CAR waxing (seal from over spray)

[AUS]

Re: CAR waxing (seal from over spray)

hi davey, thanks for the tip

i went yesterday to ACE (but i couldnt find SWIRL X) so i bought scratch X, is there any problem to use it instead of swirl X??? or this is only applied when the surface is scratched???

last, after i apply NXT 2.0 wax, when i can apply directly Gold carnuba plus wax????


just some pics of my car 2 months after i bought it,


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[davey g-force]

Re: CAR waxing (seal from over spray)

ScratchX is fine and will probably do a better job at removing your swirls.

SwirlX is quite mild, ScratchX is more aggressive and UC is more aggressive again.

Again, just do a test spot first to make sure you're achieving the results you require.

You can apply GCCP straight after you've buffed off the NXT if you like. Or if you want, you can do it say the next day or sometime after that but in that case, you'll need to wash or QD the car first...

Oh, nice car too btw...

[AUS]

Re: CAR waxing (seal from over spray)

thanks davey..

since you are telling SCRATCH X is more aggressive, am not going to apply it on the whole car, i have two locations only with some serious scratch issue. i will use scratchX to remove them....

look at the picture below, do you think using NXT 2.0 is enough to cover those swirls...as i read in threads ...WAXing removes Fine swirls too!!! especialy NXT.


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if its enough, i will skip this step and will go for waxing directly.
if its not, i will go for SwirlX..i will try to dig for it in the market


second issue, since am turning to car geek LOL

i took some pics for the interior...
i used to clean the interior in washing stations, where they used some type of leather shampoo..i think it was harsh because it used to clean everything from the biege seats. but it ruined the black trim (its not leather) it feels like vinyl or rubber..look at the pics...at the white spots..i tried many methods..but they are not going. once the area becomes wet..they disappere, as it starts to dry the white spots starts to show up....are those some burn spots where i cant remove them from acids in the shampoo????
what do you advice???


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i looked in ACE for meguiars leather cleaner and conditioner...
and i found this product, also spray type..

http://www.meguiarsdirect.com/product_detail.asp?T1=MEG+G7214

is it enough to remove the dirt in this picture...
the red circles show paint dots ...


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[AUS]

Re: CAR waxing (seal from over spray)

hi Michael,

please check the problem related to banned IP address.

[mycophiles]

Re: CAR waxing (seal from over spray)

..i dont know what to do????

park upwind.

[davey g-force]

Re: CAR waxing (seal from over spray)

thanks davey..

since you are telling SCRATCH X is more aggressive, am not going to apply it on the whole car, i have two locations only with some serious scratch issue. i will use scratchX to remove them....

look at the picture below, do you think using NXT 2.0 is enough to cover those swirls...as i read in threads ...WAXing removes Fine swirls too!!! especialy NXT.

Waxing generally does not remove swirls. It will hide or fill swirls to some degree. (Unless it's a cleaner wax, in which case it has some cleaners or abrasives in it and will remove very minor swirls).

NXT is not a cleaner wax, so it will not remove swirls but can fill/hide very minor ones.

In the case of your moderate swirls above, NXT would not be able to sufficiently hide those. You will need to use your SwirlX or ScratchX. Start with a test spot with the SwirlX and see how that goes.

Even if they could be hidden by waxing, you would have to question whether that's really the solution. Once the wax wears off, the swirls will re-appear.

Regarding your interior - have you tried cleaning the spots with an APC (all purpose cleaner)? I would try that and then use a dressing such as Ultimate Protectant.

[TOGWT]

Re: CAR waxing (seal from over spray)

I would reiterate the car cover advice if parking away from were they paint the ships is out of the question.

Out of interest what do your fellow workers do with their cars in this type of situation?

[Michael Stoops]

Re: CAR waxing (seal from over spray)

I would reiterate the car cover advice if parking away from were they paint the ships is out of the question.

Out of interest what do your fellow workers do with their cars in this type of situation?

Good question - how much you want to bet that the answer is along the lines of "they don't care about their cars as much as I do or they'd be hanging out on a detailing forum too!".

You know all those Benzes, Bimmers, Porsches, etc you see running around loaded with swirls? Those guys are related to the guys who work with our OP here and don't care that much either.

The sad fact of the matter is not everyone is as Car Crazy as those who spend time here on MOL and other detailing forums. Yes, sad but true.

[AUS]

Re: CAR waxing (seal from over spray)

Waxing generally does not remove swirls. It will hide or fill swirls to some degree. (Unless it's a cleaner wax, in which case it has some cleaners or abrasives in it and will remove very minor swirls).

NXT is not a cleaner wax, so it will not remove swirls but can fill/hide very minor ones.

In the case of your moderate swirls above, NXT would not be able to sufficiently hide those. You will need to use your SwirlX or ScratchX. Start with a test spot with the SwirlX and see how that goes.

Even if they could be hidden by waxing, you would have to question whether that's really the solution. Once the wax wears off, the swirls will re-appear.

Regarding your interior - have you tried cleaning the spots with an APC (all purpose cleaner)? I would try that and then use a dressing such as Ultimate Protectant.

hi davey,
i really appreciate your help.

am now looking for swirlX which i cant find in ACE ...
after that will try to test it..for sure will add some pictures to keep you updated...

regarding the interior, i dont know an exact APC. do you mean a cleaning detailer like meguiars detailers????
if yes? no i didnt try....of course after i clean the interior will use some dressing conditioner, but i cant decide which meguiars product is good in my situation, since there are many to offer

[AUS]

Re: CAR waxing (seal from over spray)

I would reiterate the car cover advice if parking away from were they paint the ships is out of the question.

Out of interest what do your fellow workers do with their cars in this type of situation?

exactly as what micheal said, they dont care...

almost all the cars in our company are hired or old/used and their owners dont care.

i have one colleague who is exactly in the same situation, his car is new, and he faced this problem. but he gave it for some car care shop and they removed the overspray...but i dont like other people because you wont know how they will remove it..maybe to save the time they will polish the whole car and affect the clear coat...and then wax it with some cheap product...

i like to do things myself...i paid alot for this car, and i should take care of it...

[AUS]

Re: CAR waxing (seal from over spray)

Good question - how much you want to bet that the answer is along the lines of "they don't care about their cars as much as I do or they'd be hanging out on a detailing forum too!".

You know all those Benzes, Bimmers, Porsches, etc you see running around loaded with swirls? Those guys are related to the guys who work with our OP here and don't care that much either.

The sad fact of the matter is not everyone is as Car Crazy as those who spend time here on MOL and other detailing forums. Yes, sad but true.

100000000000% true
am a car geek since i was at college...this car is the first to own since i started working...and it took me a while to choose it... i dont want it to look in a bad shape.

the nature of my work forces me to visit many sites where i cant hide my car.

i tried to park it far away, during winter its ok i can walk, but in summer time, the heat of the sun will kill you before reaching the site...