Best way to remove and reapply wax

[Billy Baldone]

Here is my situation,I have a fully detailed black Miata with Menzera nano,followed by Wolfgang paint sealant 3.0,and Autoglym HD.I want to put Do Do blue velvet followed by purple haze.Reason for this is I want a harder wax because the Mazda clearcoat scratches if I look at it funny.So my question is,what is the best way to remove what I have on it now? Is it even necessary? Is it worth it to switch to the Do Do wax?
Thanks
Billy

 

[Ted S.]

Use a paint cleaner after a good dawn wash and claying.rops:

 

[embolism]

I doubt any combination of wax or sealant will protect your paint from scratches to any appreciable degree. You may want to consider Cquartz or Opticoat...

 

[ScottB]

thin even coats ... buff off as manufacturer suggests (time wise) with good soft towels. Change towels often.

 

[cabrego]

I am in the same boat as you, I would like to give my paint a new begining since I recently purchased the vehicle. I have heard using dawn wash with clay would be the trick. Although, I am a bit reluctant to use dish soap but I doubt it would do any harm. I would like a recommendation for something that won't dry out any of the plastics and so on.

 

[bimmer325!]

Dawn will not have any short term effects..long term will dull the trim..but it serves its purpose to strip the wax. Problem is it leaves a "striped" surface...but what does it leave behind? An unprotected scratched/swirled surface..in which case a cleaner wax will no doubt help..but you are still (to some degree left with a "wax" residue). For my money..before you do that use a finishing polish to truly clean the paint..and then use your sealers and wax.

 

[Ted S.]

I am in the same boat as you, I would like to give my paint a new begining since I recently purchased the vehicle. I have heard using dawn wash with clay would be the trick. Although, I am a bit reluctant to use dish soap but I doubt it would do any harm. I would like a recommendation for something that won't dry out any of the plastics and so on.

As Scott has commented on many threads relating to this subject matter; a chemical cleaner (paint cleaner/cleanser) will remove any wax/sealant that is too tough for Dawn. I use Klasse AIO (a cleaner-sealant) after I wash with Dawn and Clay. The surface is then slick, clean, and has a thin coat of sealant. As long as you put a good trim protector on the plastics and rubber after the wash as an extra precaution you should be fine, but I have never had any problems with fading or cracking; I beleive the sun has more to do with fading than Dawn does. I've seen newer car's plastic fade mostly from sitting in the sun.

Dawn is great for cleaning before using a clay bar, as it helps break down dirt and grease with ease, and is very affordable. But a paint cleanser or cleaner wax/sealant will really clean up the environmental contaminates as well as more durable wax/sealants that the Dawn and clay bar miss; this is evident as you work the paint cleaner or cleaner wax/sealant into the paint, because the applicator you will use to work the product into the paint will sometimes blacken as hard-to-see-contaminates fill up the applicator pad. Until reading a great article by Mike Phillips, I could not explain why the applicator darkened as I used a Klasse AIO on apparently "clean" paint. Here is that wonderful article:

http://www.autogeekonline.net/forum...ions/22982-lesson-white-paint-teaches-us.html

And a list of many great article by Mike Phillips can be found here:

http://www.autogeekonline.net/forum...ke-phillips/23722-articles-mike-phillips.html

Dawn will not have any short term effects..long term will dull the trim..but it serves its purpose to strip the wax. Problem is it leaves a "striped" surface...but what does it leave behind? An unprotected scratched/swirled surface..in which case a cleaner wax will no doubt help..but you are still (to some degree left with a "wax" residue). For my money..before you do that use a finishing polish to truly clean the paint..and then use your sealers and wax.

:iagree:But for the Dawn effects: as long a the trim is cared for, just as the paint is, there should not be any problems with fading