Road film is hard to remove, need help?

[Mike Phillips]

Is this road film or dried wax?

So our SUV is covered in this.

This is not road film or traffic film.

First - as the name implies, road film is an oily, dirty film that builds-up and impacts ONTO the exterior of the car where the rain water on the road, mixed with all the drippings from cars that drive on the road, would then be sprayed onto your car by the cars in front of you.

This is not road film



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It is some type of film and the first way you would remove this type of film is to abrade it using one of these,

• Polish
• AIO
• Compound

Even if a solvent or some sort, for example an APC would and could remove it - the paint would be dull and ugly. If you use a quality abrasive you'll remove it and leave the paint clear and pretty.

[Mike Phillips]

Can someone educate me on what cleaner wax is designed to do?

I assume it adds layer of wax and also cleans, but would it work on this?

I have TONS of information on this forum about the lowly cleaner/wax.

I once got a Mothers cleaner wax and returned it because I wasn’t sure what it would do.

Above all else - if you're going to try to have a detail "business", which I think that's what you're trying to do? You MUST have a GREAT one-step cleaner/wax in your arsenal.


I don't just cover this topic in my classes I EXHAUST this topic in my classes. If I ever get down to Texas again for a Roadshow Class you should do everything you can to take it. You'll learn more in 2 days than 20 years.

[Mike Phillips]

Here's some reading fodder to help you out....

How to Under Promise and Over Deliver with BLACKFIRE One Step - Your One Step Detailing Package

How to choose and use a one-step cleaner/wax by Mike Phillips

Review: BLACKFIRE One-Step Cleaner/Wax by Mike Phillips

One-Step Compound/Polish vs One Step AIOs

How many pads do you need with an AIO or cleaner/wax?

How to correctly use an AIO or Cleaner/Wax by Mike Phillips

Review: Meguiar's D166 Ultra Polishing Wax by Mike Phillips

The Evolution of the AIO

Good rule of thumb when using an AIO - stick with foam polishing pads by Mike Phillips

How to avoid haze and scratching when working on soft paint?

High quality production detailing by Mike Phillips

How to use a one-step cleaner/wax to maximize profits

A few tips on starting a part-time detailing business - (Match your services to your customer)

How to do high quality production detailing - Your largest market!

The terms HEAVY or WET - what they mean?

Using an AIO to Polish Single Stage Paint - Least Aggressive Approach

Before and After Barn Find using BLACKFIRE One Step - 1940 Buick

Removing #2000 Grit Sanding Marks with BLACKFIRE One Step AIO

Review: Hybrid Solutions Ceramic Polish & Wax

How to remove stains and embedded dirt out of paint

Word Definitions - Compounds, Polishes, Glazes, Paint Cleaners and Waxes <-- LOTS OF INFO

[Mike Phillips]

More...


I wrote this back in 2010 - it's SUPER in-depth...


The Difference Between a Cleaner/Wax and a Finishing Wax

[Mike Phillips]

One more before I move on....

A paint cleaner is an either/or product - The difference between a paint cleaner and a paint polish by Mike Phillips


Don't get confused by paint cleaners.

[TrustJesus]

Thanks Mike, in your opinion what do you think this is?

I’ll read your thread on cleaner wax, as this is new to me.
Thanks for taking time to reply, to this thread.


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[Mike Phillips]

Thanks Mike, in your opinion what do you think this is?

Because of the location and the pattern I see in the picture - my guess is factory overspray?

See the area where there's no film along the edge? See how it's fairly uniform? As though it was covered over?




Just a guess, but looks like it could be some kind of clearcoat dry spray or overspray either from the factory or from a repaint due to collision work.

Hard to imagine how it could have been some kind of "liquid" that got onto the paint in the pattern I see.

[TrustJesus]

Mike thanks for your input. Stay safe everyone


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[TrustJesus]

Thanks Coatingsarecrack for replying


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