Removing wax

[MA5177]

Ok I bought a brand new Acura RDX, as soon as I got it I put a coat of MEGUIARS gold carnuba wax on it.

Now that I found this site and learned some, I did a plastic bag test and the paint is rough. I think I want to clay it and re seal with meguiars ultimate wax.

Will the clay remove the old wax or do I need to use some type of cleaner? Will simple green remove it?

[irvsmith]

Ok I bought a brand new Acura RDX, as soon as I got it I put a coat of MEGUIARS gold carnuba wax on it.

Now that I found this site and learned some, I did a plastic bag test and the paint is rough. I think I want to clay it and re seal with meguiars ultimate wax.

Will the clay remove the old wax or do I need to use some type of cleaner? Will simple green remove it?

From my experience - claying should be sufficient to remove that wax. If it was a coating, as opposed to a sealant, there might be additional steps which would be required.

[FUNX650]

Here's the steps that I'd now undertake
for the immediate care of your vehicle:

-Wash
-IronX...
(or similar product)
-Clay...
(you've already done "The Baggie Test")
-Inspect the paint...
(with a "swirl-finder" type of light)
-Polish...
I always, at the very least, use a mild
abrasive polish after claying...
Meguiar's M205 is one such polish.
-Wax or Sealant...BTW: Meguiar's ULW is
considered a Sealant.

Enjoy!



Bob

[MA5177]

Here's the steps that I'd now undertake
for the immediate care of your vehicle:

-Wash

-IronX (or similar product)

-Clay (you've already done "The Baggie Test")

-Inspect the paint...
(with a "swirl-finder" type of light)

-Polish...I always, at the very least, use a mild
abrasive polish after claying...Meguiar's M205 is
one such polish.

-Wax or Sealant...BTW: Meguiar's ULW is
considered a Sealant.

-Enjoy a cold beverage.



Bob

Thanks, I'm a little afraid to polish a new car lol. I have a bottle of Meguiars #3 that I found on the shelf, will that be too mild?

[FUNX650]

Thanks, I'm a little afraid to polish a new car lol. I have a bottle of Meguiars #3 that I found on the shelf, will that be too mild?
•M03 may just be too mild to remove any
existing paint blemishes, or any newly
inflicted ones from the claying process.
-Perform a "test spot" with it first.

•No need to be afraid to use a mild
polish, like M205, on a new vehicle.
-It will:
a.) remove any Waxes that are remaining
from the wash and decontamination processes.
b.) remove most, if not all, Clay marring (blemishes).


Bob

[dlc95]

•M03 may just be too mild to remove any
existing paint blemishes, or any newly
inflicted ones from the claying process.
-Perform a "test spot" with it first.

•No need to be afraid to use a mild
polish, like M205, on a new vehicle.
-It will:
a.) remove any Waxes that are remaining
from the wash and decontamination processes.
b.) remove most, if not all, Clay marring (blemishes).


Bob

Bob, does M03 have any abrasive quality to it?

[Don M]

Bob, does M03 have any abrasive quality to it?

#3 is only as abrasive as the material used to apply it.

[FUNX650]

Bob, does M03 have any abrasive quality to it?
M03 contains its very own Meguiar's
"Trade Secret-version" of Calcined Kaolin:
(CAS# 92704-41-1...at a percentage rate
of 7-13%, by weight).

With that fact in mind:
Some people will often take into consideration that
calcined kaolin can also be used as an abrasive material.


Bob