sf4000(85rd) instead of prewax cleaner?

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So is it normal for people to use a fine polish like 85 instead of a prewax cleaner to prep the paint for a new lsp?? I mean it makes the paint look nice and supposed to cut through previous lsp, so would it be ideal for me to prep paint with a fine polish as i would with a prewax cleaner since it pretty much does the same thing? Maybe i am forgetting the cleaning part, but would i really benefit from a good cleaning from prewax polish? I have wg polish enhancer(prewax cleaner) and would also like to know if anybody had good results and or tips for this product Thank you.
 
Depends on what you are trying to acheive and the condition of the car. Prewax cleaners and SF4000/SF4500 (finishing polishes) are different animals. Could you use a polish like that in lieu of a paint cleaner to merely remove LSP? Absolutely, but if you're only trying to acheive that, then using the polish is a bit of a square peg in a round hole in my opinion. Why cut at all if you just want to remove the existing LSP? Now if the paint needs a little polishing to remove very light swirls or micromarring, or you want to jewel, then this polish would be ideal and you would not need a cleaner after this polish to go to a LSP. If you are already happy with the condition of the paint and merely want to remove the old LSP, and brighten and clean the paint, and possibly disguise a few minor swirls, then cleaner is the way to go in my opinion. BTW, I own SF4000 and SF4500, as well as several paint cleaners (WG, P21s) and use all of them depending on the circumstances. Good luck.
 
Remember that some polishes have oils that might hinder the bonding of your new LSP - it's one of the reasons why people will use Eraser or IPA or a pre-wax cleaner after polishing, to ensure that nothing is left on the paint.
 
I wouldn't apply an LSP right after using PO 85rd so you would still need to "clean" the paint anyway of polishing oils...so I don't see that the two scenarios are even remotely similar.

I think prewax cleaners are fantastic. PO 85rd is better suited for multiple step jobs.
 
I would use a fine cut polish like SF 4000 instead of a pre-wax cleaner, heck might as well polish out minor imperfections to maximize gloss and clarity if you're going to go to the trouble of running a polisher over the paint.

Might not work to remove coatings but it should obliterate most waxes and synthetic paint sealants.


:)
 
I agree with the others; go with the fine polish, do an IPA wipe down to remove the oils and you're ready for your LSP!
 
I actually meant sf4500, where it has a cut of 1 as oppsed to sf4000, which has a cut of 2.5. If 4500 has enough cut to go through lsp, then ill just use that since it is less abrasive
 
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