got a quick question about #7

[Memphisfirefighter]

might be a dumb question but here it goes i got a brand new 2006 F150 the color of it is what ford calls stone its a gray metallic anyway when i bought it i asked some questions about detailing it i washed it with gold class, didnt clay but i polished with #7 and waxed it with gold class paste 2 times ,anyway it looks awsome i need to take pics but here is my question i wash it all the time and sometimes i polish it after i wash it, will it take away my wax or do i need to wax after i polish, is the polish takin away my wax i put on, thanks

[Magic]

Re: got a quick question about #7

Originally posted by Memphisfirefighter
might be a dumb question but here it goes i got a brand new 2006 F150 the color of it is what ford calls stone its a gray metallic anyway when i bought it i asked some questions about detailing it i washed it with gold class, didn't clay but i polished with #7 and waxed it with gold class paste 2 times ,anyway it looks awesome i need to take pics but here is my question i wash it all the time and sometimes i polish it after i wash it, will it take away my wax or do i need to wax after i polish, is the polish taking away my wax i put on, thanks

Any polish used as a Last Step will only last from 1 car wash to the next. So if your only polishing after a wash, and not waxing (locking it in) as your last step, it will come off with your next wash. That's why most people use a Polish, then a wax to lock and seal the polish in. From the maintenance side, you only want to wax after a wash, which will keep up it's look (Wax as our heart desires, but once a month is plenty).

Follow these steps: Only from a fresh start. So if you've completed the first 5 steps already, just maintain it with a wax.
1. Wash
2. Clay
3. Paint Cleaner
4. Polish
5. Wax
6. Maintain the look with a coat of wax after a wash. About once a month.

Hope I didn't confuse you!

[Memphisfirefighter]

thanks magic for the quick reply, now i understand the polish is used to be locked in after a waxing but after i did those steps, washed polished and waxed later on in the weeks i just washed but i put on the polish sometimes cause it looks awesome, will this erase the wax i put on during the last few weeks by applyin #7 from time to time liking the way it looks i might be a lil confused but hope that clears it up some lol

[Murr1525]

I think you will wear off / dissolve the wax a lot faster if you keep applying polish only. It might not all come off at once, but I would bet you will be needing to wax a lot more often.

Nothing wrong with that, if you want to do it.

[Memphisfirefighter]

ok thanks again i will stop polishing it so much, knowin its taking my wax off

[Magic]

Originally posted by Memphisfirefighter
ok thanks again i will stop polishing it so much, knowin its taking my wax off

Remeber, you can wax as you many times as you please!