New White Car Help

[Djtro]

My wife and I just purchased a new white car. Manufacture date is in April 2016. This is a fresh paint job. I don't want to use my polisher until the paint fully cures. My question is I never had a white car before. My usual process is Clay when needed. Polish with UP and wax with UW. is there something more I should do with a white car? What about Mequiars White Polish? Not sure how that compares to UP. anyway I want to protect using some Mequiars Premium Quick Spray wax I have at home. I assume the spray wax will work even though the label says makes dark cars darker. Should I just stick with my original plan?

[gizzsdad]

Re: New White Car Help

Nothing earth shattering for white. BTW, your paint is cured. I wouldn't do anything more than the paint requires. Clay (or nanoskin) if necessary. May not need polishing at this point, though many will reflexively polish anyway. White Wax and Black Wax are slightly different variations of AIO's, that will do a nice job - but not be too durable. Your spray wax will get you from wash to wash, or to a point you feel comfortable implementing your full regimen.

[Djtro]

Re: New White Car Help

Thanks gizzsdad

[The Guz]

Re: New White Car Help

There is no difference in paint. Your same technique works with white paint. The hard part of white paint is that it is a bit harder to see defects in it. You will have to use lighting and various viewing angles to see defects in white paint.

You may or may not have to polish. You will have to be the judge on that. But polishing will make white look bright and still give it some gloss. You will not get the same wow effect as a darker colored car.

Claying is a must. Newer vehicles can have just as much surface contaminants on them (industrial fall out, rail dust, etc). Also some new vehicles sit on the lot for quite some time prior to anyone purchasing them.

By the way the paint on your new car is already cured. Most if not all factory paint on cars is cured by the time one receives it.

[ajb39oh]

Re: New White Car Help

Definitely clay- My last 2 new vehicles were very contaminated.

[Neilwiljr]

Re: New White Car Help

I have a similar question and problem. I have a 2016 Toyota Camry, White. Someone backed into the car in a parking lot. No dents or scratches, but, a couple black marks on paint. I used cleaner wax on the car and the marks came off with a little elbow grease. The problem is that the area where the wax was applied on metal looks fine, where it was applied on the non metal has a yellow hue. I am freaking out a little because no matter how hard I buff it is not coming off. The car was clean and in the shade when i applied. HELP!

[Joe Dragon]

Re: New White Car Help

It could be the cleaner wax causing it. I'd take that off using clay and start over; has the car been waxed yet with anything except the cleaner?

[Neilwiljr]

Re: New White Car Help

No, it had never been waxed before. I ended up taking it to a body shop. They had a hard time getting it off. After clay, more wax, and chemicals it seems to be gone. They told me to keep an eye on it, and it may come back. No more Maguiar Cleaner Wax for me.