[TR] wax on wax off

[Chip19474 at aol.com]

Gary,
 
With the recent change in the weather here (milder and no rain), I  just 
finished waxing our Camry and once again I noticed the same thing that you  
did.  I used Meguiar's Next Generation (NXT) Tech Wax 2.0 liquid.  I  say 
"once again" because I used it on the TR6 in the spring and it reacted the  same 
way. 
 
This is supposed to be their "latest & greatest" product so I  called 
Meguiar's and asked why it was smearing.  They said that that was  normal as the 
agents that give the finish it's final gloss, protection,  etc. sometimes 
need time to settle in......hmmm.
 
The wax applies easily and seems to last a reasonable amount of time  and 
the greasy (smeary) finish will go away after a wash or two but it seems a  
bit odd to me.....and this stuff isn't cheap!  So, maybe next year,  I'll try 
someone else's product...
 
Chip Krout
Delaware Valley Triumphs, Ltd.
Skippack, PA
1976 TR6  CF57822U
 
 
In a message dated 10/19/2009 8:51:39 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,  
nafzigerg at yahoo.com writes:

Just  finished waxing my car and its the first time i've used Mequires.   
Went
on well but it didn't seem to dry like waxs i've used before.   Didn't dry 
to a
powder like others i've used in the past.    I  went ahead and buffed it 
off by
hand although it was tough to get it off to  my satisfaction.  There seemed 
to
be a greasy film that was tough to  get off.  Using clean fresh towels 
helped. 
I let it dry for at least  2-3 hours.

It's fall here in Iowa but got up
between 55-60 degrees  today.........maybe thats too cool?  Is this normal  
for
Mequires?  It could be that in the morning another buffing will  clean it 
all
up.  Living in a small town it also could be that the wax  i purchased has 
been
sitting on the shelf for who knows how  long.

just wondering!

gary  n.
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