how to remove truck wax

[withac]

If you really want a deep, wet shine, (although this gives the best results on dark paint and I see you have white), get the Meguiars Deep Crystal System Step One cleaner and Step two Polish. Pick up a random orbit buffer. Lots of guys like the Porter Cable (I think that's the name) but it was a little too spendy for my thin wallet so I picked up a Craftman at Sears. Clay bar, clean, polish, then wax. Waxing is a since at this point since the paint is completely cleaned and prepped, you are just applying the wax and removing it, you aren't trying to remove any contaminants or oxidation with the wax. I like the Meguiars Gold Class or the Meguiars Nxt Tech Wax. If you want a real wet look you could then use a show glaze, I think #7 but I don't remember for sure. I've never used it but I've been tempted. Don't know how much this would do for white but dark blues, reds, blacks, will see a HUGE improvement.

 

[jmildoc]

those are the exact steps I take when I do my car and its black..... withac have you seen the "black box" by turtle wax?

 

[JennaBear]

I use Dawn and clay bar two-three times a year.

 

[road1will]

If you really want a deep, wet shine, (although this gives the best results on dark paint and I see you have white), get the Meguiars Deep Crystal System Step One cleaner and Step two Polish. Pick up a random orbit buffer. Lots of guys like the Porter Cable (I think that's the name) but it was a little too spendy for my thin wallet so I picked up a Craftman at Sears. Clay bar, clean, polish, then wax. Waxing is a since at this point since the paint is completely cleaned and prepped, you are just applying the wax and removing it, you aren't trying to remove any contaminants or oxidation with the wax. I like the Meguiars Gold Class or the Meguiars Nxt Tech Wax. If you want a real wet look you could then use a show glaze, I think #7 but I don't remember for sure. I've never used it but I've been tempted. Don't know how much this would do for white but dark blues, reds, blacks, will see a HUGE improvement.

You should use the glaze, then wax.

 

[withac]

those are the exact steps I take when I do my car and its black..... withac have you seen the "black box" by turtle wax?

Nope, what is it?

---------- Post added at 09:07 PM ---------- Previous post was at 09:05 PM ----------

You should use the glaze, then wax.

My understanding was you use the wax first because you have the paint cleaned of all contaminants it needs something to protect it and the wax does that. The glaze then puts an even wetter shine on top of the wax. Like I said, I've never used the glaze but that's the order I've always been told to use them in.

 

[tybardy]

well 1kill... AC... here is my previous education on the matter...

i was told that wax is the DEAD last step... as wax pretty much holds in everything you worked on prior. So glaze would be the step exactly prior to Wax... however that is just hear say on my part and i would like to hear more on the matter

 

[a1rstr1k3]

well i work at a turtle wax and what we do is wash the car first and then dry it
after its all dry we use the ICE Detailing Spray, to spray surface of car and then use the clay bar, we go by sections and dry it with a soft cloth
at the end the car is silky smooth u can put ur hand over the car lightly and there will be no bumps

i would recommend the clay bar as clay and not as liquid, they both do about the same but IMO the clay bar works best
and yes,the wax is the last step to keep all work on the truck under the wax

 

[withac]

Here's a link at that "other" site. If you are a member there as well you can see some pics of the difference the cleaning and polishing made on my red '**.

http://www.tahoeforum.com/showthread.php?t=8950

The guy that suggested the #7 Show Glaze said he did it last and the pics I saw looked amazing, that's what I was going on. Like I said, it was my understanding that once the paint was cleaned and prepped you needed to wax it to protect it then the glaze could go over that for a deeper/wetter shine. I just tried to find anything indicating the correct order of product application at the Meguiars web site but couldn't. I guess I can see the logic in waxing first then glazing as well as using the show glaze first and the wax last.

Anyone else got an opinion here?