Pre Wax Cleaner / IPA Wipe

[Mncaddy]

Assuming your done with the polishing step and getting ready to add sealant as the last step, is there any advantage in using a pre-wax cleaner versus doing an IPA wipe down? Wouldn't either remove any polishing residue that could interfere with the bonding of the sealant?

[FUNX650]

What Sealant do you plan on applying?

There may be no manufacturer recommendation
that either is actually needed...after polishing the
paint...and before their Sealant's application.

IMO...
Paint being "squeaky-clean", before an LSP
application, is more in the realm of Coatings.


Bob

[Mncaddy]

Blackfire Wet Diamond

[Bunky]

I like AutoFinnese Tough Prep. It leaves the paint squeaky clean with nothing left behind. For something equivalent, you could use DG Squeaky Clean.

[FUNX650]

Blackfire Wet Diamond
Even though the Blackfire "manufacturer" recommends using
their SRC Finishing/Gloss Enhancing polishes...staying within
the family...there is no mention of their polishing oils needing
to be removed via IPA/Panel Wipe, prior to BFWD's application.


Bob

[Mncaddy]

I recently applied meguires nxt wax, I've read sealants don't bond well to synthetic waxes. Should I use a pretty wax cleaner to remove first?

[FUNX650]

I recently applied meguires nxt wax, I've read sealants don't bond well to synthetic waxes. Should I use a pretty wax cleaner to remove first?
NXT is a synthetic wax.
A synthetic wax is another name for a Sealant.

•So the questions could now be:
-Will a Sealant, that is named: BFWD...
bond to another Sealant, that is named: NXT?
-Or will it not?


For those that think it will not:
-Then the NXT needs to be removed by polishing.


Bob

[silverfox]

Using a prewax cleaner is working forward and offers a nice clean, slick, high gloss surface to apply the sealant. IPA is working backwards..its harsh, has no lubrication, and can even mar the paint.



However if you've used a finishing polish, hitting it again with a prewax cleaner is redundant. Why work twice? I'd go from polish to sealant within the same family