What is the swipe-test

<p>When you apply a protective product&comma; that product will start to cure&period; At a certain point&comma; it is ready to be buffed off&period; But how do you know it is ready&quest; By doing the swipe-test&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<h2>Why do the swipe test<&sol;h2>&NewLine;<p>The right time to buff a product depends on several different factors&period; Humidity&comma; temperature&comma; oiliness of product and such can play a big role in this&period; With most products&comma; it is impossible to see visually when a product is ready to be buffed off&period; The swipe test is a very simple but effective way of seeing when a product is at the point that is can be buffed off&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<h2>The swipe test<&sol;h2>&NewLine;<p>When a protective product is almost ready to be buffed off&comma; you can do the swipe test&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<ul>&NewLine;<li>Wrap a piece of microfibre towel over the end of your finger&period;<&sol;li>&NewLine;<li>Swipe the area with the towel-covered finger in a similar way you would do with a touchscreen<&sol;li>&NewLine;<li>If the protective product is ready to be buffed off&comma; you will see a smear-free clear swipe&period;<&sol;li>&NewLine;<li>If the product is NOT ready to be buffed&comma; you will see an oily smear over the protected surface&period;<&sol;li>&NewLine;<li>If the product isn&&num;8217&semi;t ready yet&comma; wait a little longer and repeat the swipe test&period;<&sol;li>&NewLine;<&sol;ul>&NewLine;<figure id&equals;"attachment&lowbar;520" aria-describedby&equals;"caption-attachment-520" style&equals;"width&colon; 300px" class&equals;"wp-caption alignnone"><img src&equals;"http&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;detailingwiki&period;org&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2016&sol;04&sol;swipe&lowbar;test-300x200&period;jpg" alt&equals;"Swipe test" width&equals;"300" height&equals;"200" class&equals;"size-medium wp-image-520" &sol;><figcaption id&equals;"caption-attachment-520" class&equals;"wp-caption-text">Swipe test<&sol;figcaption><&sol;figure>&NewLine;<p>There are exceptions to the rule&period; There are a few product on the market that don&&num;8217&semi;t haze at all&period; They don&&num;8217&semi;t need to cure&period; You apply them&comma; wait a certain amount of time and then just wipe them off&period; These are often show waxes&colon; more gloss&comma; less durability&period; Another example are some QD&&num;8217&semi;s and&sol;or spray sealants&period; These are applied to the surface and immediately wiped off again with another MF towel&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<h2>Hazing and curing<&sol;h2>&NewLine;<p>Hazing is the process of the film of wax turning matte&comma; due to it drying out and loosing it&&num;8217&semi;s liquid content&period; This takes only minutes&period;<br &sol;>&NewLine;Curing is the process of the wax fully hardening&period; This can take up to 24 hours&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;