Mike Phillips
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Just to note, all the cleaner/waxes mentioned in this thread so far, (except the HD product), I've used and they all work really well.
They key is to use the right cleaner/wax for the condition of the paint. Out of all products mentioned they have ranged from,
The goal is to use the least aggressive product to get the job done and also use the softest pad possible when doing a one-step to scratch-sensitive clear coats.
Just to note, there are no longer any heavy cleaning one-step cleaner/waxes in the automotive world since clearcoats were intrroduced. These aggressive product did exist back before clearcoats and still can be found in the marine world but they are too aggressive to finish out nice on clearcoats.
Using a cleaner/wax was one of my classes at MTE this year.

They key is to use the right cleaner/wax for the condition of the paint. Out of all products mentioned they have ranged from,
- Very Light Cleaning
- Light Cleaning
- Medium Cleaning
The goal is to use the least aggressive product to get the job done and also use the softest pad possible when doing a one-step to scratch-sensitive clear coats.
Just to note, there are no longer any heavy cleaning one-step cleaner/waxes in the automotive world since clearcoats were intrroduced. These aggressive product did exist back before clearcoats and still can be found in the marine world but they are too aggressive to finish out nice on clearcoats.
Using a cleaner/wax was one of my classes at MTE this year.
