Wax smearing?

[IcedTea]

Hi, I tried out some of my neigbors gold class paste wax on my car. Suprised to say I didn't like the results. I figured I must be doing it wrong since most everyone here is very happy with their results.

Anyway after I wipe off the wax, a light smear is left where the towel was, so it shows the pattern I wipe in. I dont know how to explain it. It looks like a VERY light smear that I can't get off no matter how much I wipe. Anyway am i not letting the wax dry enough, or too long?

I use terry cloth to wipe it.

[CieraSL]

Re: Wax smearing?

How thick (or thin) was the coat you put on? Did you let the wax sit for about 15-20 minutes before you removed it? What was the temperature/weather like when you applied the wax? Was it humid? Cool? Was your towel clean? Was the surface of the car completely clean? Have you clayed and polished it before? Need to know these things before we can answer your question.

[Eddie6th]

Re: Wax smearing?

[Mike Pennington]

Re: Wax smearing?

In additon to the above post which brings up some great points, do you happen to have any microfibers by chance? If not, you can spray some Quik Detailer on the surface and use a fresh clean terry towel and go over the entire vehicle. That should clean up the residue just fine.

On a bigger picture, while terry cloth does work to remove waxes and polishes, the towels must be a really really good terry that is clean. Even then, it may take several wipes / towels to get it perfect.

On the other hand, a quality microfiber, like our Supreme Shine, works excellent to remove waxes and polishes quicker, faster and more thoroughly than terry.

[FLINTstone]

Re: Wax smearing?

ive found that hazed over gold class paste wax is a bit harder to remove than other waxes ive used, but spraying QD on it usually does the trick.

now if i could just do something about that flaky residue it leaves behind...

[IcedTea]

Re: Wax smearing?

How thick (or thin) was the coat you put on? Enough to see the paint through.

Did you let the wax sit for about 15-20 minutes before you removed it? After 10 Min the I did the swipe test and it came off clean.

What was the temperature/weather like when you applied the wax? High 90's, cloudy

Was it Humid? thats always a yes

Cool? Yes it was under the shade and the paint felt cool from the wash before hand.

Was your towel clean? Brand new, jsut rinsed it.

Was the surface of the car completely clean? Just washed it good.

Have you clayed and polished it before? Clayed yes, Polished no, unless Swirlx is polish?

Need to know these things before we can answer your question. If my english was better than I could explain better. Sorry for the unclearness

On the other hand, a quality microfiber, like our Supreme Shine, works excellent to remove waxes and polishes quicker, faster and more thoroughly than terry. Oh, I was told to use terry cloth, I'll have to pick up one of those supreme shines as all I have are a value 36 pack from amazon

Answers above

[CieraSL]

Re: Wax smearing?

It is almost always the case that you will have some smearing when it is humid out. In my experience, there is almost no way around it. Also, you said that your car has been clayed. When is the last time you clayed it? If the surface is rough, you will have problems with smearing. If it's been a while since your last claying session, might want to give that a go. Hope this helps!

[HealthyCivic]

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I don't think 10 minutes is enough in humid weather. You may want to try applying a thinner coat of wax as well. It's hard to tell how thick the coat really was based upon the fact that you could see the paint underneath. It could still have been a bit thick.

Did you try using quick detailer to get off the smearing that was left on yet?

[IcedTea]

Re: Wax smearing?

Yep I tried it, but the smearing only lightend, now you can only see it under light. Ill wash it and try again tomarow and wait longer to see if it works properly.