Installing body graffics

[Short BuSX]

Well Im gettin more graffics, soon to arrive next week. In the past Ive just clayed the surface to prep. But that was before I really knew about layering, now I got several coats of just about everything, cleaner, polish, polish, sealant, NXT and more NXT.

So I wanna know should I remove all of this? What should I use? Vinagar? Is this really necissary? Some of the graffics are going to be very small and will probably need all the stiction they can get. Any suggestions?

[rusty bumper]

I'm no expert on this matter, but, if it were me, I would clean the wax off of the paint with a dedicated paint cleaner, such as Deep Crystal Paint Cleaner or Medallion Premium Paint Cleaner (MPPC).

I would then wipe the area with a little alcohol & water mixture before applying the graffics...Or is it graphics? (Just curious)

[GearHead_1]

Better yet, leave the graphics in the box. Oh, whoops, showing my age now.

[Short BuSX]

Ive got the Deep Crystal paint cleaner, that removes everything? Even the wax? Ive only used it once(on a real dirty white car) it had a chemical smell to it, kind of thinner like. Yeah I bet that would work.

I know Windex would strip it all off too, but amonia seems pretty harsh. Got any other tips?

[rusty bumper]

I've heard that Dawn dish liquid will strip wax off a car, but I don't know what strength to use.

Meguiars makes a product called APC+ (All Purpose Cleaner Plus) that claims to dewax paint when diluted at 64 to 1.

Mike Phillips says this is a very good product to have around the house, as well as using it for heavy duty jobs such as motor cleaning, and for lighter jobs like cleaning carpet & others...It all depends on how it's diluted.

I found a dusty gallon jug of it for about $13.00 at one of the local auto paint stores in town, or you might find it on the web after doing a Google search.

If you order it from Meguiars, you will have to buy 4 Gallons!

Edit: All of Meguiar's dedicated paint cleaners should clean off all wax residue...One way you can tell is buy rubbing a clean terry towel over the just cleaned area and listen for it to make a squeeky sound. I've noticed this myself when I was in the process of removing a cleaner...Or a polish.

[Billorlando]

when we install graphics we use 50 % isoproprihil alcohol and 50% water for removing anything but the clearcoat it work extremely well ...Bill