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05-07-2008, 09:48 PM
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As for Spray and Wipe, For some reason I always get streaking with it...it does work really, really well on glass but either I spay too much or it is too streaky.
I asked Steve about it and he did say a little goes a long way...but for me, if I see light dust, i feel more comfortable with a little more product and that is why I use the 34 so much, it goes on and comes off with no streaking no matter how much I spray. I have this fear of using too little product when QD'ing as I have introduced marring that way.
Open for discussion, I have a full gallon of S&W sitting in my garage.
As for Spray and Wipe, For some reason I always get streaking with it...it does work really, really well on glass but either I spay too much or it is too streaky.
I asked Steve about it and he did say a little goes a long way...but for me, if I see light dust, i feel more comfortable with a little more product and that is why I use the 34 so much, it goes on and comes off with no streaking no matter how much I spray. I have this fear of using too little product when QD'ing as I have introduced marring that way.
Open for discussion, I have a full gallon of S&W sitting in my garage.
JP-- if you have any luck with the S&W or find a particular trick to it, PLEASE let me know...
BTW-- one of these days I am going to try ONR... How much time does it save??? I am trying to decide whether it is worth investing in or not...
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05-07-2008, 09:54 PM
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Yeah... I am always hesitant to use S&W because of that. On the one hand, I dont like streaks, but on the other, I dont want to underapply it, thus I end up getting streaky... Which means following up with #34...
JP-- if you have any luck with the S&W or find a particular trick to it, PLEASE let me know...
BTW-- one of these days I am going to try ONR... How much time does it save??? I am trying to decide whether it is worth investing in or not...
JP-- if you have any luck with the S&W or find a particular trick to it, PLEASE let me know...
BTW-- one of these days I am going to try ONR... How much time does it save??? I am trying to decide whether it is worth investing in or not...
JP
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05-07-2008, 09:56 PM
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Sounds like a plan, man...not sure if I can drop by tomorrow or not... Got work tomorrow night... Will call you, though. Thanks!!!
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05-08-2008, 09:48 AM
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I haven't yet used ONR as a QD...I need to get some more spare bottles to give that a try, I mainly use ONR for our camper...that's how I wash it while camping etc. It works great.
As for Spray and Wipe, For some reason I always get streaking with it...it does work really, really well on glass but either I spay too much or it is too streaky.
I asked Steve about it and he did say a little goes a long way...but for me, if I see light dust, i feel more comfortable with a little more product and that is why I use the 34 so much, it goes on and comes off with no streaking no matter how much I spray. I have this fear of using too little product when QD'ing as I have introduced marring that way.
Open for discussion, I have a full gallon of S&W sitting in my garage.
I haven't yet used ONR as a QD...I need to get some more spare bottles to give that a try, I mainly use ONR for our camper...that's how I wash it while camping etc. It works great.
As for Spray and Wipe, For some reason I always get streaking with it...it does work really, really well on glass but either I spay too much or it is too streaky.
I asked Steve about it and he did say a little goes a long way...but for me, if I see light dust, i feel more comfortable with a little more product and that is why I use the 34 so much, it goes on and comes off with no streaking no matter how much I spray. I have this fear of using too little product when QD'ing as I have introduced marring that way.
Open for discussion, I have a full gallon of S&W sitting in my garage.
To be honest, I rarely use a "cleaning" QD anymore to remove dust on the visible paint surface. I do use them for bird bombs, door jams, under hood work, to aid in the removal of some polish/polish residue, or to make sure the surface is absolutely perfectly free of any dust prior to an application of an LSP. Used in those circumstances, streaking is really not a concern for me. Although, I haven't noticed any streaking with ONR in QD strength under any conditions, except when the paint is extremely cold or hot.
The only time I use gloss enhancing QD's are after a wash, or a couple hours after an application of an LSP. Now that I've found a couple of excellent spray waxes like OCW and Mothers Reflections, I have even less need for the gloss enhancing QD's. However, I will keep some OID around just for kicks.
Essentially, I try to keep my hands off the paint unless it is already clean from a recent wash. Really keeps marring to a minimum. The 5 or 6 gallons of QD I have will probably go bad before I get a chance to use them.
BTW, the OID seems to have some anti-static properties like FX425... I do like that feature.
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