Well, I guess it's better than nothing... and, honestly, the water probably provides decent lubrication...

While I'd go about it a little different way, if it's working for you and that's all the time that you want to put in to it, it's much better than nothing!

Oh yeah, I still have that picture. LOL!

RP

 

That's okay, it's a standoff, I've still got the "Ritchie Cunningham plaid shirt" picture!

Maybe someday we'll be forced to meet somewhere between Lexington and Charlotte and swap all evidence.

 

LMAO! Yep. Until that day...

 

...wrap in a microfiber towel and cook for 30 minutes at 425 degrees...

 

Lazy about wax jobs....fast and easy.....hour to an hour and a half???? It takes me 1/2 hour to wax my truck and 20 minutes to wash it.

 

Swap all you want, I have copies of ALL the evidence and then some...

 

Aw, you ain't so scary anymore. You spend most of your time in the L forum, and everybody knows the kind of nonsense that goes on in there....

 

LOL! I ain't skeered.

 

I am glad to know I am not the only lazy one here! Here is my method...

I mixed liquid carnuba wax with water and ethyl alcohol so I could put it in a sprayer to spray it on the truck rather than do the "wax-on" method with a pad. Once the truck is washed, usually at a car wash, I spray on, let sit and wipe off.

The water/alcohol mix is 70% alcohol with 30% water and then I add 20% more wax. The result is a nice drying haze of wax. Shake well before using.

I have a pump sprayer that you pump up to pressurize the sprayer and it has an adjustable nozzle. I have it spray a fine mist and it only takes a few mins to cover the whole truck. The end result is just as good as the wax on/wax off manual method.

 

Let's see 70% + 30% + 20% = 120%... How do you get it to fit in the bottle?

F150and S2k, Sounds like this will work. I just got a question. With a sprayer, there's bound to be some overspray on the trim. Will this mix stain the rubber or plastic trim and how hard is it to take off?

 

Pete,

Hopefully, I will clear up my mix a little better... The water/alcohol mix was 70/30 and mixed first. I did not use the total volume of the sprayer to determine this, I used a pitcher in the kitchen. I added the wax after because I wanted to be able to adjust the amount of haze, i started with 10% and decided 20% was better. Basically, if I had 1000ml of water/alcohol, I used 200ml of wax in addition to the other mix. with a total volume of 1200ml. Looking at my post, it was confusing, sorry!

You are right, there is oversray that gets on the trim, windows and other plastic. I was originally concerned about the alcohol drying out but it really is no different than accidently going over the trim with a wax pad with the exception of not packing it in-between. Basically, it wipes right off fine. So far I have not had problems and what i do near the windshield wiper is put a towel over the plastic cowling so overspray will not get on the plastic area and wipers.

My original mix was just water but it took forever to dry. I have access to chemists and a lab with supplies so I gave the alcohol a shot.

 

Ya know, there are some decent name brand spray waxes on the market... might be an easier option? Just a thought...

I've never liked them but, I have heard people that do...

RP

 

The only reason I tried this was because I have a case of the liquid carnuba wax that was collecting dust. I used a spray wax in an aerosol can once and really liked it so I thought about using what I have and trying my own. Plus, it was more fun experimenting

 

I'm just jealous because my legs don't look that good!

 

You mean bowlegged, hair and knobby?


Hey F150andS2K, that mixture reminds me of a friend of mine that's a landscaper.

He once told a customer that he uses 8 parts fertilizer with 2 parts Roundup to keep his customer's lawns green but they never need mowing. Damned if he didn't hear another customer down the street repeating it a couple of weeks later.
You need to tell Pete V about those 120% sprayers you own, I thought everybody had one?