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Old Jul 20, 2016 | 08:52 AM
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Gave this product a try yesterday on a door panel, I was very impressed how nicely it applied on and off. The results are outstanding. Two thumbs up!
 
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Old Jul 20, 2016 | 09:25 AM
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Was there a certain reason for using this product and were the results as you expected. Did you hand apply and remove or did you use a machine. Is it a finish wax and did you use a polish or clay before. Can you take a picture of the results. Thanks
 
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Old Jul 20, 2016 | 10:54 AM
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I had no reason to use it other than it was in front of me on the store shelf and it caught my attention. I shook the bottle vigorously first [it is liquidy] and I applied a very thin coat with a micro fiber cloth, left it on for 30 minutes and then wiped it off with a fresh micro fiber cloth. Easy on > easy off. I did not use a polish or a clay bar before. I was impressed with the depth of shine that it produced. I have no idea whether its a finish wax or not. That is beyond my knowledge of waxes. Here are 185 positive reviews from Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Meguiars-Mirr.../dp/B0002SQZR2
 

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Old Jul 20, 2016 | 11:20 AM
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I use to use that when I maintained a private auto collection in college (25 years ago). Easy & reliable product to use. I applied by hand as well.
 
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Old Jul 20, 2016 | 11:26 AM
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Originally Posted by michaelodonnell123
Gave this product a try yesterday on a door panel, I was very impressed how nicely it applied on and off. The results are outstanding. Two thumbs up!
The M26 is considered a "Professional" product from Meguiars. I use the wax myself. It is a blend of carnauba wax, silicone and polymer technology. Ideally suited for darker color exterior vehicle paints.

The gloss will always look better the following day after the product bonds into the paint surface, and water beading is fantastic.

You will find no disappointments using this product. Another great product for consideration and easy to use is "Blackfire Crystal Polish and Seal".

The Blackfire is one of my favorites when I detail custom or classic cars.
 
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Old Jul 20, 2016 | 12:19 PM
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I've been using Meguiar's 100% carnauba paste wax. While it looks good and lasts quite awhile, it is time consuming and arm-paining to apply and remove. I'll probably give this 26 a shot just to save my old and worn-out extremities.
 
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Old Jul 20, 2016 | 12:37 PM
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Originally Posted by richzak

The Blackfire is one of my favorites when I detail custom or classic cars.
I use the Blackfire paint sealer and love it! Very easy to apply, but I use the Collinite wax after the sealer. I was indifferent to the Blackfire Wax (had a very small bottle).
 
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Old Jul 20, 2016 | 03:17 PM
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We all have our favourites but I have used just about every wax available (except for a certain Swiss wax - I am obsessive about my cars but I am not dumb enough to pay literally hundreds of dollars for a small jar of wax. The very best I have found, in every way - clarity, depth, durability, ease of application and buffing - is Victoria Wax in either of their formulations; high carnauba content and a mirror finish. I have no affiliation with this company but people ask how I get my car to look the way it does.
 
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Old Jul 20, 2016 | 03:35 PM
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Originally Posted by sov211
... Victoria Wax ... I have no affiliation with this company ...
And 'sov211' lives in Victoria, Canada?
 
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Old Jul 21, 2016 | 02:59 AM
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Originally Posted by kj07xk
And 'sov211' lives in Victoria, Canada?
I know it sounds odd, but it is pure coincidence, Although it is called Victoria Wax it is made some distance away. Kidding aside, it is a terrific wax, formulated to be smoothed into the paint surface by your bare hand; the heat from your hand melts the wax into the micro scratches...a couple of coats and you are looking at a black (or silver, or green, or red, or blue....) mirror. Because there are no abrasives in it, you can build up coat after coat of crystal-clear gloss. It leaves no chalky residue, it buffs with no pressure, using a microfibre cloth. Really excellent, and particularly effective on dark colours. My Racing Green XK looks fantastic with this wax.
And to repeat, I have nothing to do with this company other than using its product.
 
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Old Jul 21, 2016 | 07:19 AM
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Originally Posted by sov211
I know it sounds odd, ... I have nothing to do with this company other than using its product.
Ok, so you won't share your employee discount with us, that's ok... we won't hold it against you...
 
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Old Jul 21, 2016 | 12:25 PM
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I've searched the Interwebz and Amazon, I can't find anything like Victoria Wax other than from that "Secret" place . Pretty sure that ain't right...
 
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Old Jul 21, 2016 | 12:48 PM
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Okay, disregard the above. I was on my phone the first time. Now on my actual computer I find it all over the place.

However, at TWENTY TWO BUCKS for an OUNCE, I won't bother. Maybe if I ever get that Aventador I've been looking into.
 

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Old Jul 21, 2016 | 12:55 PM
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Originally Posted by Cee Jay
However, at TWENTY TWO BUCKS for an OUNCE, I won't bother.
See? Sharing his employee discount would have been real nice...
 
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Old Jul 21, 2016 | 03:23 PM
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Sadly, I don't have an employee discount to share with anyone, including myself. Moving on from that tedious point, the price quoted by a poster above is higher than any I have found and higher than I have ever paid, but much more important is the fact that a 6 oz. jar of this wax will wax your entire car approximately 50 times. So it is effectively INexpensive compared to the more commercial waxes like Meguiars. The reason for this is in the correct method of application: the wax is applied very sparingly and spread by the bare hand and to repeat, it is the heat from the bare hand that melts the wax into the microscratches.
These thin coats can be built up layer upon layer with no loss of clarity but with an increase of gloss with each application.
I use the yellow wax for my (appropriately) Pale Primrose Mk 2 and the red wax (which has an even higher carnauba content) for my XK (Jaguar Racing Green). In either case the shine is unbeatable - actually, it is unmatchable in my experience. And if anyone wants to know what that experience is, I'd be happy to share.
 
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Old Jul 21, 2016 | 04:50 PM
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A SLIGHT exaggeration, but not much. Right off their own website:

 
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A bit cheaper here:

Wax - Victoria Wax - www.CarPro-US.com

~$10 / oz
 
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Old Jul 21, 2016 | 08:30 PM
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The results seen below. This was from 3 years ago. It looks better now because it has had many more coats of Victoria Wax.
 
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Old Jul 21, 2016 | 10:43 PM
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Originally Posted by kj07xk
A bit cheaper here:

Wax - Victoria Wax - www.CarPro-US.com

~$10 / oz
Well, I just spent the $70 (inc. shipping) for a 6 oz jar of their Concourse Red. If it works like I've just heard, it'll be worth it. The wife also wants to use it on her new Lexus before she freaks out about the dreaded "first scratch".
 
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Originally Posted by Cee Jay
Well, I just spent the $70 (inc. shipping) for a 6 oz jar of their Concourse Red. If it works like I've just heard, it'll be worth it. The wife also wants to use it on her new Lexus before she freaks out about the dreaded "first scratch".
Awaiting your review, thumbs up or down.
 
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