Tried applying wax by hand, ie, rubbing it on my palms and spreading it around using my hands. Seemed to work well but took a bit of effort and energy. I did like how you could feel the wax and paint and get a sense of the surface.

Then got out my griot's 3" polisher and tried that. Used a red pad and just rubbed the wax on the pad. This was SUPER fast, and seemed to be apply a very thin coat. I set the griot polisher on speed 2. I usee the griots over the flex bc the griots is lighter and easier to control around tight areas.

I prefer the hand method over using a foam pad if i have time, and the polisher is just so very much faster than using a foam pad. So why use a foam pad at all?

Any thoughts on the best way to apply carcauba wax?

ps, i was using p21s 100% carcauba wax.

 

With our current waxes in use, we apply everything by hand using our red ccs round applicator. It goes on smooth and thin and comes off without any resistance. Paste waxes are harder to apply with a machine since you cannot get it out of the tub. But liquid waxes like 1z glanz or Sonax Nano, can be applied using a da polisher with a light pad using a ow setting.

 

Hand application of Carnauba wax is usually the preserve of Zymöl and Swissvax glazes, which utilize #1 grade Carnauba, which varies from a very pale yellow (so called ‘white’), through a greenish brown (yellow). .

 

I would also agree I would wax with a carnauba by hand.

 

And "by hand", I'm assuming you mean using a foam pad.

I was using "by hand" to mean "by hand, literally" - where you rub the wax between your palms/fingers and apply it with your palms/fingers. I read somewhere that that's a "good" method for carnauba waxes.