Wax Question
03-11-2007, 08:50 PM
#21
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Re: Wax Question
Jeff Strickland proclaimed:
>
> "Mindy" <drranchtx@nospamearthlink.net> wrote in message
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>
>> It is getting NASCAR season here in Ft Worth....with the TMS here,
>> they throw the cars everywhere to promote the race....Lowes, Home
>> Depot, Chevy, Ford what have you....one thing I noticed was how slick
>> the cars were when I touched the body.....a fly couldn't stay on the
>> hood in this Texas wind on the hood.....I have waxed my Cherokee and
>> Grand but never do I get that kind of slickness.....just wondering if
>> there is some secret wax the cars use and if any one knows what it
>> is.....sure would help on all the boxy Jeeps trying to get a little
>> aerodynamics
>>
>>
>
>
> You want to improve the aerodynamics of a brick by polishing it? Good
> luck with that. You will never go fast enough for a good coat of wax to
> help.
>
Maybe they have an SRT-8? Porsche got ticked off enough to do a new
engine due to being waxed regularly.
>
> "Mindy" <drranchtx@nospamearthlink.net> wrote in message
> news:mHGIh.11296$tD2.385@newsread1.news.pas.earthl ink.net...
>
>> It is getting NASCAR season here in Ft Worth....with the TMS here,
>> they throw the cars everywhere to promote the race....Lowes, Home
>> Depot, Chevy, Ford what have you....one thing I noticed was how slick
>> the cars were when I touched the body.....a fly couldn't stay on the
>> hood in this Texas wind on the hood.....I have waxed my Cherokee and
>> Grand but never do I get that kind of slickness.....just wondering if
>> there is some secret wax the cars use and if any one knows what it
>> is.....sure would help on all the boxy Jeeps trying to get a little
>> aerodynamics
>>
>>
>
>
> You want to improve the aerodynamics of a brick by polishing it? Good
> luck with that. You will never go fast enough for a good coat of wax to
> help.
>
Maybe they have an SRT-8? Porsche got ticked off enough to do a new
engine due to being waxed regularly.
03-11-2007, 08:50 PM
#22
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Re: Wax Question
Jeff Strickland proclaimed:
>
> "Mindy" <drranchtx@nospamearthlink.net> wrote in message
> news:mHGIh.11296$tD2.385@newsread1.news.pas.earthl ink.net...
>
>> It is getting NASCAR season here in Ft Worth....with the TMS here,
>> they throw the cars everywhere to promote the race....Lowes, Home
>> Depot, Chevy, Ford what have you....one thing I noticed was how slick
>> the cars were when I touched the body.....a fly couldn't stay on the
>> hood in this Texas wind on the hood.....I have waxed my Cherokee and
>> Grand but never do I get that kind of slickness.....just wondering if
>> there is some secret wax the cars use and if any one knows what it
>> is.....sure would help on all the boxy Jeeps trying to get a little
>> aerodynamics
>>
>>
>
>
> You want to improve the aerodynamics of a brick by polishing it? Good
> luck with that. You will never go fast enough for a good coat of wax to
> help.
>
Maybe they have an SRT-8? Porsche got ticked off enough to do a new
engine due to being waxed regularly.
>
> "Mindy" <drranchtx@nospamearthlink.net> wrote in message
> news:mHGIh.11296$tD2.385@newsread1.news.pas.earthl ink.net...
>
>> It is getting NASCAR season here in Ft Worth....with the TMS here,
>> they throw the cars everywhere to promote the race....Lowes, Home
>> Depot, Chevy, Ford what have you....one thing I noticed was how slick
>> the cars were when I touched the body.....a fly couldn't stay on the
>> hood in this Texas wind on the hood.....I have waxed my Cherokee and
>> Grand but never do I get that kind of slickness.....just wondering if
>> there is some secret wax the cars use and if any one knows what it
>> is.....sure would help on all the boxy Jeeps trying to get a little
>> aerodynamics
>>
>>
>
>
> You want to improve the aerodynamics of a brick by polishing it? Good
> luck with that. You will never go fast enough for a good coat of wax to
> help.
>
Maybe they have an SRT-8? Porsche got ticked off enough to do a new
engine due to being waxed regularly.
03-11-2007, 08:52 PM
#23
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Re: Wax Question
Get a big bar and use detailing fluid or even window film soap for lube.
Get a couple bars, if you drop one, toss it a neighbor, don't reuse it.
Jewelers tin oxide also works, but boy is it messy and lots more work.
billy ray proclaimed:
> Run a clay bar across the paint before you bother waxing it. You will be
> amazed.
>
> Cay bars and clay bar kits are available at most auto parts stores.
>
>
> "Mindy" <drranchtx@nospamearthlink.net> wrote in message
> news:mHGIh.11296$tD2.385@newsread1.news.pas.earthl ink.net...
>
>>It is getting NASCAR season here in Ft Worth....with the TMS here, they
>>throw the cars everywhere to promote the race....Lowes, Home Depot, Chevy,
>>Ford what have you....one thing I noticed was how slick the cars were when
>>I touched the body.....a fly couldn't stay on the hood in this Texas wind
>>on the hood.....I have waxed my Cherokee and Grand but never do I get that
>>kind of slickness.....just wondering if there is some secret wax the cars
>>use and if any one knows what it is.....sure would help on all the boxy
>>Jeeps trying to get a little aerodynamics
>>
>>
>
>
>
Get a couple bars, if you drop one, toss it a neighbor, don't reuse it.
Jewelers tin oxide also works, but boy is it messy and lots more work.
billy ray proclaimed:
> Run a clay bar across the paint before you bother waxing it. You will be
> amazed.
>
> Cay bars and clay bar kits are available at most auto parts stores.
>
>
> "Mindy" <drranchtx@nospamearthlink.net> wrote in message
> news:mHGIh.11296$tD2.385@newsread1.news.pas.earthl ink.net...
>
>>It is getting NASCAR season here in Ft Worth....with the TMS here, they
>>throw the cars everywhere to promote the race....Lowes, Home Depot, Chevy,
>>Ford what have you....one thing I noticed was how slick the cars were when
>>I touched the body.....a fly couldn't stay on the hood in this Texas wind
>>on the hood.....I have waxed my Cherokee and Grand but never do I get that
>>kind of slickness.....just wondering if there is some secret wax the cars
>>use and if any one knows what it is.....sure would help on all the boxy
>>Jeeps trying to get a little aerodynamics
>>
>>
>
>
>
03-11-2007, 08:52 PM
#24
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Posts: n/a
Re: Wax Question
Get a big bar and use detailing fluid or even window film soap for lube.
Get a couple bars, if you drop one, toss it a neighbor, don't reuse it.
Jewelers tin oxide also works, but boy is it messy and lots more work.
billy ray proclaimed:
> Run a clay bar across the paint before you bother waxing it. You will be
> amazed.
>
> Cay bars and clay bar kits are available at most auto parts stores.
>
>
> "Mindy" <drranchtx@nospamearthlink.net> wrote in message
> news:mHGIh.11296$tD2.385@newsread1.news.pas.earthl ink.net...
>
>>It is getting NASCAR season here in Ft Worth....with the TMS here, they
>>throw the cars everywhere to promote the race....Lowes, Home Depot, Chevy,
>>Ford what have you....one thing I noticed was how slick the cars were when
>>I touched the body.....a fly couldn't stay on the hood in this Texas wind
>>on the hood.....I have waxed my Cherokee and Grand but never do I get that
>>kind of slickness.....just wondering if there is some secret wax the cars
>>use and if any one knows what it is.....sure would help on all the boxy
>>Jeeps trying to get a little aerodynamics
>>
>>
>
>
>
Get a couple bars, if you drop one, toss it a neighbor, don't reuse it.
Jewelers tin oxide also works, but boy is it messy and lots more work.
billy ray proclaimed:
> Run a clay bar across the paint before you bother waxing it. You will be
> amazed.
>
> Cay bars and clay bar kits are available at most auto parts stores.
>
>
> "Mindy" <drranchtx@nospamearthlink.net> wrote in message
> news:mHGIh.11296$tD2.385@newsread1.news.pas.earthl ink.net...
>
>>It is getting NASCAR season here in Ft Worth....with the TMS here, they
>>throw the cars everywhere to promote the race....Lowes, Home Depot, Chevy,
>>Ford what have you....one thing I noticed was how slick the cars were when
>>I touched the body.....a fly couldn't stay on the hood in this Texas wind
>>on the hood.....I have waxed my Cherokee and Grand but never do I get that
>>kind of slickness.....just wondering if there is some secret wax the cars
>>use and if any one knows what it is.....sure would help on all the boxy
>>Jeeps trying to get a little aerodynamics
>>
>>
>
>
>
03-11-2007, 08:52 PM
#25
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Posts: n/a
Re: Wax Question
Get a big bar and use detailing fluid or even window film soap for lube.
Get a couple bars, if you drop one, toss it a neighbor, don't reuse it.
Jewelers tin oxide also works, but boy is it messy and lots more work.
billy ray proclaimed:
> Run a clay bar across the paint before you bother waxing it. You will be
> amazed.
>
> Cay bars and clay bar kits are available at most auto parts stores.
>
>
> "Mindy" <drranchtx@nospamearthlink.net> wrote in message
> news:mHGIh.11296$tD2.385@newsread1.news.pas.earthl ink.net...
>
>>It is getting NASCAR season here in Ft Worth....with the TMS here, they
>>throw the cars everywhere to promote the race....Lowes, Home Depot, Chevy,
>>Ford what have you....one thing I noticed was how slick the cars were when
>>I touched the body.....a fly couldn't stay on the hood in this Texas wind
>>on the hood.....I have waxed my Cherokee and Grand but never do I get that
>>kind of slickness.....just wondering if there is some secret wax the cars
>>use and if any one knows what it is.....sure would help on all the boxy
>>Jeeps trying to get a little aerodynamics
>>
>>
>
>
>
Get a couple bars, if you drop one, toss it a neighbor, don't reuse it.
Jewelers tin oxide also works, but boy is it messy and lots more work.
billy ray proclaimed:
> Run a clay bar across the paint before you bother waxing it. You will be
> amazed.
>
> Cay bars and clay bar kits are available at most auto parts stores.
>
>
> "Mindy" <drranchtx@nospamearthlink.net> wrote in message
> news:mHGIh.11296$tD2.385@newsread1.news.pas.earthl ink.net...
>
>>It is getting NASCAR season here in Ft Worth....with the TMS here, they
>>throw the cars everywhere to promote the race....Lowes, Home Depot, Chevy,
>>Ford what have you....one thing I noticed was how slick the cars were when
>>I touched the body.....a fly couldn't stay on the hood in this Texas wind
>>on the hood.....I have waxed my Cherokee and Grand but never do I get that
>>kind of slickness.....just wondering if there is some secret wax the cars
>>use and if any one knows what it is.....sure would help on all the boxy
>>Jeeps trying to get a little aerodynamics
>>
>>
>
>
>
03-12-2007, 09:36 AM
#26
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Re: Wax Question
I clayed the WJ last summer. The difference is amazing..... and the
procedure is not all that had...
"Lon" <lon.stowell@comcast.net> wrote in message
news:d5mdnYB87Y6oOWnYnZ2dnUVZ_vLinZ2d@comcast.com. ..
> Get a big bar and use detailing fluid or even window film soap for lube.
> Get a couple bars, if you drop one, toss it a neighbor, don't reuse it.
>
> Jewelers tin oxide also works, but boy is it messy and lots more work.
>
> billy ray proclaimed:
>
>> Run a clay bar across the paint before you bother waxing it. You will be
>> amazed.
>>
>> Cay bars and clay bar kits are available at most auto parts stores.
>>
>>
>> "Mindy" <drranchtx@nospamearthlink.net> wrote in message
>> news:mHGIh.11296$tD2.385@newsread1.news.pas.earthl ink.net...
>>
>>>It is getting NASCAR season here in Ft Worth....with the TMS here, they
>>>throw the cars everywhere to promote the race....Lowes, Home Depot,
>>>Chevy, Ford what have you....one thing I noticed was how slick the cars
>>>were when I touched the body.....a fly couldn't stay on the hood in this
>>>Texas wind on the hood.....I have waxed my Cherokee and Grand but never
>>>do I get that kind of slickness.....just wondering if there is some
>>>secret wax the cars use and if any one knows what it is.....sure would
>>>help on all the boxy Jeeps trying to get a little aerodynamics
>>>
>>>
>>
>>
procedure is not all that had...
"Lon" <lon.stowell@comcast.net> wrote in message
news:d5mdnYB87Y6oOWnYnZ2dnUVZ_vLinZ2d@comcast.com. ..
> Get a big bar and use detailing fluid or even window film soap for lube.
> Get a couple bars, if you drop one, toss it a neighbor, don't reuse it.
>
> Jewelers tin oxide also works, but boy is it messy and lots more work.
>
> billy ray proclaimed:
>
>> Run a clay bar across the paint before you bother waxing it. You will be
>> amazed.
>>
>> Cay bars and clay bar kits are available at most auto parts stores.
>>
>>
>> "Mindy" <drranchtx@nospamearthlink.net> wrote in message
>> news:mHGIh.11296$tD2.385@newsread1.news.pas.earthl ink.net...
>>
>>>It is getting NASCAR season here in Ft Worth....with the TMS here, they
>>>throw the cars everywhere to promote the race....Lowes, Home Depot,
>>>Chevy, Ford what have you....one thing I noticed was how slick the cars
>>>were when I touched the body.....a fly couldn't stay on the hood in this
>>>Texas wind on the hood.....I have waxed my Cherokee and Grand but never
>>>do I get that kind of slickness.....just wondering if there is some
>>>secret wax the cars use and if any one knows what it is.....sure would
>>>help on all the boxy Jeeps trying to get a little aerodynamics
>>>
>>>
>>
>>
03-12-2007, 09:36 AM
#27
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Posts: n/a
Re: Wax Question
I clayed the WJ last summer. The difference is amazing..... and the
procedure is not all that had...
"Lon" <lon.stowell@comcast.net> wrote in message
news:d5mdnYB87Y6oOWnYnZ2dnUVZ_vLinZ2d@comcast.com. ..
> Get a big bar and use detailing fluid or even window film soap for lube.
> Get a couple bars, if you drop one, toss it a neighbor, don't reuse it.
>
> Jewelers tin oxide also works, but boy is it messy and lots more work.
>
> billy ray proclaimed:
>
>> Run a clay bar across the paint before you bother waxing it. You will be
>> amazed.
>>
>> Cay bars and clay bar kits are available at most auto parts stores.
>>
>>
>> "Mindy" <drranchtx@nospamearthlink.net> wrote in message
>> news:mHGIh.11296$tD2.385@newsread1.news.pas.earthl ink.net...
>>
>>>It is getting NASCAR season here in Ft Worth....with the TMS here, they
>>>throw the cars everywhere to promote the race....Lowes, Home Depot,
>>>Chevy, Ford what have you....one thing I noticed was how slick the cars
>>>were when I touched the body.....a fly couldn't stay on the hood in this
>>>Texas wind on the hood.....I have waxed my Cherokee and Grand but never
>>>do I get that kind of slickness.....just wondering if there is some
>>>secret wax the cars use and if any one knows what it is.....sure would
>>>help on all the boxy Jeeps trying to get a little aerodynamics
>>>
>>>
>>
>>
procedure is not all that had...
"Lon" <lon.stowell@comcast.net> wrote in message
news:d5mdnYB87Y6oOWnYnZ2dnUVZ_vLinZ2d@comcast.com. ..
> Get a big bar and use detailing fluid or even window film soap for lube.
> Get a couple bars, if you drop one, toss it a neighbor, don't reuse it.
>
> Jewelers tin oxide also works, but boy is it messy and lots more work.
>
> billy ray proclaimed:
>
>> Run a clay bar across the paint before you bother waxing it. You will be
>> amazed.
>>
>> Cay bars and clay bar kits are available at most auto parts stores.
>>
>>
>> "Mindy" <drranchtx@nospamearthlink.net> wrote in message
>> news:mHGIh.11296$tD2.385@newsread1.news.pas.earthl ink.net...
>>
>>>It is getting NASCAR season here in Ft Worth....with the TMS here, they
>>>throw the cars everywhere to promote the race....Lowes, Home Depot,
>>>Chevy, Ford what have you....one thing I noticed was how slick the cars
>>>were when I touched the body.....a fly couldn't stay on the hood in this
>>>Texas wind on the hood.....I have waxed my Cherokee and Grand but never
>>>do I get that kind of slickness.....just wondering if there is some
>>>secret wax the cars use and if any one knows what it is.....sure would
>>>help on all the boxy Jeeps trying to get a little aerodynamics
>>>
>>>
>>
>>
03-12-2007, 09:36 AM
#28
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Posts: n/a
Re: Wax Question
I clayed the WJ last summer. The difference is amazing..... and the
procedure is not all that had...
"Lon" <lon.stowell@comcast.net> wrote in message
news:d5mdnYB87Y6oOWnYnZ2dnUVZ_vLinZ2d@comcast.com. ..
> Get a big bar and use detailing fluid or even window film soap for lube.
> Get a couple bars, if you drop one, toss it a neighbor, don't reuse it.
>
> Jewelers tin oxide also works, but boy is it messy and lots more work.
>
> billy ray proclaimed:
>
>> Run a clay bar across the paint before you bother waxing it. You will be
>> amazed.
>>
>> Cay bars and clay bar kits are available at most auto parts stores.
>>
>>
>> "Mindy" <drranchtx@nospamearthlink.net> wrote in message
>> news:mHGIh.11296$tD2.385@newsread1.news.pas.earthl ink.net...
>>
>>>It is getting NASCAR season here in Ft Worth....with the TMS here, they
>>>throw the cars everywhere to promote the race....Lowes, Home Depot,
>>>Chevy, Ford what have you....one thing I noticed was how slick the cars
>>>were when I touched the body.....a fly couldn't stay on the hood in this
>>>Texas wind on the hood.....I have waxed my Cherokee and Grand but never
>>>do I get that kind of slickness.....just wondering if there is some
>>>secret wax the cars use and if any one knows what it is.....sure would
>>>help on all the boxy Jeeps trying to get a little aerodynamics
>>>
>>>
>>
>>
procedure is not all that had...
"Lon" <lon.stowell@comcast.net> wrote in message
news:d5mdnYB87Y6oOWnYnZ2dnUVZ_vLinZ2d@comcast.com. ..
> Get a big bar and use detailing fluid or even window film soap for lube.
> Get a couple bars, if you drop one, toss it a neighbor, don't reuse it.
>
> Jewelers tin oxide also works, but boy is it messy and lots more work.
>
> billy ray proclaimed:
>
>> Run a clay bar across the paint before you bother waxing it. You will be
>> amazed.
>>
>> Cay bars and clay bar kits are available at most auto parts stores.
>>
>>
>> "Mindy" <drranchtx@nospamearthlink.net> wrote in message
>> news:mHGIh.11296$tD2.385@newsread1.news.pas.earthl ink.net...
>>
>>>It is getting NASCAR season here in Ft Worth....with the TMS here, they
>>>throw the cars everywhere to promote the race....Lowes, Home Depot,
>>>Chevy, Ford what have you....one thing I noticed was how slick the cars
>>>were when I touched the body.....a fly couldn't stay on the hood in this
>>>Texas wind on the hood.....I have waxed my Cherokee and Grand but never
>>>do I get that kind of slickness.....just wondering if there is some
>>>secret wax the cars use and if any one knows what it is.....sure would
>>>help on all the boxy Jeeps trying to get a little aerodynamics
>>>
>>>
>>
>>