wax remover

[choijw2]

i've never used wax removing products,
i usually removed exising wax by polishing it, but one of my friend asked me if i can prep his car for vinyl wrapping.

quick research shows i need to wash the car and stripped down all the way/ sealant but i do not have wax remover and do not want to spend extra money on chemical that i will barely use.

but I do have DP paint prep polish.... do you think i can just rub this with micro fiber pads as wax remover??

[jms493]

The old way was to strip wax off paint was with dish soap.

[FUNX650]

Usually the person doing the vinyl wrapping,
does their own prepping of the surfaces of the
vehicle that are going to be wrapped.

Regardless...
Below are listed a few products that are
advertised as being able to strip Waxes:

•Meguiar's D114 (diluted @1:4)
•DuPont PrepSol
•3M Prep Solvent
•Wurth Clean Solve
•Klean Strip
•Hi-Temp Akrya Klean


Bob

[choijw2]

Usually the person doing the vinyl wrapping,
does their own prepping of the surfaces of the
vehicle that are going to be wrapped.

Regardless...
Below are listed a few products that are
advertised as being able to strip Waxes:

•Meguiar's D114 (diluted @1:4)
•DuPont PrepSol
•3M Prep Solvent
•Wurth Clean Solve
•Klean Strip
•Hi-Temp Akrya Klean


Bob

Thank you Bob!!!
and he is asking me to prep his car because he is trying to wrap it himself haha

btw do you think I can just use paint coating prep by DP as altnative as well??

[FUNX650]

btw do you think I can just use paint coating
prep by DP as altnative as well??

IMO:
If you're going to go that route...
Then you might as well use your
usual wax-removal method:

i usually removed exising wax by polishing it...

Bob

[Paul A.]

I am still waiting to see DuraGloss Squeaky Clean for exactly this application. As i intend to apply a coating to my DD i will be wiping with CarPro Eraser after polishing but would love to do more with a pad and my PC.

[DogRescuer]

Hmm I thought a good claying would strip your wax off

[Avgguy]

Hmm I thought a good claying would strip your wax off

[FUNX650]

Hmm I thought a good claying would strip your wax off

IMO:
Too many variables involved to make such
an all encompassing statement; almost too
many to ever list in their entirety!

Just to note:
Whenever I "clay"...I always, at the very least:
lightly polish. That in of itself has surely removed
any remaining remnants of Waxes. Afterwards?
I then apply an LSP.


I find this interesting:
There's a comment on my ClayMagic box that says:
"remember to polish/wax after claying"

I have always taken that as a gentle
reminder that, after "claying": I'm not
really done with the "cleaning-up processes".


Bob

[Avgguy]

IMO:
Too many variables involved to make such
an all encompassing statement; almost too
many to ever list in their entirety!

Just to note:
Whenever I "clay"...I always, at the very least:
lightly polish. That in of itself has surely removed
any remaining remnants of Waxes. Afterwards?
I then apply an LSP.


I find this interesting:
There's a comment on my ClayMagic box that says:
"remember to polish/wax after claying"

I have always taken that as a gentle
reminder that, after "claying": I'm not
really done with the "cleaning-up processes".


Bob

I take that to mean not that the clean up process is not done, but rather the wax has been removed and the paint is unprotected.