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Waxing/Crud Removal Question... HELP!
OK, so I'm looking forward to washing and waxing my car next weekend (i live in an apt. complex and i'll be house sitting for my rents, thus, for two days only will have access to a driveway and hose!).
So anyway, recently, I noticed some crud that has accumulated on the lower lip of my front bumper. At first I was actually really scared that some moron parking on the street had hit me while paralleling in front of me. Today, however, I went outside with some ScratchX and a foam pad and to my relief, found that the stuff came right off with some pressure. I’m thinking that it probably just must be some gunk from the dealership, trees, birds, etc., but I suppose that MAYBE it’s light scratching that the ScratchX successfully removed (in that one spot that I tried)... so who knows. On to my question:
There are several more spots of this **** on the bumper. It seems like it would take me FOREVER to remove them all with ScratchX, and like I said, I’m not even sure that these marks are scratches at all. I reeeeeally want to wash and wax this weekend. Can I do that without first removing all of this stuff, or if I wax over the crud on the bumper, will it be even harder to dislodge at a later date, and possibly damage the car during the application process? FYI: I am planning on waxing with ColorX if that changes anything.
This just seems like SUCH a major gunk removal project for a brand new car, and I have a bad feeling that with my black paint, it’s likely going to happen again in a week or two anyhow, so part of me thinks that I might as well just live with the **** being on there and wax away.
What should I do? I also have Megs Quick Detailer which I could use to try to remove the stuff (but I read on the bottle that that’s for touch ups between waxing, and since I got my car from the dealer, i’m not entirely sure it was even waxed upon delivery--i don't want to use something that REQUIRES wax if i don't have wax on my car right now).
I want to have some fun with my new ride this weekend... HELP!
Can anyone tell me how to proceed? Thanks!
So anyway, recently, I noticed some crud that has accumulated on the lower lip of my front bumper. At first I was actually really scared that some moron parking on the street had hit me while paralleling in front of me. Today, however, I went outside with some ScratchX and a foam pad and to my relief, found that the stuff came right off with some pressure. I’m thinking that it probably just must be some gunk from the dealership, trees, birds, etc., but I suppose that MAYBE it’s light scratching that the ScratchX successfully removed (in that one spot that I tried)... so who knows. On to my question:
There are several more spots of this **** on the bumper. It seems like it would take me FOREVER to remove them all with ScratchX, and like I said, I’m not even sure that these marks are scratches at all. I reeeeeally want to wash and wax this weekend. Can I do that without first removing all of this stuff, or if I wax over the crud on the bumper, will it be even harder to dislodge at a later date, and possibly damage the car during the application process? FYI: I am planning on waxing with ColorX if that changes anything.
This just seems like SUCH a major gunk removal project for a brand new car, and I have a bad feeling that with my black paint, it’s likely going to happen again in a week or two anyhow, so part of me thinks that I might as well just live with the **** being on there and wax away.
What should I do? I also have Megs Quick Detailer which I could use to try to remove the stuff (but I read on the bottle that that’s for touch ups between waxing, and since I got my car from the dealer, i’m not entirely sure it was even waxed upon delivery--i don't want to use something that REQUIRES wax if i don't have wax on my car right now).
I want to have some fun with my new ride this weekend... HELP!
Can anyone tell me how to proceed? Thanks!
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