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    Mike, used your "Final Wipe" technique and...

    ..even though I missed the part about it not being meant for the initial removal of wax, it still worked great. I decided to put yet another coat of NXT2 on the car and I used the final wipe to both remove the wax and go over each panel again.

    All I can say is wow...going slower actually sped up the process of removing the wax and gave a better final result.

    Thanks for the info!

    The Final Wipe – Tips for creating a streak-free, show car finish

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    Re: Mike, used your "Final Wipe" technique and...

    Thanks for the feedback Don...



    Here's an excerpt for anyone that has not read it yet...


    Quote Originally Posted by Mike Phillips

    How it works
    The way this works is really quite simple but let me break it down for you into simple terms so everyone can understand. When making the final wipe, your job is to remove all trace residues from the previously applied wax or paint sealant; that’s your job. While to the human eye the surface of your car’s paint looks smooth and flat, under a microscope it’s actually a landscape of hills and valleys, (which is high spots and low spots), as well as pits and pores and interstices.

    (Interstices = microscopic gaps and cracks in the paint)

    Trace residues remain in the lower imperfections on the surface and when you move a polishing cloth over the surface the fiber’s of the polishing cloth grab onto and removes residues off the high points the easiest. Again, your job is to remove all the trace residues and do it in such a way that you do no harm to the highly polished surface at the same time, thus you need to use a premium quality microfiber, folded 4-ways to help spread out the pressure of your hand.


    Now think about it, if you’re moving the microfiber quickly over the surface how much time do the residues on the surface have to transfer to the cloth? Seconds? Milliseconds? That’s not very long.


    That’s why wiping like a mad man won’t remove streaks or residues and could possibly inflict swirls and scratches back into the finish.

    Slow down to speed up
    Instead, how about moving the polishing cloth slowly over the surface and enabling the microscopic sized fibers to get into the low portions where once they make contact with any remaining wax or polymers, the residue will have time to transfer from the paint to the cloth?

    This is called the final wiping technique and most people would agree it makes sense. It also works most of the time for stubborn streaks that sometimes show up on dark colored paints but it’s also just a good technique when working on highly polished surfaces where your or your customer’s expectations are high.

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    Plus it allows you to caress the paint! I really enjoy using this technique also
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    Re: Mike, used your "Final Wipe" technique and...

    ill have to check out this technique
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    Re: Mike, used your "Final Wipe" technique and...

    This method works especially well with "oily" waxes and polishes.
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    Re: Mike, used your "Final Wipe" technique and...

    Thanks, I just gave my car a ten hour loving today. I will do this with my second coat of wax tomorrow.
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