DC1 removes wax

[FRAZY_z28]

Does Deep Crystal Cleaner remove wax?

I'm assuming YES.

I understand its a zero abrasive chemical cleaner, and I'm guessing it removes wax when it cleans.

What's the best way to strip old wax when starting over?

Also have a question about Gold Class wash vs NXT wash... big differences?

[Murr1525]

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DC Cleaner is very mild.

Just giving your car a good wash, clay, and using a paint cleaner will remove what you need removed.

As far as the washes, yeah, I think so. Nxt seems to clean better, and helps with hard water. Gold Class seems to leave a nicer shine behind, probably from being gentler.

[FRAZY_z28]

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What if you don't want to clay the entire car to strip wax?

Would just the DC paint cleaner do the job?

What are all options for removing wax?

I've heard of using Dish soap/water to strip wax, but there is some debate. I don't see how it would hurt if only used once or twice a year if starting over fresh to build protection from the "naked" paint up

[Murr1525]

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Why wouldnt you want to clay?

But yes, if the car did not need clayed, the paint cleaner would still get through the wax.

As you say, the other common product is Dawn, and no, if you use it once a year, your car wont blow up. But it doesnt help you either, it doesnt make anything better.

There is link around here somewhere that I cant find that is from the makeover of the red Mercedes on the homepage. Just washing it with Gold Class made the paint look healthier.

So why work backwards, unless something really bad is on the car.

[FRAZY_z28]

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I was just curious

[FRAZY_z28]

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I recently bought another used vehicle, black, and don't know which type of wax or sealant was being used. Might need to start over fresh. Don't wanna be applying synthetic sealant over carnauba wax

[Bunky]

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I think a paint cleaning every 6 months is worth the time assuming you do not need paint correction (defect removal). It strips whatever is on the paint and insures the best possible surface for applying the next step products (glazes, waxes,etc)

[Mike Phillips]

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Does Deep Crystal Cleaner remove wax?

What's the best way to strip old wax when starting over?

Any paint cleaner, compound or cleaner/polish will remove previously applied coatings of wax and paint sealants.

A quality paint cleaning product will not only clean the surface and remove below surface defects and it will also leave the paint looking clear and glossy, ready for the next step.

There have been products on the market that will clean the surface and remove below surface defects but leave the paint looking scoured.

You can chemically strip paint using products like an APC type product, or there's chemical strippers available at PBE stores used in the refinishing industry.

Claying will also remove the majority of wax off the surface of a car's paint.

As far as the best way to do this it depends upon our goals and your mindset. One of the things we teach on this forum is to try to always work or move forward through your polishing process where each step or process is improving the appearance of the paint. Using a product like Deep Crystal Paint Cleaner will remove the old wax and when used correctly, will leave the paint looking as though you just polished it. That doesn't always happen with all cleaning products and I want to point that out because it's important.

Using a product to clean the paint that leaves the paint looking better is moving forward in the process because it's moving your paint forward towards your goal.

Chemically stripping the paint will tend to make the paint look dull or splotchy, washing with detergent soaps over time will tend to dull paint, with this approach you're working backwards as your first step is moving your paint away from your goal.

So two different approaches, both will work. Some would argue that it doesn't matter if your dull the paint if your chemically strip it or wash with detergent washes because the next steps in the process will be restoring gloss and shine and they have a point. I'm just pointing out the options and some of the thoughts behind the two different approaches.


Most of the cars I work on need paint correction, as in the paint needs to be compounded, or at least buffed using a cleaner/polish and this means whatever's been previously applied to the paint is going to be obliterated by the cleaning ability of whatever product chosen to do the job. Thus figuring out how I'm going to remove the old wax is never even a part of my thought process.

Make sense?

[Mike Phillips]

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I think a paint cleaning every 6 months is worth the time assuming you do not need paint correction (defect removal). It strips whatever is on the paint and insures the best possible surface for applying the next step products (glazes, waxes,etc)

And this is especially true if the vehicle in question is a daily driver parked outside most or all of the time as paint gets dirty and the dirt build-up has a dulling effect to the paint but most people don't notice it because it happens slowly over time.


That topic is kind of touched upon in this article.

The Lesson White Paint Teaches Us

[FRAZY_z28]

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:
PERFECT sense! I love this forum.

[Mike Phillips]

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Similar topic in this thread...

Going to apply polish by hand--strip wax first?

[FRAZY_z28]

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Cool. Thx bro

[xantonin]

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And this is especially true if the vehicle in question is a daily driver parked outside most or all of the time as paint gets dirty and the dirt build-up has a dulling effect to the paint but most people don't notice it because it happens slowly over time.


That topic is kind of touched upon in this article.

The Lesson White Paint Teaches Us

If paint cleaning every six months is recommended, what's the least aggressive product to use since DC1 was discontinued? SwirlX?

I'd figure it's too aggressive.. :/ But it's technically the lowest on the consumer scale according to that aggressive list I saw

Edit: I want to also had... wouldn't paint cleaning regularly overtime wear out your paint? I can understand as needed, because it may not be needed often. But if you do it as a maintenance routine, isn't it technically then detrimental to the thickness of the paint, and if so, over how long? Or is it so minimal that it's essentially non-important?