Keeping Wax out of crevices...how?

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Ikabob

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When I'm done waxing my car, there is always white wax in creases and junction areas the are very (impossible) to remove. The beautiful car is "Anthracite blue/black so it shows up easily. Is there a way to prevent this or is there a wax that is dark colored and wont show as much and still a good wax. Thanks.
 
What wax are you using now?



do you have any pics of the crevices you speak of? I've used soft brushes before dipped in a alcohol/water mix to get some spots... sort of a "do it all and not worry about the crevices, fix the crevices and redo the small spots where the alcohol took it off" approach... of course... it's become a pain as I have a fair number of spots where it happens, so I've stopped doing that for the most part :)
 
oh... I don't know if it's possible without seeing what types of crevices... but maybe putting thin strips of tape over them? you could just wax over the tape, remove it, and go back and do it really carefully around the crevices if you wanted to
 
Anthracite? Is it a VW?



If you are getting lots of residue in all the crevices, you might be applying too much wax. There is no avoiding gettting some residue, but if you are getting it all over, something sounds odd. If you are using a liquid wax, it's easy to slip and end up pushing liquid wax into a crevice. It helps if you first begin to apply the wax in the center of the panel so when you get to the edges, there is less product to make its way into the crevices.



If you do have wax residue, I first try to use the edge of a MF or my fingernail behind a MF to remove it. If that doens't work, a soft tooth brush and some QD works well. As a last resort, I will use a tooth pick.



Michael
 
Ok...Good ideas. Thank you very much. I dont have any pictures but I think you kind of understand what I'm talking about. I do use a liquid wax. I will just have to be more careful near those areas.
 
mpauly said:
Anthracite? Is it a VW?



If you are getting lots of residue in all the crevices, you might be applying too much wax. There is no avoiding gettting some residue, but if you are getting it all over, something sounds odd. If you are using a liquid wax, it's easy to slip and end up pushing liquid wax into a crevice. It helps if you first begin to apply the wax in the center of the panel so when you get to the edges, there is less product to make its way into the crevices.



If you do have wax residue, I first try to use the edge of a MF or my fingernail behind a MF to remove it. If that doens't work, a soft tooth brush and some QD works well. As a last resort, I will use a tooth pick.



Michael
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^^^^^ good advice .. one more thing if its Anthracite its prolly a VW Passat.. I have a black one.. try changing your wax to Meguiars #26 or something that dries clear. I went to Zaino but thats a lot of work. Apply with a foam applicator .. that gives more control and pushes less into the cracks. Also wax parallel to the cracks not across them.
 
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