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Polish and silicone
Posted: Tue May 13, 2003 8:59 am
by gary_birkholz
Is there a way to check if there is silicone in a polish before using it ???? And what are some good polishes ? I have been lurking for a long time , and reading the troubles with silicone and am concerned .
Maybe Mr.Hall would know this or a chemist that frequents this group .
Posted: Tue May 13, 2003 11:35 am
by ricnvolved
Mr. Hall said in a post somewhere here in the forum that he uses/recommends a 50/50 mix of Turtlewax Liquid Pastewax and water.
Another poster (I don't remember his name) recommended Virtuoso Premium Cleaner & Premium Polish. {
http://www.virtuosopolish.com/} I had never heard of this stuff and decided to order a bottle of each. It's pretty expensive ($10 for each bottle, and $5 shipping), but it works great and I'm glad I tried it. HOWEVER, this stuff should NOT be used on ANY type of unfinished wood. It is best used on NITROCELLULOSE finishes.
I really don't know if the Turtlewax Liquid Pastewax contains silicone.
Posted: Tue May 13, 2003 12:36 pm
by johnhall
The liquid Turtle Wax (White top, not yellow) does not contain silicone and works great. We use it here in the shop. It's about $3.69 at the discount auto supply so it's cheap too. I've yet to see anything work better at any price.
Posted: Tue May 13, 2003 2:24 pm
by gary_birkholz
Thanks for that inside info .... but that is only half the answer to my question ......
Is there a way to check for silicone ??
I have lots of car polishes and guitar polishes and furniture polishes ... many I would like to throw away ... but if I could tell the answer to the question ...I'd sure let people know they were doing more bad than good with their polish .