[DantheMan]

I am going to put on some Meguiar's Clear Coat Liquid Car Wax this weekend and had one question.

What is the best thing to use to take off the wax? I heard that an old bath towel/terry(sp?) cloth is good to use.

Any thoughts and/or recommendations?

Thanks!

 

[Cobra 427]

Hey Dan,

Tho I'm a Zaino fan, the technic is pretty universal.

You'll want to apply the clear coat finish in straight strokes (front to rear on the hood, top and trunk - up & down on the sides).

To remove the finish, use 100% white cotton towels. I use Fieldcrest - I cut the hard edges off, and roll them with a sewing machine to prevent any slight scratching. Remove the finish with the same strokes.

Have Fun,
Randy R...

 

[Nasty Bob]

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On 2002-03-15 20:50, Cobra 427 wrote:
To remove the finish, use 100% white cotton towels. I use Fieldcrest - I cut the hard edges off, and roll them with a sewing machine to prevent any slight scratching. Remove the finish with the same strokes.

Have Fun,
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Excellent tip, Randy. I really like the rolling the towel idea, now I gotta get mama to break out the sewing machine.

Thanks,
Bob

 

[luvmybulit]

Best thing to use for application and removal of wax are cotton baby diapers, softest thing you can buy. and dont use soap when you wash them.

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[Cochese]

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On 2002-03-15 20:50, Cobra 427 wrote:
Hey Dan,

Tho I'm a Zaino fan, the technic is pretty universal.

You'll want to apply the clear coat finish in straight strokes (front to rear on the hood, top and trunk - up & down on the sides).

To remove the finish, use 100% white cotton towels. I use Fieldcrest - I cut the hard edges off, and roll them with a sewing machine to prevent any slight scratching. Remove the finish with the same strokes.

Have Fun,
Randy R...

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Sorry, I am just a little confused about the "rolling" technique stated. Could you please clarify, Randy. Thanks. :smile:

Collin

 

[Cobra 427]

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Sorry, I am just a little confused about the "rolling" technique stated. Could you please clarify, Randy. Thanks. :smile:

Collin

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Hey Colin,

No sweat...

You understand about cutting the edges off...right?

Well, then the towels can frey. To prevent them from freying, I hem them on my wife's sewing machine, by rolling the edge and zipping them with some stitches. Make sense?

Have Fun,
Randy R...

 

[Cobra 427]

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On 2002-03-22 09:34, luvmybulit wrote:
Best thing to use for application and removal of wax are cotton baby diapers, softest thing you can buy. and dont use soap when you wash them.
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I don't quite agree. I used to use diapers, as I was told the same thing about them being soft and such. But I found that they left small scratches. I think the reason why diapers don't work well for polishing off an applied finish is that they are not very pourus - IOW, with a 100% cotten terry, the strands in the terry help to whisk and pick up the powdery substance. Diapers don't have this ability - diaper are great for absorbing, but not good at picking up the applied finish. So, when using a diaper, one must use more down force (to force the particles into the absorbant part of the diaper), and this down force, I believe, is what causes diapers to stratch.

I may be off my rocker on my understanding here, but this is from my experience.

Your mileage may vary,
Randy R...

 

[BULLITTBRO1]

I do the same thing, white terry cloths/towels and agree with the back to front top to bottom method. Last car I did the karate kid wax on wax off/ the shine was good but the swearls sucked.

 

[Cochese]

Hey Randy, I understand now. Thanks! :smile:

I checked in my Griot's Garage detailing book and it talks about polyester stitching in diapers causing micro scratches in clearcoat. They say to give stitching the flame test. Black melted ball equals polyester. Total burning away equals cotton.
Interesting. :smile: