Liquid or Paste Wax?

[SummersShanty]

Re: Liquid or Paste Wax?

paste for hand application.... liquid for w/ PC

[ctdave]

Re: Liquid or Paste Wax?

I'm the new guy here,but not new ro waxing.I use both but like the paste better.If I'm in a hurry after a wash I use the liquid but if the afternoon is mine I use the paste,and I too find the paste lasts longer.

[Ultraman]

I think polishes, compounds and cleaner waxes are better in liquid form. Maintenance, boutique waxes in paste form.

[ffboy]

Re: Liquid or Paste Wax?

liquid nxt 2 for ease of use i've used thepaste before and the paste isn't as effortless as a synthetic product should be

[polaris]

Re: Liquid or Paste Wax?

I find paste easier to spread than liquid and the paste tends to last longer. If i'm in a hurry i go for the liquid though.

[GhOsT1321]

Re: Liquid or Paste Wax?

I prefer liquid; dirt or any other contaminate wont easily get into your wax.

[ethereal45]

Re: Liquid or Paste Wax?

I think the liquid is a little bit easier to work with -- awfully easy to dispense onto the dual action polisher. I like paste for several reasons though :

1) I seem to be able to get more cars out of a tin of paste vs. a bottle of liquid
2) Pastes seem to spread out thinner than liquids for me (I know this is counterintuitive), so I usually can get thinner coats on with paste vs. liquid.

[ffboy]

Re: Liquid or Paste Wax?

I think the liquid is a little bit easier to work with -- awfully easy to dispense onto the dual action polisher. I like paste for several reasons though :

1) I seem to be able to get more cars out of a tin of paste vs. a bottle of liquid
2) Pastes seem to spread out thinner than liquids for me (I know this is counterintuitive), so I usually can get thinner coats on with paste vs. liquid.

I agree, with paste it seems to be easier to control. Liquids can be too easy to over apply, resulting in the dreaded streaking and smearing. With paste, one tends to be forced to apply waxes more methodically thus minimizing any unevenness. But regarding meguiar's waxes, i prefer the liquids to their pastes. Example, I find the paste NXT2.0 harder to apply/remove than the liquid version. Shine and durability, the same. In paste waxes, I'm more inclined to the old style (ex. Collinite). Again not the easiest to remove or apply, but it does have this satisfying feel when being worked into the paint.

But its hard to argue with the fact that you can get more applications with pastes than liquids.

[steve000]

Re: Liquid or Paste Wax?

Paste always seems to last longer, and it's easier to get on the pad than the liquid when you're applying it by hand