I know JL bought it for over $100 about a year ago and had it imported he also told me that even though he spent that much on it it was still worth it. I am glad its not that price anymore but it is defiantly a great hybrid carnauba. I guess it really isn't a beater wax if you think about it the only real reason people classify it that way is because Walmart stocked it at such low price. Vtec92civic the reason I applied it the way I mentioned is because Autoglym states to moisten the pad while applying it for smoother, easier, and thinner coverage. Since the pads come pre-moistened in a bag and knew after the first panel of it was going to dry up. I though what would be the best way to keep the pad moist, so I just filled up my extra bucket with about 1 gallon or less of hot water so I could keep the pad moist during the entire application. The hot water helped make AG HD spread easily. I would just put the pad in the water and soak it up and then squeeze out all the excess water just so that it was moist not dripping wet. Then I would swipe the pot twice and then apply to the panel. Each panel or half a panel I would re moisten the pad.
Danny, The car looks great. That's quite a shine you have there. I see Walmart is now trying to get rid of the AG, because they are now selling the AG HD for $20. First they were selling it for $35, and nobody was buying it, and now it is down to $20. Even at that extremely low price, I think they are going to have a hard time selling it. I just might have to buy one or two, to keep in stock!!
When I say beater wax, I say that because it's cheap, and "OK" at the same time. I don't find it to be a great wax, however. It's not the easiest to apply and remove, but it does look good and the beading is nice. Yes, people can say that you have to keep the applicator moist and to go thin, but for me a GREAT wax needs to be a no-brainer wax. Easy on, easy off, no matter how you apply it. AG HD is not hat.
I have to agree. I am still struggling to work with the application process. I try to keep apply it thin but it gets stubborn and I can feel the applicator getting grippy on the car surface. I find it does not spread far for me even if I can still see there is wax on the applicator. As a result, after a few more swipes in the tub, the applicator becomes overloaded and tiny pieces of the wax come off the applicator as I am applying making for an insane mess. So far I've migated this by using a fresh surface of the applicators after every 1.5 panels. Not sure if it is a quality control issue, or hd wax does not like cold temperatures, or the applicators just are not too great. I've read another case of this happening in another forum.
It's the temperature. When it drops to single-digit Celsius out here in Vancouver it doesn't like being spread out.
^i do think you should pick it up and try it out. I used it for the first time 2 weeks ago and im a very happy camper. looks great on my dark blue mazda. iv yet to try it out on my white lexus tho.
Hey Danny . . . . appreciate it. I'm going to lay something down on my car just for now since my LSP is dwindling and then i'll make a run to grab my AG HD wax from my storage and give it a shot. Appreciate the tip though. That method just might work with several other wax applications as well. We are expecting rain this weekend so i need to get some protection on soon. Perhaps some Migliore Primo will do the trick.
I'm really glad that I picked up some HD while Wal-Mart still has it, like has been said before it's not the easiest to apply and remove but I'm just getting into buying LSP's so I was glad to be able to pick up a higher-quality wax for a low price.
