red02accordv6
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this may be a dumb question but do i have to use Dawn to remove wax or can I use any brand dish washing liquid soap?
Dawn to remove wax
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autoprincess
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Why do you want to remove wax?
autoprincess
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Tar and Wax remover. This is the typical name, depends on who sells it. But if you are looking to remove wax from plastic trim this will not work. Used mainly for painted areas. It is a light solvent.
The following are just some example of who sells it:
Turtle Wax
Mequiars
The following are just some example of who sells it:
Turtle Wax
Mequiars
a.k.a. Patrick
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Your normal polishing or paint cleansing routine is suffice.
columbus6cyl
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Thanks Ash
imported_memnuts
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a.k.a. Patrick said:
Ditto. Though no harm will occur with the single use of Dawn (blue), your vehicle encounters much harsher daily assaults (acid rain, industrial fallout, bird dropping, etc), this Dawn usage is geared towards the remove of oils/silicones, more so than the carnuaba component, from the surface that are contained in many protectants. These items tend to migrate in the crevices of the finish over time. Polishing will remove the protectant and the surfactants and alkalinity of Dawn will remove the oils/silicones in the crevices and on the surface.
imported_Grouse
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Here is a copy and paste from a test i did.
I washed, clayed, and waxed (natty's blue) a red audi a few weeks ago. Just over 3 weeks. It had been hosed off a few times and washed a few times.
I started out with normal car wash and nadda, nothing wax was still there. The paint was in bad shape so i knew it was just the wax.
So i mixed up dawn in my foam gun and soaked the car for 5 min. Rewashed with sheepskin. and nothing.
As you can see the beading is still wonderfull.
So i am curious what to use to remove old wax.
PS the curvature of the car distorts my shape, normally i am twice this fat!
David Fermani
Forza Auto Salon
Use the same thing body shops use - Wax & Grease Remover(3M). If that doen't take it off, I don't know what will.
imported_memnuts
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Do not forget that "nude" paint beads well also. Sheeting isn't the only signal of nude or unprotected paint.
blkZ28Conv said:
Yes indeed. Beading isn't necessarily an indicator of wax protection. (the size of the beads maybe) Beading is a result of surface tension whether there's wax or no wax on the paint.
Anyhow, back to the original question. Another option would be to use IPA to remove wax.
Accumulator
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Solvents (I'm currently using AutoInt/ValueGuard's New Car Prep), including rubbing alcohol, paint cleaners (e.g., Meg's Deep Crystal Step #1, Pinnacle PCL), or just polishing through it, all work fine.
I *have* had some issues when I just polished through a healthy LSP though...KSG for instance gummed up my polishing pad something awful. I stopped polishing and compromised it with some IPA, solved the problem.
Oh, and on the solvents...some people worry about Dawn causing damage, but it seems to me that the solvents (which are *made* for this job) are much *more* likely to dry stuff out/leach out plasticizers/etc. At least that's what I'd expect given the number they'll do on your skin (*much* harsher than Dawn is). So I'd keep all this stuff off surfaces you might worry about, but I sure wouldn't worry about Dawn damaging automotive paint.
I *have* had some issues when I just polished through a healthy LSP though...KSG for instance gummed up my polishing pad something awful. I stopped polishing and compromised it with some IPA, solved the problem.
Oh, and on the solvents...some people worry about Dawn causing damage, but it seems to me that the solvents (which are *made* for this job) are much *more* likely to dry stuff out/leach out plasticizers/etc. At least that's what I'd expect given the number they'll do on your skin (*much* harsher than Dawn is). So I'd keep all this stuff off surfaces you might worry about, but I sure wouldn't worry about Dawn damaging automotive paint.
Envious Eric
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Scottwax said:
agreed....no need to buy something just to remove wax, when polishing will do it anyway