After you decon, try Megs Ultimate Polish with a black pad. If that doesn't help, try Megs Ultimate Compound with a white or orange pad, then Polish. Hard to mess paint up with these...
I've never used nanoskin before...my go to clay is Ricardo yellow though....but if you can't get your hand on that stuff, I've heard good things about the meguiars clay they sell in the stores,...
The windshield has to be crazy clean before you apply any kind of sealant to it. Crazy clean as in the only thing the sealant touches is glass. No residue, condensation, or any other kinds of films...
This is interesting, I didn't even thing about body repairs. If this is the case, they really half-assed sanding down the bondo or fiberglass or whatever they used....
I know they can make a bigger difference over non-machine methods. However, after working in an industry that involved cleaning upholstery and carpets on a regular basis, and having an opportunity...
For some reason I just don't have faith that these small spot cleaners will clean at appropriate temperatures or thoroughly rinse out the cleaner from the carpet. But to each their own I suppose.
Of course, if these are waves (varying paint depths) in the paint, you can compound and polish the waves all day, or until you are out of clear, but all you will do is make the waves shinier and...
The fact that there are 'Muricans' who are getting all butthurt about something so subjective and trivial propounds that perhaps 'Murica' isn't what it used to be.
Sorry I haven't been around Bob. I had some things come up a while back, then employment opportunities changed a bit, then changed again....put in a lot of hours in the last eight months....and now I...
If you are just wanting to strip old wax, you could always get a soap (like chem guys citrus wash) that will strip a good bit of wax, then follow with clay-bar...