Factory Vinyl stripes and wax

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streetstrip01

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On the factory Ford Mustang Mach 1 and some other cars that have the rocker stripes and over the hood and such, how do you wax the car without cramming wax on the edge of the stripes? I have a 2011 Mustang with a large hood decal and have no idea how to wax around it. Do you wax over it too?



I'm scared and confused.



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They look like a matt vinyl. You don't want to use a regular wax on them as it will add a sheen to them. Pick up some matte wax from either Swissvax or Chemical Guys makes one as well. 


 


When waxing the paint either tape up the vinyl or be very careful about how close you get. 
 
They are matte. I'm not really worried about shining them up that much, heck it might make them look better. My only concern is physically damaging them, and getting wax stuck in the edges. 


 


We have all seen the dark cars with the second white wax pin stripe next to the decals lol.
 
You could use a product that doesn't dry white.  Easily available products include Meguiar's Ultimate Liquid Wax or for a spray wax, Meguiar's Ultimate Quik Wax.  While called a wax, they are both polymer sealants.
 
Even with products that do dry white/leave residue, if you move "along" the edge of the stripe/decal/etc. instead of "against" it you can minimize any problems.  Tape stripes and other such stuff were very common back in the '70s, and most LSPs dried white back then.


 


But I'd still just juse a product that doesn't cause such problems, probably OCW or Beyond Infinity Sealant.
 
The Meguiar's ULW is awesome for that stuff.  I have glossy vinyl "4x4" stickers on my black 2011 F-150, as well as individual letters spelling out "Twin Turbo No Bailout Edition" underneath the stock 4x4 stickers, and no problems whatsoever, and I just run the ol' GG 6" DA right over them while waxing.  Been doing it a while, no evidence of wax buildup or degradation in vinyl quality.


 


-John
 
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