Question about wax removal (#16)

[Hannibal]

I polished my hood the other day. First I washed, clayed then I used #80, then #81 hand polish, then a thin coat of #16. I stood by and waited for the haze to form. I did the swipe test and determined it was ready to remove. SO I grabbed an MF towel and that stuff was very VERY hard to get off. Did I do something wrong? Why was it such a pain to remove? Is it because it is a hard wax? It was about 65-70 degrees, and about 50-60% humidity ( a perfect evening for south texas). I had the truck in my garage out of the setting sun.

It looks amazing by the way, I cant wait to to do the rest of the truck. It really made the green metallic pearl "pop".

Any thoughts??

[97t-bird]

#16 is more of a labor of love wax. The only thing that you can do is to make sure you use a thin even coat and take little bites out of it at a time until all is removed. Hope that helps you out a little. Greg.

[BenP]

I don't wait for #16 to set up like NXT or #26. I wipe it on two panels, then go back and remove. This way it's real easy to get off, and still beads like crazy for a good three months.

Ben

[SpoiledMan]

The problem is likely the waiting to haze part. Do the whole hood and then begin removing from where you started. Then apply to two panels and remove the first, apply to next panel and remove the second.........

[Hannibal]

Ok Thanks for the replies!! That stuff looks great on my hood I will do wipe off after 2 panels next time.

[MB///HRV]

If you are having that much difficulty removing it, then it sounds like you may be putting it on too thick. Try a panel with 2 very thin coats.

[Tim Lingor]

Hey,

Meg's #16 is a "hard wax." As such, once it is applied to the surface, it dries hard like a rock! The key is to apply it VERY thin!! I then prefer to apply and remove it one panel at a time. If you do that, it comes off very very easily with no issues at all. I would also suggest using 2-3 MF towels for removal (one for the hood, roof and trunk; one per side). This just makes the whole process so simple!

Please keep us posted!

Tim

[Hannibal]

Ok I will. Rain expected today and tommorrow, so sunday is my day!! WIll post pics.
Thanks!!!
PS I put it on very thin with an Megs even coat applicator. I am going to use a standard megs hitech applicator

[Kevin Brown]

When applying any wax by hand...

I apply it with a foam pad, and immediately wipe the panel with a microfiber towel... But only one pass! I'm not trying to remove all the wax- Just eliminating most of the excess that I'd have to remove after it sets up.

This procedure works great for me.