vancityguy01

i already wax'd my car couple days ago(took forever!) anyhow i now hear about this clay bar and i wanna use it to lift up some rust colored marks and some stains, can i do this since i already wax'd or no? i mean can i just apply to those trouble areas? thanx alot, cuz i really wanna get rid of that crap on my SSM paint lol

Bxscig

i think that u will have to remove the wax and then clay car then cause u waxed over all that stuff. I am new to this process to myself but I read in one post that the claybar will remove wax.. that I am not sure about.

vancityguy01

ya i wish i knew bout clay bar prior to me waxing, how long will it be if i just let the wax come off on it's own, 3months or so? anyone out there know if i can just clay those specific areas only with my wax still on???thanx

demons rage

iTrader: (1)

you can use dawn to strip the wax

vancityguy01

ya i dont wanna put dish soap on my paint, worse case scenario i wait till wax comes off on it's own, clay, re wax

2001TL4KCdude

Dawn is OK to use to strip wax off. It will not harm our clear coat. It is not Tide with bleach. I'd use it next time you wash your car. Then Clay it and rewax it, you'd be pleased.

FTM-1

The DAWN dishwshing detergent is quite okay to take off wax from you car. Ofcourse you would not use this as your normal carwash soap. If you go by the Zaino show car polish tips they say to use DAWN to get off the old wax. This is what many here have done when using the ZAINO polish. I did it last year on my Nighthawk Black TL. I am going to do it again first thing in the mourning as Iam about to do the whole Zaino show polish thing over. But the Dawn is safe for your car to strip off old wax & after you re wax or polish your car you would use your normal carwash stuff & not DAWN.

vancityguy01

ok so do one wash with dawn soap, how much do i use? and will one wash be enough???

1.wash with dawn
2.dry car
3.use clay bar
4.wax

that the whole process?

oh and should i apply my touch up paint and stuff b4 or after all this??? thanx.

vancityguy01

oh btw if i do decide to just let the wax come off with time on it's own how long do u think that would take?? i wash my car every 3-4 days, maybe like 3 months for it all to be removed?? than i can re do it properly im guessing, let me know....

FTM-1

touch up paint ? I would not do that at this time. I am going to wash twice with DAWN but I am doing the whole ZAINO process with clay bar. I think a good thick bucket of DAWN should be okay.

demons rage

iTrader: (1)

yea and if your going to use touch up paint... i say do it after you wash your car with dawn... then use the touch up paint, put a thing of clear coat on, give it a few days, water wash car, dry, clay, wax

vancityguy01

thanx guys, one more thing, how long would i have to wait just for my present wax to just wear off on it's own, couple months??? and it's no point in applying touch up paint to a wax'd car correct?

medic

if you touch up paint, you want the area to be clean and free of everything. so yeah, don't touch up a waxed car

most waxes will wear off in a month or so naturally, but do you really want to be going around with no wax for any time? just use the dawn, clay, and then rewax. There are about a dozen other things you can do sicne the wax is gone if you want a better shine, but just waxing should be fine. If the claying doesn't remove the rust and scratch marks, you may want to consider polishing.

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