Removal of existing LSP without claying or Dawning?

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In another thread today ( http://www.autopia.org/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=39861&perpage=18&pagenumber=1), dternst said the following:



Originally posted by dternst Dawn should NOT be used everytime you wash your automobile. As many of us know, claybarring and polishing removes the existing wax or sealent on the surface, therefore, no need to "strip" anything from the surface using Dawn.
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My question is this: if you're not intending to clay the car, is anything other than polish necessary to "strip" it, and if so, what?



Thanks,

~3W
 
If you felt the need to strip it first before polishing, try a 50/50 mix of isopropyl alcohol
 
An abrasive polish will remove all the wax. I guess depending on the sealant and polish you might not get it all maybe? But the 50/50 mix should.
 
FWIW, some of us don't remove our LSPs when we clay. It depends on how gently you do the claying.



If the alcohol mix doesn't cut it, you can always use a bodyshop solvent like PrepSol or PreKleano (sp?) to remove LSPs. That's what paint shops use.



Sometimes this can be worth doing; if you have a *lot* of LSP on there, it can make for gummy residue if you just polish it off. Using PI-III MG on a surface coated with lots of KSG comes to mind- when this happens you don't forget it!
 
Yeah I hope this settles the argument that simple polish alone without some kind of stripping agent first is sufficient :up
 
Thanks for the replies, folks.



Bill D, in your first post you said:



Bill D said:
If you felt the need to strip it first before polishing , try a 50/50 mix of isopropyl alcohol {the italics are mine}
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In your second post, though, you say this:



Bill D said:
Yeah I hope this settles the argument that simple polish alone without some kind of stripping agent first is sufficient :up
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I’m having difficulty reconciling your two posts. The first seems to imply that it's optional to strip before polishing, while the second appears to imply the opposite.



Could you clarify this for me, please? -- thanks!! :)



Oh, and could somebody please tell me what words "LSP" stands for? It's weird knowing what an acronym means, without also knowing the words it stands for.



~3W
 
IMHO, the "proper" way to prep the paint for polishing and eventualy re-waxing/sealing is to use an alcohol mix/Prepsol before starting polishing but I've read the opinions of many who feel this is unnecessary, waste of time, just another step to add, a marketing ploy to buy another product, etc so I refrained from preaching my method. Obviously polishing before using a alcohol mix or equivalent has worked for those who feel it's unneeded so, he he, I kinda just omitted my take from the beginning to make a shorter post :o That backfired for me now I see :o :)





LSP means Last Step Product: your wax, Zaino, Klasse, etc, etc
 
Hey YouGotta,



I’d already looked there, but thanks for the pointer. :up



Unfortunately, there are quite a few acronyms which aren't on the list. :(



~3W
 
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