Wats the best way to remove old wax?

[angchor]

As above. Should i use a Meg degreaser since it can dewax?

[akimel]

Re: Wats the best way to remove old wax?

If the wax has been on the car for many months and the car has been exposed to the elements, then most likely it has worn off. But regardless, there is no need to resort to a degreasing agent. Simply clay the car and apply a paint cleaner (e.g., Deep Crystal 1). That will take you back to the base level. Here are some threads where the question has been discussed:

http://meguiarsonline.com/forums/showthread.php?t=27603

http://www.meguiarsonline.com/forums/showthread.php?t=2700

http://www.meguiarsonline.com/forums/showthread.php?t=14102

Hope this helps.

Al

[yalerd]

Re: Wats the best way to remove old wax?

A mild paint cleaner will remove any coat of wax present in the surface.

[J. A. Michaels]

Re: Wats the best way to remove old wax?

But I would probably be thinking it is time to do the complete cycle. For this I would go ahead and clay your vehicle. Then give it a fresh lsp.

[Mike Phillips]

Re: Wats the best way to remove old wax?

Degreasers when used as wax removers are not intended to make paint look good, (as in part of a system of making paint look good), but chemically strip the paint.

A well designed/formulated paint cleaner will remove anything off the surface and leave the paint looking good, (as in part of a system of making paint look good), and also leave it perfectly prepared to either wax or polish and then wax.

[Bert31]

Re: Wats the best way to remove old wax?

Degreasers when used as wax removers are not intended to make paint look good, (as in part of a system of making paint look good), but chemically strip the paint.

A well designed/formulated paint cleaner will remove anything off the surface and leave the paint looking good, (as in part of a system of making paint look good), and also leave it perfectly prepared to either wax or polish and then wax.

Would you wash the car between paint cleaning and polishing or just go straight from paint cleaning to polishing? I didn't know if paint cleaners leave behind any residue that should be washed off before polishing.

[Mike Phillips]

Re: Wats the best way to remove old wax?

Would you wash the car between paint cleaning and polishing or just go straight from paint cleaning to polishing? I didn't know if paint cleaners leave behind any residue that should be washed off before polishing.

Just go from one process to the next, you don'th ave to wash the car in-between processes.

Wash --> Clay --> Clean --> Polish --> Wax


At least when using the Meguiar's product line as our chemist made all the products they know how to make each product build off the results of the previously applied product.

By staying inside a single product line there is Synergistic Chemical Compatibility. (SCC)

[HemiMopar]

Re: Wats the best way to remove old wax?

Would you wash the car between paint cleaning and polishing or just go straight from paint cleaning to polishing? I didn't know if paint cleaners leave behind any residue that should be washed off before polishing.

To add to his question I notice after I clay there is a lot of lubricant that doesn't completely get removed and leaves it streaky and hazy (not damaged paint but just a residue). Would it be okay to wash that off or can we still continue with the next step?

[gsxr310]

Re: Wats the best way to remove old wax?

To add to his question I notice after I clay there is a lot of lubricant that doesn't completely get removed and leaves it streaky and hazy (not damaged paint but just a residue). Would it be okay to wash that off or can we still continue with the next step?

you would want to remove the lubricant w/ a mf towel if you're done claying the vehicle.

[Mike Phillips]

Re: Wats the best way to remove old wax?

To add to his question I notice after I clay there is a lot of lubricant that doesn't completely get removed and leaves it streaky and hazy (not damaged paint but just a residue). Would it be okay to wash that off or can we still continue with the next step?

If you're using a quality mist & wipe detailer and a quality clay bar then you should be able to wipe the residue off using a quality microfiber.

Be sure to work a section and then wipe it clean, don't go around the entire car and then try to wipe the car clean. Work a section at at a time.

We demonstrate this at all of our Saturday classes on all kinds of paint systems without problems and then turn people that have never clayed before in their lives loose to try their hand at it.

If there is any residue left behind then "Yes" the next step will remove this whatever the next step is, paint cleaner, compound, cleaner/polish, pure polish, wax etc.

[HemiMopar]

Re: Wats the best way to remove old wax?

If you're using a quality mist & wipe detailer and a quality clay bar then you should be able to wipe the residue off using a quality microfiber.

Be sure to work a section and then wipe it clean, don't go around the entire car and then try to wipe the car clean. Work a section at at a time.

We demonstrate this at all of our Saturday classes on all kinds of paint systems without problems and then turn people that have never clayed before in their lives loose to try their hand at it.

If there is any residue left behind then "Yes" the next step will remove this whatever the next step is, paint cleaner, compound, cleaner/polish, pure polish, wax etc.

I have used Meg's but the towel gets saturated before I make it all around the car and by the end it is absorbing some but still tends to just push it around and it dries before it is removed completely.

[Mike Phillips]

Re: Wats the best way to remove old wax?

I have used Meg's but the towel gets saturated before I make it all around the car and by the end it is absorbing some but still tends to just push it around and it dries before it is removed completely.

Have a few more microfiber polishing cloths on hand for the claying step.

[Bert31]

Re: Wats the best way to remove old wax?

Just go from one process to the next, you don'th ave to wash the car in-between processes.

Wash --> Clay --> Clean --> Polish --> Wax

Thanks Mike, I will keep that in mind in future details. My next detail will be an exception though, after washing, claying and paint cleaning I have a few paint chips that will need some touch up paint. After a day or two of drying for the touch up paint, I will obviously wash off all the dust accumulated during those two days before going on to wet sanding the touch up blobs and then compounding and polishing and so forth.

At least when using the Meguiar's product line as our chemist made all the products they know how to make each product build off the results of the previously applied product.

By staying inside a single product line there is Synergistic Chemical Compatibility. (SCC)

Wow, try saying that 10 times fast w/o goofing it up.