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Old Jan 5, 2008 | 02:58 PM
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wax as you dry...

this stuff sucks, eagle one wax as you dry.....i tried it on the trunk to see if it works, i used my chamios, and all it did was streaked all over the place...now my car is brand new, and not in need of a full blown wax, i just wanted to try the stuff out...

what i did to make it work was dried the car off and one section at a time sprayed the section and buffed it off and it worked pretty good, but it didnt work as advertised....
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Old Jan 5, 2008 | 03:32 PM
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Give this a shot - Duragloss AquaWax. I've also tried the Eagle 1 product and wasn't that impressed.

But, here's how I apply it, which is a bit different than the way you did it. Wash the car, but when you're ready to dry it (before you dry it), spray the Spray Wax on and THEN dry it. I think this method works much better and you don't get any streaking.
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Old Jan 5, 2008 | 03:36 PM
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Neither product is really designed to be your base coat of protection. They both (edge AW) work very well with a base coat already applied. Eagle One was the front runner for quite some time, and works well as a QD when diluted with water about 3:1.
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Old Jan 5, 2008 | 04:28 PM
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...now my car is brand new, and not in need of a full blown wax, i just wanted to try the stuff out...

Brand new or not you really should protect your car with regular coats of a good wax or paint sealant. Sealant every 3 months or so, or a quality wax once a month. to be well protected
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Old Jan 5, 2008 | 04:43 PM
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Originally Posted by conan777
...now my car is brand new, and not in need of a full blown wax, i just wanted to try the stuff out...

Brand new or not you really should protect your car with regular coats of a good wax or paint sealant. Sealant every 3 months or so, or a quality wax once a month. to be well protected
Perfect.........
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Old Jan 5, 2008 | 05:14 PM
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Originally Posted by exceldetail
Perfect.........
my car already had paint sealant applied before they put it on the showroom floor....

i should mention that i used to detail cars before so i kind of know whats going on in that department...my car always looks better than most...

i just had this stuff laying around in my garage and thought i would give it a shot...

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Old Jan 5, 2008 | 07:53 PM
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^^^

Do you know what product they used before you bought it (how long ago did you guy it)? I bought my new TL in August 07, and right before winter (maybe late October) I did a polish, seal, etc. I'm actually waiting for a warm day to come up in January sometime to get it again (I decided to go with every quarter), especially with the harsh Chicago winters.
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Old Jan 6, 2008 | 08:12 PM
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I use it in my door jams, and hard to reach areas, never use it anywhere else.
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Old Jan 7, 2008 | 02:43 PM
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I use EAGLE One all over my car lmaooooo... gets the job done before I do some serious waxin' time.
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Old Jan 7, 2008 | 04:12 PM
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hondaacura83, the way you typed your reply, made it sound like you sprayed it on yourself and took a shower in it or something.

u nuts.

Also DG AW ftw!
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Old Jan 7, 2008 | 10:35 PM
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Originally Posted by steve9207
^^^

Do you know what product they used before you bought it (how long ago did you guy it)? I bought my new TL in August 07, and right before winter (maybe late October) I did a polish, seal, etc. I'm actually waiting for a warm day to come up in January sometime to get it again (I decided to go with every quarter), especially with the harsh Chicago winters.
i have no idea, the car was brand new sitting on the showroom floor, and it had white residue around some of the seams...so i know it had something done to it....when i used to work for toyota, each car came with a bottle of sealant in the glove box to use...i assume acura was the same....

dallas winters are no where near chicago so i might just limit myself to a twice a year polish/wax...
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Old Jan 8, 2008 | 01:59 AM
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Polish *and* wax only 2x a year?

You do realize that wax evaporates and it only protects for like a month, right? Even if you were using a very durable wax like Collinite 476, I'd still wax at least 4x a year to be safe.
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Old Jan 8, 2008 | 03:42 PM
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Originally Posted by AZuser
Polish *and* wax only 2x a year?

You do realize that wax evaporates and it only protects for like a month, right? Even if you were using a very durable wax like Collinite 476, I'd still wax at least 4x a year to be safe.
my last car was 6 years old, and still looked great...my cars usually spend most of their time in the garage at home or at work...again, no salt or chemicals on the road here in big d...
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Old Jan 8, 2008 | 06:46 PM
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Vin, theres a huge difference between your past, and what were proposing...
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