim parts without problems?

anyone ever do this? how does it turn out? Any streak marks?

I would love to hear peoples comments on this if u ever did this in the past. where u happy with the results until you did the wax by hand eventually?

Thanks for any info.. my truck needs ur help!

 

I am by no means a waxing expert. However, I have used the new Turtle Wax ICE and it seems to work pretty good. It went on real quick and came off pretty easily. Certainly did not seem as laborious as the other waxes out there. Plus, it did work on all my trim without leaving streaks etc. Anybody else used this product?

 

Hey, I wrote an article abou it a while back. Yes, it is a spray on Wax you use while the vehicle is still wet. So Basically, it just makes waxing it in the same step as drying. It does work fairly well. But I haven't used it on my F150 Yet, because I'll only use real wax.

But for a quick shine on my old S-10, it worked fairly well if I had little time, or effort. I also use Armor all on all of the black plastic trim panels on the outside of my F150, It makes the black REALLY stand out, but just be sure not to use too much, and not to get any on the paint.

Hope this helps

 

I like to use Meguire's Quick Wax as I dry. Really helps my black truck between waxes. Evidently your job is working out, good deal!

 

Some are okay... some are HORRIBLE in my opinion. Personally, I don't use any of them as I don't believe that they provide a distinct advantage, other than a tiny tiny bit of protection , over regular wax. Additionally, if you're using a product that has to 'haze' before removing, I don't believe that it's providing ANY advantage over a wax that you'd apply by hand or machine.

So, in short, some are fine for a quick hit but, I still prefer a full wax as I can do it in the same amount of time that it takes to do a spray on and wipe off once doing all of the clean up work that 'spray wax' creates.

RP

 

Here is the lowdown on what you're talking about.

The "wax" that is applied when wet is not a wax. It is merely a drying agent that aids in the ability of the paint to "break" water off its surface. Blue Coral sells a product called Super Express Wax (commerically available only) that is applied to a wet car and as your drying, you are spreading it out. It works well for about 30 days. Simoniz sells one called double bond, and rain x is in the process of releasing one.

Bottom line is, its not a good substitute for wax, and it only works on well cared for finishes. It is good for prolonging the life of wax on the surface, as it helps get rainwater, dew, or other wet contaminents off the surface more efficiantly.

 

Ya what he said. Personally, I love EagleOne Wax As You Dry for my weekly washes (workin' 6 days a week, 12+hrs a day now) so it's great for that but I'm using it on/over a coat NXT as my base. Honestly, my dad commented that he thought it actually looked better then NXT but I think what's happening is the Wax As You Dry is working like a booster wax and renewing the fresh waxed look of the NXT.

Another nice thing about it is you can use it on your plastic trimming to keep them looking good and no streaking from rain. And yet another good thing is I use it on my soft tonneau cover and it keeps it looking like new too! Rain beads up on the cover just like the rest of the truck.

So bottom line is, it's great for the weekly up-keeps and on places where you cant normally wax, but definetly don't subsitute for your main base waxing. I do underneath the wheel wells on the plastic and they still look like new! (and the dirt doesn't stick to it as easily)

 

Thanks for the feedback!

I do know the spray on wax as you dry is not really a protection at all, but I was more Interested in was keeping my black truck "black" and not have it look to dull until I do another wax job on it by hand. I was hoping this spray on wax would keep the black as vivid as it is now until I get to wax it the normal way.

I'll probably buy a can and try it out in a few days when I wash it again. I mean it can't hurt anything to try it out (I don't think) I'll I'm trying to do is keep my black looking black without that dull look you sometimes get if you wait to long to wax.

Once again, thanks for the feedback!

 

Actually, some of them do contain carnuba but, like you said, they're not much on what you'd expect a wax to do -- i.e. protection.

RP