wtf did I just do? Wax pissing me off

[BLINGMW]

So I figure I'll put a quick coat of wax on the track car after washing it today. I used some inexpensive turtle wax (used a couple times before on other cars). Washed, dried car, applied wax with sponge thing, mostly in the shade, pretty much like I always do.

I go over the whole car pretty quickly, then come back to where I started to wipe it off. And I'm having to scrub it with a rag to get it off. :finger: Normally it just crumbles away, wiping it all off takes just a couple minutes. I didn't even get the whole top done, tried a few other spots and it's just as annoying. :dunno:

wtf? Now I have this swirlified car in the garage. I guess I'll attempt to wash it again in the morning.

[.RJ]

Claybar it. Probably have a bunch of crap on the paint.

[kcook]

please tell me that "rag" you used was microfiber...

also turtle wax is crap. please throw away

[BLINGMW]

please tell me that "rag" you used was microfiber...

heck no :lol:

also turtle wax is crap. please throw away

maybe so. :dunno: I've mostly used Meguiars in the past and never had this happen, I guess I'll go back to that.

Maybe I left it on too long? I've just usually had a much better time wiping it off when it's dry.

Whatever, I left that bitch out in the driving rain all night, then washed with warm water this morning. Back to square 1. I'll never wax it again.

[TorinoCobra070]

Sounds like you just left it on too long. I believe the directions say wait for it to turn hazy, not til its dried and caked on

[SlimKlim]

Is the car black or some other dark color? That's usually caused by a crappy liquid wax+old, dark, oxidized paint.

You can't leave wax on too long as long as conditions are suiting. If its getting towards the end of the day I'll apply wax, leave it overnight in my cool, dark, dry shop, buff it off in the morning and return it to the customer. I've left it on a 997 911 GT3 needing love for an entire day before I got back to it.

However wax and oxidation do not agree with one another. You could do a 2 or 3 stage polish which will basically scrub off the top layer of your clear and give the rest a new lease on life. Immediately after that I would do a coat or two of synthetic sealant, or a coat of sealant and a top coat of wax, OR a coat of sealant, coat of wax and a coat of glaze to really make it pornographic.

Point is, if you want to fix the problem, get your paint correction on and get a synthetic sealant on it in some form, it lasts way longer than wax and will protect your newly shiny and fragile paint.

Of course I could be wrong, pictures would help.

[Jake]

Is the car black or some other dark color? That's usually caused by a crappy liquid wax+old, dark, oxidized paint.

If I'm thinking of the right car, it's his 318ti, which is Montreal Blue... the kinda blurple-y one.

[BLINGMW]

Claybar it. Probably have a bunch of crap on the paint.

However wax and oxidation do not agree with one another.

I'm guessing this kind of thing was much of the problem. *MAYBE* I'll claybar it sometime.

Thanks all

If I'm thinking of the right car, it's his 318ti, which is Montreal Blue... the kinda blurple-y one.

true

[SlimKlim]

Claying won't fix the oxidation. If you want to correct the problem I'd recommend polishing or having it polished by someone (we could work something out, I get paid to do stuff like this) and then being pretty vigilant about keeping sealant or wax on it.


If it doesnt bother you that much, just rock out with your cock out, :twisted: I dont know what you use the car for.

Next time buy silver/white/red/yellow/gray/light blue/ much easier to maintain than black and dark blueish colors.

[Maengelito]

First of all, Chan washed his car so something is definitely wrong. Secondly, he decided to wax it? Someone definitely hijacked his account. If I know Chan, he probably thought the buffer was a weapon he found in the trunk. But its okay, he's already got a field full of busted E36 318's that he won on eBay for like $75 so he can replace sheet metal pretty easily.

[BLINGMW]

I dont know what you use the car for.

Mostly for punthing Miatas and hitting tire walls

he's already got a field full of busted E36 318's that he won on eBay for like $75 so he can replace sheet metal pretty easily.

Man I f'in WISH. I was thinking just over the weekend how I'm kind of wishing I'd just stuck with good 'ol E30. I could have gotten a REAL nice one. Or two. Or ten.