bojangling

About 6 months ago I went on vacation and left my car at home. Pops thought it would be nice to wash and wax my car. Well, he used Nu-Finish wax. Now, the Nu-Finish seems to be "flaking" off (little white specs on the car, only come off when scraped off with my fingernail). I want to remove the wax and go back to Zaino. Any ideas?

Does dawn take off Nu-Finish? I believe its a polymer.

Hey, sorry about placement, posted to the detail forum first but only got 2 responses...hoping for some more here.

Zapata

Yes, dawn will take off anything.

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iTrader: (2)

Dawn will not remove NuFinish, or Zaino, or Blackfire, but yes it will remove anything else.

Only carnauba can be removed with dish soap. NuFinish is a polymer and there is no way you're gonna remove it with dish soap.

I posted the answer for you in the detailing forum a while back....

I guess you could use the SMR by hand, but you'll be plenty tired once your done.

Trust me on this one. Isopropyl alcohol or an abrasive.

crazymongol

dawn soap, clay bar. do a search on this topic im sure u will find alot of info

Casper98CL

do you want an easy solution?! go to your local autoparts store and buy WAX and GREASE remover... usually a spary... spray it on and do a panel at a time.... you will use it like windex.. spray on wipe off... you will most llike not see it come off, but once it is done, you will feel a change in the finish of your car... than wax with whatever... IT WORKS!!!

EricL

Again -- Dawn will NOT Remove a lot of synthetic products and depending on the situation abrasives and/or clay should NOT be used as a "stripping" agent.

You can use products like:

http://www.griotsgarage.com/search.j...ext=paint+prep



"PAINT PREP REMOVES OLD WAX AND POLYSILICONES FOR A CLEAN START
If you've been using other brands of polish and wax, they may contain silicone and synthetic oils. Our car care system doesn't bond with these silicone-laden products. It's important to use Paint Prep to remove all of the old waxes, polysilicones, and oils so our care products can properly bond to the surface..."


You can also use Prepsol...

http://www.dupont.com/finishes/eu/ma...degreasers.htm

As for the Alcohol, some stuff (like the Zaino) doesn't just "fall off" with a wipe or two (The Isopropyl comes in a variety of strengths, and even the 80% stuff was having a tough time removing about 14-coats to get to a tiny sap mark. (I needed to hit the area with Alcohol. and 39009 and it took a lot of time to strip the stuff back...)

Finally, if you have swirl marks or damage that needs a "buff-out" anyway, you probably can just use a combination of a the Prepsol or Griot's product listed above and a "proper" polish to get a nice surface to "build-on”…

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Hey Eric, what about using Dawn?

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Yup, I use Chronor for cleaning an area prior to a chip repair. Works great

JRock

Again -- Dawn will NOT Remove a lot of synthetic products




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EricL

Dawn is great for car washing...

mdbenge

bojangling

Thanks for the advice...any special way to apply the isopropyl alcohol? Diluted etc...Where to I purchase?

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iTrader: (2)

Here you go. 99% Pure Isopropyl Alcohol

You can also go and check your local pharmacy. As EricL mentioned, it needs to be as close to 100% as possible.Lower % will work, just might take more elbow grease.