Safely remove old wax? Wax Tint?

[lsiberian]

Re: Safely remove old wax? Wax Tint?

Why not simply wait a few weeks?

[Eldorado2k]

Re: Safely remove old wax? Wax Tint?

After reading this thread, I decided to try a little experiment this morning. 1st I rinsed my hood then wiped it down with D114@1:128 to make sure it was clean.

As you can see, it beads quite nicely at the start.



Then I taped the hood in 2 sections. I sprayed D114@6:1 on 1 side.



Sprayed liberally..



Then I sprayed the left side with D120 Glass Cleaner Concentrate @10:1, let it sit for less than a minute, and wiped it down.



Now let's check the results. Sprayed with the nozzle on the same shower setting and there's no more beading on the D114 panel wipe side...



D120 sides beads have gotten slightly weaker, but nowhere near what's happened to the D114 side. IMO there's pretty much no more wax on the D114 side after just a quick wipe.



Once I was done I wiped down the entire hood with D114@1:128, then applied a thin layer of Megs Black Wax with my DA.



Thx for reading.

[The Guz]

Re: Safely remove old wax? Wax Tint?

What wax was on it?

[Top Gear]

Re: Safely remove old wax? Wax Tint?

Great post! I choose to interpret that as confirming my experiences

[davey g-force]

Re: Safely remove old wax? Wax Tint?

Nice experiment ED2K!

Thanks for sharing.

[Eldorado2k]

Re: Safely remove old wax? Wax Tint?

ULW topped with many waterless washes using D115.
Thx!

[The Guz]

Re: Safely remove old wax? Wax Tint?

Here's the next question. How long was ULW on their prior to removing it?

[Eldorado2k]

Re: Safely remove old wax? Wax Tint?

Maybe a couple of months I'm guessing.. It's been non stop waterless with D115 since then. Many many times. You know my opinion of spray waxes turning the finish into them from the time they're applied, so it could be said that it's actually more of a LSP of D115 which lays down some pretty respectable beading on its own. It's very comparable to ULW in my opinion.

[The Guz]

Re: Safely remove old wax? Wax Tint?

What I was getting at was in response to the OP about removing ULW after about a week or two of applying it. Does D114 have the capability to remove 1 week old ULW versus 2 month old ULW that has degraded with time? It's something worth experimenting with. I suspect D114 would still be able to remove it after a couple applications.

[Eldorado2k]

Re: Safely remove old wax? Wax Tint?

Add an ounce of 91% isopropyl alcohol to a 32oz. bottle of D114@6:1 and my guess is it'll be able to remove it.. I should also add that I havnt really driven my car for the past 2 months other than taking it for very short drives maybe once a week to charge the battery. So it's just been sitting there.