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Mar 21st, 2018, 09:09 | #1 |
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Hi, What in your opinion is the best way to remove old polish and wax prior to re-polishing and waxing for Spring. Do yo think that it'a even necessary ?
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Mar 21st, 2018, 09:44 | #2 |
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Washing up liquid.
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Mar 21st, 2018, 10:04 | #3 |
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There is a common misunderstanding about polish. Polish removes paint to make paint shiny. (If it was done properly last time) You do not need to remove polish.
To remove wax as said above a detergent will remove wax - it is often better / only necessary to use a mild detergent. Unless you are in a hurry to repaint your car or it has ¨paint problems¨ then polishing is not necessary.
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The thing that more often than not counteracts the harder wearing modern paint is the modern fixation with power tools - and - as you say those edges... ...masking tape needs to be used => #### For most situations I reckon a clay bar is the best modern way of cleaning a car before waxing There are several yew toob videos showing how to do it
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Mar 21st, 2018, 14:00 | #6 |
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Indeed Clay bar is one method that I've never used but seems very effective from reports I've read.
I see you've a Red Volvo, red pigment is notorious on older vehicles to eventually "die" and requires a good cut in process. My wife had a '95' red Peugeot 306 and it was asking for a respray but I just used to give it a T cut and then Auto Glym which suprisingly held it back for some time...............like the masking tape Army. |
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[THREAD-JACK] After a little cutting https://www.volvoforums.org.uk/showt...=277319&page=2 [/THREAD-JACK] !!!!! Clay bar is essentially a version of Blu-Tak that you use with liquid to lift the muck away - very impressive
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George might respond and say that his paint is only 2-3 years old. If it had very little extra polishing after the new paint had hardened it might benefit from a mid polishing now to add some extra shine. I think it is a single stage paint with no clear coat. After that a few layers of very thin layers of wax will preserve the shine and in this case give some protection from salty breezes.
As said, washing up liquid will strip off any wax on the car and it should be taken off before any polishing is done, as the wax will interfere with the polishing. |
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