Swissvax Concorso by hand

My hands are fairly soft but I still leave some marring.

 

i only use applicators as well.

 

Use soft latex gloves; they are effective because latex will not scratch, and will prevent wax from soaking into your hands, it also helps prevent accidental marring from rough palms and from finger nails.

 

What would be the difference between using latex gloves and an applicator. I know people say that applicators absorb or should I say hold too much of the solvent carriers but I have not experienced this. Although due to the waxes texture I usually melt it in my palm first before putting it on the applicator or else it will be gritty and the grittiness will scratch the paint.

 

My hands are so oily that I don't even need to put wax on them!

 

waxing by bare hand is sometimes a neccesity when working with high carnauba content waxes... the heat is needed to stimulate

 

what about marring?

 

about as much risk as washing a car. If done right, and the proper amount of wax on your palms, no worries

 

i HATE doing it by hand. I have zymol titanium and since they say you have to apply by hand i stopped using it. I am going to start again soon but im NOT going back to by hand! I have the red CCS hand application pads... im going to buy more soon. love em!

 

Why not heat up the applicator pad? I read it from Mike's (Calgary) technique, and I've seen it explained by other people as well..

 

some waxes use solvents with a high evaporative rate, which tend to soak into pads, hindering the applying/buffing process. This is usually found in waxes with a high carnauba content.

But if you could keep the pad warm enough to do the whole car, i guess its worth a shot.

 

Hmmm I see...interesting

 

All the Zymol waxes I use at work (Creme, Carbon, Ital, Concours, Vintage) I apply by hand. Never used an applicator, and prefer it that way!

 

some of the high content nuba waxes are just imposible to make wet/soft like some of the more commercial lesser quality waxes (souveran etc).

You need a catalyst like body heat from the hands to make them workable, and they also use some pretty potent solvents which can tend to seep through the pours of an applicator, which is another reason why the hand method is most preferred.

 

so how bout an extremely thin applicator that absorbs body heat easily? Any ideas? And scientists that know such a substance?

 

like what TOGWT said, it may be nice to use soft latex gloves to apply the waxes. I'm sure latex gloves won't be able to mar the surface potentially like hands could..

 

well since my name was mentioned i think i should chime in..


I am now on the fence about applying wax by hand, i enjoy doing it, however it is not alway pracical.

i unserstand thet the solvents are absorbed (this is the whole point of doing itby hand) I have never had an issue however I guees i need to do more testing

so what i tell people (for now anyway) is that if you want to do it by hand then awsom, if not use the heated applicator. som people refuse to apply via hand, so for them heating up the applicator works well...

so i do it half the time by hand half by applicator

 

Do you heat the applicator every few minutes or so?

 

I enjoy applying Concorso by hand also. Trying doing it with a pad and it got all gritty and tended to spin the wax in the jar and/or break away in chunks. The Onyx I use an applicator to apply and its a breeze.

 

I like using a CCS Euro Applicator Pad