Oxidation???

[Terence K]

Hi guys,

Need some help here...I noticed that my parts of roof is not smooth nor waxy even after doing the following (all done by hand):
NXT Wash
Clay
ColorX
GC Wax
#26


It looks smooth but when I run my palm over it I can feel that it's not as smooth as the reast of the car. Is this oxidation? Before I forget, my car is black and it's park outside 24/7.

When I clayed it, there were contaminants that the clay bar picked up so I would assume it has remove all of it, plus a coat of ColorX would have cleared what the clay bar left out. So I'm kinda stumped over this....

Any ideas how do I clear this "roughness" out?


Thanks!

[Vandelete]

Maybe on some spots the clearcoat is almost gone... wouldn`t be the first time on a car. can you also post a picture of your roof of different angles? And maybe you should try the hand polish and see how that works out for you

[grover]

When I used ColorX I could see areas where I didn't work it in as much as the other areas. I think a second coat would have cleared it up but there wasn't time. Maybe try a second coat and see what happens.

Or, since you are topping ColorX with Gold Class and #26, maybe try ScratchX.

[Terence K]

Thanks! I'll try ScratchX out. Didn't take any pics cos it looks all right except when you touch it then the difference is apparent.

Cheers!

[sneek]

my friend asked me what he should use if the paint on his car feels chalky and will come off if you rub it too hard

i told him to wash clay wash colourX DC#1 DC#2 NXT

is this the right recomendation?

[LT22]

Originally posted by sneek
my friend asked me what he should use if the paint on his car feels chalky and will come off if you rub it too hard

i told him to wash clay wash colourX DC#1 DC#2 NXT

is this the right recomendation?

I would take out DC#1 and #2, because ColorX has the cleaning/polishing/wax ability in one product. DC#1 is mild cleaner, however ColorX cleaning ability has more bite and the polish is either equal or exceeds DC#2. Even though ColorX contains a sythetic blend of carnuba wax, I would still top at least 2 coats of NXT wax over it.

[sneek]

great LT22 ill call him now