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Originally Posted by J_Edwards
Set time just means the time that it typically takes for the solvents in the wax to evaporate enough for the wax to have a bond with the surface. But this timeframe doesn't necessarily correspond with the time required for all of them to diminish enough for you to apply another coat.
Zymol wants you to let the wax sweat for 24 hours because that is a standard amount of time that they know will be enough for all the solvents in the wax to fully evaporate. The use of the cold water in between the layers is basically to help shock the wax into curing more quickly. The cold temperature helps to make the first layer bond hard with the surface once the solvents are gone, which is why you want to do it before applying another layer. You want to make sure it is truly bonded so the new solvents in the second layer don't help to pull up the first layer.
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good info, the only things i will disagree with are the 24 cure time, I have contated the technical director for zymol on a few ocasions and he says between 3-4 hours is enough tme to cure. The cold water does help harden the wax like you said, but it also levels it giving a better shine. The bumps and vallies are evened out giving a more even look.
Also on a side note, zymol does not use Solvents, they use oils, which is the reason they sweat. I have heard from good authority that the wax formulas call for enzymes from pigs and cow stomachs but the current chemist subsitures the animal oils for more natural oils.
This is an area of contention, i know and i will get flammed by someone but I have talked to people both involved with zymol and not who provide the same info.
But we are talking samantics here..... just thought i would throw the info out there