I was Mr Waxfantastic

[John Sims]

So there I was Wednesday morning, funeral to go to in Bristol, car looking more of a state that usual and no time to wash it.

So out came the "Waxfantastic"! I was the man on the video.

That said, man on the video had a silver car not a black one. We all know that silver cars look clean even when they are dirty and black cars look dirty when they are clean.

It didn't do a bad job. A bit smeary in places and would have looked better had I used another cloth, but then I might just have well washed the car. For a five minute wipe over it looked OK.

I have no idea what it has done to the polish or paint finish, or if I will be able to get any more polish to stick to the car afterwards. Can't wait till I wash the car properly again [8|]

In summary - whilst not necessarily Waxfantastic it was certainly Waxprettygoodsofar. I just hope I havn't finaly wrecked and already dubious polished finish.

 

[Mark_Bennett]

What the he££ is Waxfantastic?
And why had you bought some?

 

[John Sims]

And why had you bought some?

I didn't. We had a demonstration by Wynns the people who do oil addatives and stuff.

They have a great line and loads of different product samples of which we had for the taking. A stonking haul. I had a can of spray carb cleaner, another member got a hydoblade (rrp £10.00), there was oil leak stopper, water leak stopper, engine flush, octane booster, metal putty, instant locktite superglue and all sorts of other goodies.

They are now distributing a cleaning cloth called "Waxfantastic". It is a mcrofibre towel impregnated with silicone. It is claimed that you can wipe your car down with this rather than wash it. Not to be recommended if covered in serious mud'n'bullets obviously but seems to do a pretty good job on general road grime.

Any road up, they handed out packs of four cloths to all the members present at the demo. The cloth seems to do a pretty good job and (subjet to price and what happens next time I wash/wax the car) I might have to buy a pack to keep in the car for those little buffing up moments.

Top men - to be recommended for a regional meeting.

 

[Mark_Bennett]

It is a mcrofibre towel impregnated with silicone

It's the sillicon bit that worries me[]

 

[John Sims]

It's the sillicon bit that worries me

I'm not sure about it myself. I'm more than expecting that I'll have to strip the wax off my car before I can rewax it as it will now have a coating of silicone on the surface stopping me building up any further coats of wax.

As I have noted before, I've done the car with Incero Limozine wax. It is an absolute b***er to do but gives a realy hard, long lasting finish. As a result I now only wash the car down with hot water and dry it off. Looks great.

Post Waxfantastic I'm anticipating having to shampoo the car to remove the silicone (hopefully) without taking off the wax (hopefully). That said it may work a treat and I don't have any problems at all.

The car was wet this morning (it lives outside) and the surface had beaded up us usuall. I don't know if this is because of the silicone or the Incero wax, but time will tell.

 

[Diver944]

John, I keep our cars pretty well waxed [8|] and if I am short on time and the car is not too dirty then I can recommend a large microfibre cloth and buckets of clean water. Wet the cloth and wipe off the muck on a panel, rinse the cloth, do another panel. Repeat until the car is done []

It takes about 10 minutes, and providing you are well waxed I've not added any extra scratches or marks. Possibly slower than your magic cloth, but no silicon involved

 

[John Sims]

I can see where you are comming from Paul but, if anything, it is the water which slows me down.

I don't know if it is down to the type of water round here, the wax, or because I have a black car, but I can't leave the car wet or it marks horribly. It has to be dried off.

Rain isn't a problem, but tap water leave rings, water marks and spots all over the car.

 

[Diver944]

Yep, I have a black car too [8|], and if you leave any standing water for a few minutes you get a watermark. That's why I advocate these microfibre cloths. As well as soaking up lots of water so you can safely wipe the dirt off, they are also like a chamois in that they dry it off straightaway. Result, no waterstains.

 

[oilyrag]

I was Mr Waxfantastic

To most of the people who really know you John, you must simply be happy to remain "Mr Fantastic" !

 

[John Sims]

you must simply be happy to remain "Mr Fantastic" !

If only that was true Oily. []

Having used this product previously what is your take on it? Can you wax the car the next time you wash it properly?

I have to say that,although my car was dirty, the cloth did seem to lift the dirt clear of the surface and so not scratch the finish as you wipe it over. That was impressive in its self.

 

[graham harvey]

As I have noted before, I've done the car with Incero Limozine wax. It is an absolute b***er to do but gives a realy hard, long lasting finish.

John - I have just ordered some stuff from the Incero website ( inc the Limo wax ). Why is it a b@gger to apply ? Do you use the pre-lim cleaner ?

I have to also agree with your view on the demo on Tuesday night - I thought it was really good and have bought some of the oil additives and octane boost.

 

[John Sims]

Why is it a b@gger to apply ? Do you use the pre-lim cleaner ?

I did use the pre-lim and the clay block. It got the car nice and clean ready for the wax.

The trick with the wax is not to do it on a cold day, or when the panels are cold as the wax is very, very, hard and wont spread. Use the wax very sparingly and only do small areas at a time before buffing off. 1 ft x 2 ft is about the maximum area you should be looking at for each application. When I first got mine I dashed outside at the crack of dawn to make a start. Went straight for the nice big cold bonnet and damn nigh killed myself trying to buff the wax to a shine.

As soom as the wax is on, start buffing it to a shine. Once it starts to harden it is difficult to get the cloth marks out and the car looks like it has been painted with a paint brush.

It is a strange wax to apply as it seems that you aren't putting anything onto the car, then you go for a big blob and have to buff like a mad man.

I would recommend almost putting on too little and doing the car twice rather than laying it on and then having a job to buff out the cloth marks.

Always apply and polish in the dirrection of the contours of the car, that way you reduce to chance of swirl marks.

 

[graham harvey]

cheers for advice John.

 

[Guest]

Graham

John's advice is spot on - less is more!. You should have full instructionsincluded in the pack you ordered, any problems please contact me.

regards

Peter
Incero Ltd.