Ultimate liquid wax is not lasting more than 1 month

[Waksando]

Hello everyone.

Hope you are doing well.

I have been using Meguiar's ultimate liquid wax for 3 months now. The wax has been applied by hand after paint decontamination and correction with a DA and allow to cure for 24 hours.

I have noticed that on some panels the wax is gone away after 1 month, no more water beading.

The wax is applied following the instructions on the box; applied with the foam applicator pad in circular motion and wipe off after 5 mins. Am I doing something wrong ? Or is the longevity of the wax about 1 to 3 months only ?

Thanks in advance for your help.

Kind regards,
Wakeel

[twisty roads]

Re: Ultimate liquid wax is not lasting more than 1 month

outside of no water beading...does the panel sheet water? is the panel flooded with water? Does the car sit outside 24/7?

[Waksando]

Re: Ultimate liquid wax is not lasting more than 1 month

outside of no water beading...does the panel sheet water? is the panel flooded with water? Does the car sit outside 24/7?

Hello,

Thank you for the reply.

No the panel does not sheet water, the water stick to the panel. And yes the panel was flooded during maintenance wash with a ph neutral shampoo.

During the day the car remains in a covered parking and in the weekend and at night in a covered garage.

Thank you in advance for your help.

Kind regards,
Wakeel

[NorthantsPete]

Re: Ultimate liquid wax is not lasting more than 1 month

how often do you wash and with what?
do you use quik wax as a drying aid?

[twisty roads]

Re: Ultimate liquid wax is not lasting more than 1 month

all waxes/sealants/coating longevity is dependent on a proper decon and IPA wipe down/surface prep to ensure maximum longevity. I would say that Ultimate Wax typically lasts between 1-3 month in most real world applications but since your car is covered during the day/night, you should be getting closer to 5-6 months. Its hard to say but if the panel is flooded then I would say that the Ultimate Wax has been lost (in terms of its hydrophobic properties). You may want to look into something like the new Ceramic Liquid Wax which has a little longer life span/durability

[NorthantsPete]

Re: Ultimate liquid wax is not lasting more than 1 month

Id use clay, tfr or a wax stripper then reapply. Is also get a ph neutral shampoo like nxt 2. Sounds like you need to decontaminate rather than change products.... Unless you bought a fake

[AgentJones]

Re: Ultimate liquid wax is not lasting more than 1 month

Well, I think you just use it wrong. Or it was a fake wax.

[Waksando]

Re: Ultimate liquid wax is not lasting more than 1 month

how often do you wash and with what?
do you use quik wax as a drying aid?

The car is wshed once per week with Mr Pink or Wash and Wax and no quick wax was not used.

Similar behaviours have been noticed on some of our clients cars, on some cars the wax lasted about 2 months max.

Thanks for your help

[The Guz]

Re: Ultimate liquid wax is not lasting more than 1 month

What type of environment are you in? That will impact the durability of any form of protection.

[Waksando]

Re: Ultimate liquid wax is not lasting more than 1 month

What type of environment are you in? That will impact the durability of any form of protection.

Hi,

I'm in Mauritius, we are at the end of winter, temperature around 22 to 25 degree celcius, rain about twice per week and humidity moderate

[Old Bear]

Re: Ultimate liquid wax is not lasting more than 1 month

How bad is the salt in the air on that small island?

[The Guz]

Re: Ultimate liquid wax is not lasting more than 1 month

Hi,

I'm in Mauritius, we are at the end of winter, temperature around 22 to 25 degree celcius, rain about twice per week and humidity moderate

Road grime could be masking the performance of ULW with all that rain.