OTC Wax's bad?

[thescreensavers]

My friends detailer said to stop using OTC products for your car. He said If you do, Grab meguairs as they are the best but then he says specifically that Tech Wax 2.0 is **** since it has detergents in it which wear away rubber and cause marks on the plastic headlights. My friend was using that as well as I am an avid user of TW 2.

I know TW 2.0 has some light polishing power and waxing power, but I am unsure about it has detergents. And is this bad? I learned a lot from this forum, and I dont remember reading that TechWax had detergents.

I know techwax is derived from #21( is that it haven't been here in a while heh)? just with the added polishing power.

[rst08tierney]

Re: OTC Wax's bad?

If your worried about wax leaving marks on rubber and plastic, I strongly recommend you try Meguiars Ultimate Wax in the liquid form. It wont stain your plastic or rubber trim.

Here is a review I did of UW http://www.meguiarsonline.com/forums...ad.php?t=47707

[davey g-force]

Re: OTC Wax's bad?

Detergents in NXT? I seriously doubt it!

[thescreensavers]

Re: OTC Wax's bad?

If your worried about wax leaving marks on rubber and plastic, I strongly recommend you try Meguiars Ultimate Wax in the liquid form. It wont stain your plastic or rubber trim.

Here is a review I did of UW http://www.meguiarsonline.com/forums...ad.php?t=47707

not talking about "wax marks" I know not to apply wax to rubbers and plastics. But what he was saying is that the the rain wears away part of the wax and it will go onto the trim and the detergents cause premature wear.

I did not believe him at all, and you guys seem to never heard of this so idk what his detailer is saying

PS: I am waiting for the new wax to come out locally before I buy it. I saw all the new products when they announced it, very exciting

[CSI K-9]

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not talking about "wax marks" I know not to apply wax to rubbers and plastics. But what he was saying is that the the rain wears away part of the wax and it will go onto the trim and the detergents cause premature wear.

I did not believe him at all, and you guys seem to never heard of this so idk what his detailer is saying

I've never had such a thing happen with any wax, especially NXT 2.0. I don't believe there's any detergents in 2.0 either.

[Nappers]

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NXT 2.0 does not have detergents in it. It is to be applied in a thin layer and put another coat after a 12hr "cure" or so, I usually put it on after finishing up the interior or whatever, your choice. #20 has a "cleaning" ability as does the cleaner waxes obviously. Cleaning meaning it has diminshing abravisives or SMAT technology that polishes the paint and adds protection, and usually add a favorite wax on top of that. Wax doesn't run off and produce stains. The worse, if there is excess in crevices, that could get wet and run out and stain rubber I would imagine, but a final wipe down would prevent that.

I use NXT all the time, along with #16, #21, #20, Gold Class, ColorX, #26, Go Go Juice.

[ffboy]

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Detergents? nope, megs say NXT 2.0 is a POLISH/WAX.. Polishing oils (not cleaners) darken and add depth especially on dark paint, the wax (polymers) add protection. Ok, maybe if it has cleaners, its not enough to be classified as a cleaner wax. just enough to clean the surface for the wax/polishing oils to bond to.

[akimel]

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not talking about "wax marks" I know not to apply wax to rubbers and plastics. But what he was saying is that the the rain wears away part of the wax and it will go onto the trim and the detergents cause premature wear.

If this were a real problem, we would have heard about it long before now.

[ffboy]

Re: OTC Wax's bad?

I would worry more about the airborne pollutants, UV rays, acid rain ruining plastics and rubber trim than car wax drying on them. The only real issue with the wax on rubber/plastic is the stain/color it leaves behind, and it ruins the hard work one puts in detailing one's car. Fortunately, meguiars has products that can fix those problems (megs gold class trim detailer, but at the moment i'm using mothers naturally black).

[Michael Stoops]

Re: OTC Wax's bad?

Detergents in NXT Tech Wax 2.0? No. Emphatically no. Why would there be? What purpose could they possibly serve? And while we can't definitively speak for all of our competitors, we find it very, very hard to believe that any of them have detergents in their waxes either.


Now solvents are another thing, but even that has to put into context. A "solvent" is essentially anything, usually a liquid, designed to dissolve something else, usually a solid. But just because a liquid dissolves a solid does not make it harsh, powerful, caustic, dangerous, damaging, etc. Pour some sugar into water and stir it - it dissolves. In that scenario, water is the solvent. Water.

If you've ever seen raw carnauba wax you know that it is literally as hard as a brick and completely unusable in a car wax application. It needs to be treated in such a way that it can be spread onto the paint, and solvents of some type are used to do this. But those solvents escape during the drying process and are no longer on the car once the hazed wax is removed. But even so, the particular solvents used in the blending of the final car wax product are not harmful to the paint. And no matter who's wax you buy, whether OTC, "professional", boutique or otherwise, it has some sort of "solvent" or so called "carrier ingredients" that allow you to spread them and deliver the "protective ingredients" to the finish.