Need help sharpish - scratch-x / rain Q

[YorkshireLass]

OK, hi Guys

I've been lurking on here for a while now and only today have I felt the need to finally post! (Aren't search buttons great?).

This is a bit of a rant, with a little qu at the end, so please bear with me...



Yesterday I acquired some king of overspray all over my miata - it looked like clear paint, but most of it came offwith a good hosing and soapy water today. Not all of it came off tho, so I finally dug out the clay bar that's been lurking at the bottom of my products bucket formonths and months... WOW! I know everyone loves these things, but I have to say it again; the difference is amazing - nice smooth paint. Great.



So, following the clay I washed & dryed (again) & then got out the Scratch-X and did the whole car (OMG, this took about 2.5 hours, even on this little car. I know some other polish would have been better, but it was all I had to hand. Car's looking great at this point, so to follow I had planned megs #7 and #26... Only, just then, it started raining...and is stillgoing now (9pm in the UK)... It's that reallyannoying stop/start spring rain.



So my Q is this: I guess I'm going to have to wash yet again tomorrow (assuming it's not still raining, and yet not too sunny to wax ) - is this going to remove all the fillers or whatever from the scratch-x layer? I'm really hoping Scratch-X has at least a tiny anount of protective something in it so the water doesn't etch my paint overnight :nixweiss .



So whaddya reckon? Will I have to reapply the scratch-x tomorrow???



Thanks for bearing with me guys :xyxthumbs

 

[Soarer V]

So my Q is this: I guess I'm going to have to wash yet again tomorrow (assuming it's not still raining, and yet not too sunny to wax ) - is this going to remove all the fillers or whatever from the scratch-x layer? I'm really hoping Scratch-X has at least a tiny anount of protective something in it so the water doesn't etch my paint overnight .

Don't know if SX has any fillers, but if the rain etched your paint you'll have to remove them anyways.



Inspect the paint and go from there.

So whaddya reckon? Will I have to reapply the scratch-x

tomorrow???

Wash, inspect, if no damage continue with #7, #26. Try #7 on a very small area and inspect, if you need to.



BTW, are you from the South UK?

 

[tnoy66]

:welcome



Eeeee by-eck lass, tha jus needs t' gi it a kwik wash n dry, an tha'll be reight for t' posh megs stuff thas got waitin t go on

 

[YorkshireLass]

BTW, are you from the South UK?

Um..........no

Eeeee by-eck lass, tha jus needs t' gi it a kwik wash n dry, an tha'll be reight for t' posh megs stuff thas got waitin t go on

So this I understand... thanks guys



I know this is probably a bit of a daft Q, but it's the first time I've had a proper :scared in my new improved car care life