Removing polish/glaze/wax

[ironexecutioner]

So I have read mixed things on how to remove the products. Do you guys find that you prefer to do it w/ machine or by hand? What are the pros and cons to each?

 

[smokin180]

A good wash with CG Citrus Wash and Gloss at right mix. Just to be sure i use straight ISO works great.

 

[Accumulator]

Depends on the product. Removing most polish residues by machine is problematic as you're generally buffing them off before they dry, and polish residue loads up bonnets quickly.



Glazes/LSPs are better suited to machine removal, but it seems I usually need to do a final pass by hand to get that last 1%.



Gotta have pretty many bonnets for it to work out OK, even if you do your LSPs as thinly as I do.



The pros are the usual "why use a machine?" reasons...all those orbits per minute and the differences in motion between moving a polisher across a panel vs. rubbing a cloth across it.

 

[Atlantic Euro]

For some reason, I don't like using the machine for removal. I just use a MF cloth and my hand except in really rare occasions.

 

[David Fermani]

I've had cases where I've used a fine sandpaper with a solvent lube to cut through cheap glazes/waxes that were deeply embedded onto the surface. I've also used stronger chemicals like Danase Water Spot Remover with lots of luck too. I'm a firm believer that the surface needs to be 100% bare prior to polishing.

 

[Accumulator]

I think we're considering two separate topics here:



1) using a PC/etc. to buff off product residue as opposed to doing it by hand, and 2) removing pre-existing products prior to a fresh detail :think: