adriand56

What products would you recommend? i've read that alot of people use dawn

Aman

Dawn wash is the most accessible, since many people have it at home anyways. If you do, it's not really worth it getting another product strictly to strip off old wax.

I could be wrong, but wouldn't a more concentrated ratio of any wash soap do the trick as well?

optical24

Doesn't clay bar remove wax?

Jesstzn

Nope

Jesstzn

Curiosity question .. Why you wanting to strip the wax and what wax is it .. how long has it been on?

adriand56

well i wanted to get all the old wax off before i polish and put sealant on the car. as i know that most car shampoos in include wax in them, so whats the point of putting an unnecassary layer on

stogie1020

The polishing will strip the wax. Problem solved.

If your car didn't need polishing and you wanted to go with a different wax/sealant, then you cold do some chemical stripping. If you really want, use some Klasse AIO.

TOGWT

Detailer’s clay Automotive clay is not a replacement for polish or a compound; it is a pliable, petroleum resin product, containing a mild abrasive(s) i.e. kaolin, silica sand, calcium carbonate, alumina, ceramics quartz and also silicon carbide that polishes and exfoliates bonded surface contaminants and will remove a large percentage of wax /sealant.

Detailer’s clay will remove most but not all of the iron particulate that is the cause of the rust "blooming", to for a corrosion decontamination system to be effective requires the complete removal of all particulates and the corrosive acids they generate that have penetrated the paint surface system.

Paint Surface Cleaning - vehicle manufacturer studies have shown that failure to remove environmental contaminants, like imbedded rail dust, acid rain, industrial fallout and other environmental contaminants from a paint film can cause premature degradation of the paint system and will negatively affect the paint protection products durability.

There are two distinct types of paint cleaner; Abrasive and Chemical (solvent or acid)

exceldetail

Could consider an IPA wipedown as well.....
Polishing is the way to go though, you get the best of both worlds.

Aman

Wouldn't polishing a waxed car make it more difficult? Why do the majority of write-ups posted always strip wax during the wash process?

Jesstzn

Well ... I really don't strip the wax as a separate step ... Washing with Dawn will remove it and a lot of other oils and such.


Lets face it .. sometimes the steps are a little overboard and cover every scenareo ... A wax layer is very thin at best and the first pass with the polish is going to get rid of it and more.

And after the polish I always da a IPA wipe ...

If your not polishing and the wax is recent and you want to change to a different one then I'd use the IPA or a cleaner or an AIO.

stogie1020

Use a putty knife and just scrape that crap off.

stogie1020

FOR THE LOVE OF I AM JOKING.

TS_eXpeed

If you don't want to bother with polishing, high concentration of a good detailers soap (I use Chemical Guys Citrus Wash & Clear for instance...) or Dawn if you down have anything like that.

MEM3

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dawn always did a great job for me!