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Wax and other stuff

Leadfootbooth
Leadfootbooth
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Samples! Samples! Samples!
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  • Leadfootbooth
    Leadfootbooth

    Did half of a bonnet at work can't put up the full pic but here's some of it

  • Leadfootbooth
    Leadfootbooth

    I've been moved to this section of the forum... i like it here!! Got some more wax today. I'm going to brew up another batch tomorrow evening and see if i can't raise the carnauba content a to

  • Leadfootbooth
    Leadfootbooth

    My t1 high grade nuba arrived today.

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as above, let us see what youve got so far!

if we get some rain I will check the beading

You're probably a minority there mate... wanting rain? normally it just comes.

anyway don't enjoy the rain to much, i'm sure its here to stay.

You made it rain! :(
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good beading tho! I'm fairly impressed so far

Gotta order some more waxes and scents now as I'm running low

Got to look at other ingredients too pics to follow

I'll do a test sample for you if you fancy ;)
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Arrrrh still greasy!

And I've used all my beeswax
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Soon as I'm happy with the formula I'll fire out some samples!

I dont want to send out anything I'm not happy with.

Fair enough..
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Just ordered some orange oil (D-limonene) to try in my mix.

I've ignored it as a solvent because I thought id found better! But as orange oil is such a good degreaser I think I'll try some of this in my formula!

Updates as soon as it arrives!
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Well my wax arrived. But my new solvent hasn't

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Pictures time! New solvent arrived

Natural waxes prepped

Then oils

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Heating both separately because the wax needs to be hotter than the solvents

Also not burning the house down is a priority!

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looking good man :thumbsup: keep us up to date on how it goes!
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Just been and applied some to the car and my word does it spread well!

15 mins and I will go buff it off

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Came off quite well but I dont think it was properly hazed.

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I won't know if theres any residue till we get some decent sunlight on the paint

Sounding good.
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I'm still getting too much residue on the panels after hazing so I'm going to make another pot with less oil and more solvent

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Success!

Congratulations! lol :) any pictures of what its lie on paint?

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    I'm going to give the car a good clean and clay bar. Then wax some sections and get some pics

    Its quite a soft but spreads really nice.
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    Will probably wizz the car to the friendly foreigners and let them key up my lacquer for £5 at the 'car wash'. At least that way I can be sure theres nothing on the paint when I wax it

    Looking decent, how old is your paint?

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