[DeTomaso] Wax

[Roland Jaeckel]

Whitch is still used on american cars today........

> Similar to 70's-era European steel then...apparently.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: detomaso-bounces at realbig.com [mailto:detomaso-bounces at realbig.com] 
> On
> Behalf Of michael at michaelshortt.com
> Sent: Sunday, September 04, 2011 12:02 PM
> To: Charles Engles
> Cc: detomaso at realbig.com; Mikael
> Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] Wax
>
> i believe tbat it both evaporates (natural wax it is a volitile 
> substance),
> weathers (carried away by wind and water) and is washed off by both
> detergents and acids in the atmoshpere.
>
> just my 2 cents
>
> Michael
> On Sep 4, 2011 11:08 AM, "Charles Engles" <cengles at cox.net> wrote:
>> Dear Mikael,
>>
>>
>> See if your friend with knowledge and expertise in wax can answer
>> a question that has puzzled me for a long time: Once you apply the wax 
>> and
>> all is well and shiny and nice------then what happens to the wax on the
> car?
>> Does it chemically deteriorate? Does it dry up and fall off? Does the
>> air flow microscopically blast it off? What process causes the perfect 
>> wax
>> job to be only temporary and require periodic re-application??
>>
>>
>> Mr. Lazy, Chuck Engles
>>
>>
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: detomaso-bounces at realbig.com [mailto:detomaso-bounces at realbig.com]
> On
>> Behalf Of Mikael
>> Sent: Sunday, September 04, 2011 9:22 AM
>> To: 'MyCars'; 'deTomaso List'
>> Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] Paint
>>
>> My friend has a car wax import business. So I get good wax and good 
>> advice
>> for next to nothing. And I do wax the Pantera so it's almost impossible 
>> to
>> get the car cover on it, it just slides off all the time. The strange
> thing
>> is that most car enthusiast he and I discuss wax with, they buy the 
>> cheapo
>> gas station brand. Strange when people spend so much on their hobby, and
> the
>> shine and protection part, they can't spend $100 to get carnauba wax. Let
> me
>> tell you, there's a difference, and it's worth the money...
>>
>> Mikael
>>
>>
>> -----Oprindelig meddelelse-----
>> Fra: MyCars [mailto:MyCars at Comcast.net]
>> Sendt: 4. september 2011 02:39
>> Til: deTomaso List
>> Emne: [DeTomaso] Paint
>>
>> I just spent 2 days polishing the 20 year old paint job on my Pantera
> using
>> the Griot's Garage system. Woah, the paint looks like "candy"
>> (except for the regular places that the paint cracks).
>>
>> Now just a few hours of waxing ;-)
>>
>> Roydon
>>
>>
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