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Old May 19, 2004 | 09:29 PM
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Exclamation How to take off wax??

I need some help with this one. I was waxing my car with a electric buffer and it applied too much wax to the car, which won't buff off. I can scrape it off using my fingernails, but there is way too much to try that. Does anyone know of a product that can remove wax without damaging the paint?? I have a black OZ which shows ALL the white specks of the wax and it looks terrible!!
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Old May 19, 2004 | 09:34 PM
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Clay bar it... but that removes ALL The wax. After clay barring u gotta re-wax it
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Old May 19, 2004 | 09:34 PM
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that sucks, what kind of wax did you use, because there are some out now that dont leave the white stuff
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Old May 19, 2004 | 09:57 PM
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What is a clay bar or clay baring? And where can I get it?

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Clay bar it... but that removes ALL The wax. After clay barring u gotta re-wax it
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Old May 19, 2004 | 09:57 PM
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Go back with your buffer and use water to take the extra off. It wont hurt it. Be sure the pad(polishing) is perfeclty clean. Usually this is done at the time of wax build up but should be fine later.
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Old May 19, 2004 | 09:58 PM
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I used "Nu Finish". My father-in-law swore by it but after using it, I threw it away. I want a mess free wax. Any suggestions?

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that sucks, what kind of wax did you use, because there are some out now that dont leave the white stuff
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Old May 19, 2004 | 10:00 PM
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i heard EagleOne's NanoWax is good, but i havent had a chance to go get one and try it out
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Old May 19, 2004 | 10:00 PM
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Its been a while since I waxed. I've heard that dish soap can take it off as well. Is there any truth to that?
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Old May 19, 2004 | 10:01 PM
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Originally Posted by azhunballa
i heard EagleOne's NanoWax is good, but i havent had a chance to go get one and try it out
Is it a "spray on when your car is wet, wipe off when you dry your car" type wax?
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Old May 19, 2004 | 10:08 PM
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http://www.eagleone.com/_products/3,2081616.asp
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Old May 19, 2004 | 10:16 PM
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Its not the wax, you probably used the buffer wrong, you can do a lot of damage with one of those buffers.

Go to http://store.yahoo.com/classic-motoring/index.html

they have a lot of good info and

http://www.autopia-carcare.com/freeguide.html

is another good site, I would suggest anybody look at those web sites. esp the second one.
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Old May 20, 2004 | 06:31 PM
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i know a lot of ppl that sware by the maguirs three step... im gonna use it this weekend and ill let you know
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Old May 20, 2004 | 06:36 PM
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The New Turtle Wax Platinum (liquid wax)... Works sweet n looovely!! and it doesnt leave that whitestuff on... the shine is immaculate!
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Old May 20, 2004 | 10:25 PM
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Originally Posted by 03RallyLancer
i know a lot of ppl that sware by the maguirs three step... im gonna use it this weekend and ill let you know
Yeah, let me know how that goes cuz I've thought about using that. Does it come with the clay bar?
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Old May 20, 2004 | 10:34 PM
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you should take it off by hand. a good microfiber towell and some elbow grease. claybar is good, but shouldnt be used too often. you have to use some sort of lubricant too, a paint gloss of some sort works nice. you also have to make sure you dont use a too aggressive bar, as it will create more work than youll want.

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