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Pittman’s Vaporwax A P C 360Id Acrylic Paint Conditioner

Waxing your car is fast becoming a ritual of the past. Wax hardens yellows and dulls.

Wax does not make paint shine, it is the wax itself that is shining and in time it will build up yellow dull and require removing.
Clear coats and PTFE treatments work the same way, they rest on the surface of the paint.
Polish is abrasive and offers a quick shine but no longevity or benefit to the paint.
Of course detailers will swear by wax and clear coats, that is how they make their money.

The very nature of wax makes it a troublesome and wastefull product to use. 90% or more ends up on the towel in the form of wax dust, and it shows no love for black vehicles.
It takes hours using wax to get a black or dark colored car looking good.
Thats why old school detailers recommend wax. It’s not a job most of us have time, tools or necessary skill to do.

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Acrylic Painting Ideas

Acrylic is a manufactured fiber derived from a polymer of colorless, flammable liquid. It is soft, resistant to wrinkles and shrinkage and has a property of drying up quickly. Acrylic paints can be used in high gloss or matte finishes. As with oils, the pigment amount and particle size can alter the paint sheen.

Base your color scheme on the living room’s largest furniture, the room’s focal point, height of your ceiling, the lighting, how the room is to be used, the room’s size, and the feeling that you want to create whenever you’re inside the living room.

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