Yeah, if I was charging $1K+ to hard wax a glider, I'd be telling you about
all the damage I've seen done by clueless owners... The maker of the hard
wax bar also offers a soft paste for orbital polisher application. Use it on
the controls if you fear your thumbs.

Pulled this recently from a FAQ hosted by a well-known maker of paint
protection products...

"Some waxes do contain UV-protection agents, but the amount of protection
that a microscopically thin layer of wax can provide is limited

The primary goal of a wax is to protect the top layers of paint that contain
UV-protection agents from the paint manufacture. If you wash and wax your
car regularly, your paint will be protected and you should suffer no major
UV damage over the normal course of the life of the car.

Don't be fooled by some companies that lead you to believe that it is the UV
protection in a wax that protects your car's finish from fading and failure,
this is dishonest and simply not true. Taking care of the paint you
presently have will go further to protect your finish than relying on
protection supplied by a liquid you pour out of a bottle, or a wax you scoop
out of a can. UV protection in a car wax formula is only an extra-dose of
preventative maintenance, not the end-all, cure-all that some companies
would lead you to believe.

UV protection for paint is much different from UV blocking ingredients for
human skin. The two formulas are nothing alike and work in drastically
different ways. There is no correlation between the ratings applied to the
different levels of sun blocking protection for products intended for use on
human skin and the ingredients available for use in an automotive wax
formula. Sad to say, much of what you see advertised about the protective
qualities of most car care products on the market today is simply
over-exaggerated hype used to separate you from your hard earned dollars."



"Tony Verhulst" wrote in message
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Hard wax has some abrassive content but it is primarily a wax, not a
polish -- it fills in tiny holes in the surface, which polishers do
not do.


This is what Heinz at M&H told me. In addition, the heat generated by the
process also softens the gelcoat which further helps to seal fine cracks.
You need a powerful angle buffer to generate this kind of heat, as Ted
clearly understands. Something that almost blows your circuit breaker will
suffice :-) - the US$40 polishers at Sears will not. Heinz also repairs a
few ships a year where a bit too much heat was generated - especially on
the thin control surfaces. It's a process that needs to be learned and I'm
still working on it - slowly

Tony V. LS6-b "6N"