Applying wax to a car

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Don't be afraid to use your polishing machine to wax your car, just make sure you use the proper pad (foam finishing) and apply a very thin coat. "Thin" can be hard to define, but when we say "thin" we really mean "thin"!!

The car in the image below has NXT applied waaay too thick. In fact, the pad used to apply wax to this side was subsequently used to wax the other side, but we never put more product on the pad for the rest of the car!!!




The image below shows a properly applied coat of NXT, nice and thin.



The image below shows just how thin you can apply NXT if you're careful (yes, you have to look very closely to see it):



What's important is to apply not only a thin coat, but as even a coat as you can. Yes, that last image looks crazy thin but keep in mind that no matter how heavy you apply a wax, only so much is going to bond to the paint and stay put once you wipe off the hazed residue. So applying a wax really heavy only wastes product, extends drying time, can potentially cause streaking, and just makes it more difficult to remove the wax.

A bottle of NXT Tech Wax 2.0 contains 18 ounces (532 ml) of product. All you need to cover a full sized American sedan is 2 ounces (60 ml).