How important is the IPA wipedown???

[Venom93corba]

Hey thanks for the link FUNX.

[Mike Phillips]

Here's the links to my two related articles...


Miscible and Immiscible - Wax and Paint Sealant Bonding

How to Mix IPA for Inspecting Correction Results


I think in one of them I state that the normal procedure is to follow the manufacturer's recommendations so if the manufacturer states the paint must be chemically stripped so their protection ingredients can bond or adhere to the paint then follow their directions. Note that most wax manufacturers don't state this, it's a forum phenomina...


In my IPA thread if you read far enough into it I go into how wiping with IPA or most products meant to strip paint can cause marring from the wiping process and that's because chemical strippers don't lubricate well as that's not their nature, (no lubricating oils, which would defeat their purpose).

I point out that about the only time you will see this marring is,

A: If you look closely for it.

B: If you're working on a black car because black shows defects best.

So people working on light colored cars that aren't looking for it don't see it.


The above two articles are jam-packed full of information that if you read through them you'll be able to make up you're own mind as to what kind of process to use when detailing your own cars or customer's cars.

Also, the link to my article list is at the bottom of every post I make which means the link to my article list is pretty easy to find with 35,400+ posts.

[Venom93corba]

Thanks Mike. So what would YOUR recommendation be, since it's a black car?