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  • #1

    Removing #16...

    I'm just having all kinds of problems this week

    I applied #16 for the first time to my hood. Just wanted to try it out and see how well it worked. Well, now I can't get it all off. After about 25-30 minutes I did the swipe test, and it swiped clean so I started to remove it. Now I went and looked back across the hood, and there is still some product left on it. Tried wiping it again with no luck. Even sprayed some Final Inspection and wiped it again, still there.

    Did it not dry long enough?
    2008 Meguiar's Batmobile Team
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  • #2
    Re: Removing #16...

    It sounds to me like you may have put it on too thick. #16 can be a real PITA if it's not put on really thin. I would suggest applying another THIN coat of 16 to that area, let it dry and remove. Last time I used it, I am not sure I let it dry real long, I think I waxed the hood and the fender, then went back and removed it from the hood and worked my way around the car that way. I also have better luck with applying pastes with the PC, much easier to get it to spread thin. I just spread some on my finishing pad and work it in till it's a real light film.


    Tom

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    • #3
      Re: Removing #16...

      Thanks Tom, I'll give that a try tomorrow. Too dark out tonight.

      Nick
      2008 Meguiar's Batmobile Team
      2008 Meguiar's/Ford SEMA Team
      2009 Meguiar's/Ford SEMA Team
      2010 Meguiar's/Ford SEMA Team

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      • #4
        Re: Removing #16...

        Thin, thin, thin! If you think your putting it on thin enough, your not. If you think your not even putting any on, that's just right. The first time I used it I hated it, took me forever to get it off. I kept trying it thinner and thinner. I've got it down pretty good now. I put on a coat so thin you almost can't see it. Then I let it dry for an hour or so and I'm good to go. Don't give up on it!
        Scott

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        • #5
          Re: Removing #16...

          Originally posted by BlueZero View Post
          If you think your not even putting any on, that's just right.
          INVISIBLE THIN!

          Alex
          Mandarina Racing

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          • #6
            Re: Removing #16...

            Man! I wanna try it! I've tried 3M's paste wax and you can experience the same "thin" thing, but the great thing is that you can wax lots of cars with a single can.

            I got my 3M wax like 3 weeks ago and i've made two trucks and my car and it still looks like new (very little product used)

            maybe i'll put an order to any distributor in my country hoping he has some M16 in stock.
            " Sometimes logic is your friend (Mike-In-Orange)"

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            • #7
              Re: Removing #16...

              Getting in on real thin by hand is pretty easy if you do the following:

              Use a foam hi-tech applicator and sort of taco it in your hand and move it fairly quickly in a circular motion while gently touching the wax in the can. This will generate some heat and cause the wax to liquify a bit and absorb into the pad. Using this method I find I get more of a "wet pad" than a "wax covered pad" and can very easily apply a very thin layer.

              If you are at all "scooping" the wax out, you're putting it on waaay too heavy.
              Michael Stoops
              Senior Global Product & Training Specialist | Meguiar's Inc.

              Remember, this hobby is supposed to be your therapy, not the reason you need therapy.

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              • #8
                Re: Removing #16...

                Try this the next time you apply #16:

                Lightly swipe the applicator pad in the tin. Start at one spot (say the upper left corner of the panel), and work the wax onto the paint. From that one spot, start spreading the wax over the panel, taking a light swipe every now and then to keep product on the applicator. With practice, you can get a really thin coat. Let haze fully, testing different parts of a panel with the "swipe test".

                The wax should come off easily. One thing you can do is to get a MF bonnet for the PC, I've found it is a very quick way to remove wax/polish. Good luck!
                Trust me...Your patience will be rewarded...

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                • #9
                  Re: Removing #16...

                  when i said add few drups i notice thin layer you allll laughing
                  like i was qrazy.
                  now you see here problem with fat thick layer
                  that what i mean thin layer and plish it off add other thin layer polish off
                  make shure its polished off etc etc
                  alberto gorin
                  known as gorin002

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                  • #10
                    Re: Removing #16...

                    This is how I do it: -

                    Using a Megs applicator pad I lightly swipe the pad over the wax then "dab" the pad over the area to be worked, that helps ensure an even thin coverage rather than applying it in one area then working from there.

                    I also finish off with straight lines again it helps ensure even application.

                    I have also applied it via PC it's easier to get a thin coat that way

                    Bryan

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