Need Help!

5.0blackbrd · 07-31-2005, 06:16 PM

Does anyone know someone who is really good at buffing out and waxing cars?
If I can find someone,i I will use them regularly, because I suck at waxing. I just seem to have the worst of luck getting a nice shiny finish.

QWKSNKE · 07-31-2005, 06:18 PM

What wax are you using and what problems have you been having?

5.0blackbrd · 07-31-2005, 07:49 PM

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Originally Posted by QWKSNKE

What wax are you using and what problems have you been having?

Well I was using some Meguiars ScratchX to try and get some water spots off the roof of my Tbird. When I went to wipe it off the ScratchX wouldn't come off! The majority of it would but there were still palces that wouldn't wipe off.
I don't know what I did wrong. I only let it dry maybe 1 minute.

TheJeanyus · 07-31-2005, 07:55 PM

Did you have it sitting in the sun?

5.0blackbrd · 07-31-2005, 08:01 PM

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Originally Posted by TheJeanyus

Did you have it sitting in the sun?

No it was in the shade, had been in the shade about 4 hours. The roof was not hot to touch.

QWKSNKE · 08-01-2005, 06:44 PM

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Originally Posted by 5.0blackbrd

Well I was using some Meguiars ScratchX to try and get some water spots off the roof of my Tbird. When I went to wipe it off the ScratchX wouldn't come off! The majority of it would but there were still palces that wouldn't wipe off.
I don't know what I did wrong. I only let it dry maybe 1 minute.

Did it leave a residue? Is that a liquid application or paste?

5.0blackbrd · 08-01-2005, 07:15 PM

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Originally Posted by QWKSNKE

Did it leave a residue? Is that a liquid application or paste?

It comes in a tube, but it is kind of thick, between a paste and a liquid. It did leave a residue and most of it came off, but there were some stubborn spots. I used some Meguiars Detail Spray on it this evening and the rest came off, but the water spots are still there. I'm kind of in a bad situation, not having a garage. I try to keep a cover on it most of the time. The one I have is pretty good and is 99% waterproof. A little gets in through the stitching. But if I drive the car and it rains, I don't put the cover back on until I can wash it good. Can anyone recommend any good cleaners and waxes, besides Zaino. Too expensive. I need something I don't have to work at to get it off.

Mike Donley

QWKSNKE · 08-01-2005, 08:11 PM

Wax will not remove water spots. You will have to clay bar the area then wax. We run into this with Shelly's convertible

TheJeanyus · 08-01-2005, 08:27 PM

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Originally Posted by QWKSNKE

Wax will not remove water spots. You will have to clay bar the area then wax. We run into this with Shelly's convertible

Meguiar's Scratch X isn't a wax, either. It's more like a polish to polish out fine scratches.

QWKSNKE · 08-01-2005, 08:34 PM

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Originally Posted by TheJeanyus

Meguiar's Scratch X isn't a wax, either. It's more like a polish to polish out fine scratches.

ahhhhh

07-31-2005, 06:16 PM	#1
5.0blackbrd Junior Member Join Date: Apr 2005 Posts: 26	Need Help! Does anyone know someone who is really good at buffing out and waxing cars? If I can find someone,i I will use them regularly, because I suck at waxing. I just seem to have the worst of luck getting a nice shiny finish. __________________ Mike Donley 1991 Ford Thunderbird LX/5.0 1994 Lincoln MarkVIII

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08-01-2005, 08:11 PM	#8
QWKSNKE 3v's are slow Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Here and There Posts: 17,152	Re: Need Help! Wax will not remove water spots. You will have to clay bar the area then wax. We run into this with Shelly's convertible __________________ 2009 Porsche Carrera S 2008 ///AMG C63.. Eurocharge Tune. RIP 2019 AMG GLC43..wife's 03 F250 SD.. Edge Evo, AFE Stage 1 CAI 08 GT. JBA axle back, FRPP springs, FRPP swaybars.. daughter's 01 Cobra vert... wife's I need a new toy