<p>Spit shining is an old technique used by shoe-polishers to get amazing results&period; This technique can also be used with applying wax on cars&period; The technique needs some practice to master properly&comma; but can give amazing results&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<h2>Spit shining<&sol;h2>&NewLine;<p>Normally&comma; if you want to apply multiple layers of a protective product it is necessary to wait 12-24hrs between each coat&period; However&comma; it is possible to apply two layers of a carnauba paste wax in one go by using the technique of spit shining&period; This is the generic technique I use for spit-shining&colon;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<ul>&NewLine;<li>Apply the wax as normal to the first panel then spray with a little QD spray to wet the surface&period; Do not buff&period;<&sol;li>&NewLine;<li>Repeat for three more panels &lpar;we generally call the roof two panels&comma; so roof&comma; bonnet&comma; front wing to start for example&rpar;<&sol;li>&NewLine;<li>Go back to your first panel and apply a second layer of wax and work until the QD beads dissappear and you are left with a residue as you would have normally&period; You can buff the panel first if you like&comma; QD then re-wax but I just re-wax over the original layer&period;<&sol;li>&NewLine;<li>Repeat this on the other panels&period;<&sol;li>&NewLine;<li>Buff off residues&period;<&sol;li>&NewLine;<li>Repeat over whole car&period;<&sol;li>&NewLine;<&sol;ul>&NewLine;<p>Spit shine is used to enhance the reflectivity and durability from a carnauba wax and has been known to produce awesome results&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;

Vinnie van Rooij

Vinnie started the DetailingWiki Project in december 2015, and his quest is still going strong. Hoping to create a solid and informative center of information for anybody who is into detailing.

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