wax after polish question

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sharky nrk

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I just polished up my car yesterday, see my click and brag post, and by the end of the night I was so tired and it was so dark I am not sure my application of #27 for protection was sufficient. I mean I applied it to all of the painted surfaces but I am not sure how well I got it on there.



I won't be able to apply anothe coat until Monday, and unfortunately the car lives outside. It will only be driven like 10 miles at most as well. Should I rewash it on monday and apply wax, or just wipe with a MF and reapply.



I am looking to add sufficent protection but without loosing as much of the just polished shine as possible. An most of all I don't want to put swirls and marring back into the paint I just worked so hard to clean.







SUGGESTIONS ?????
 
Yep, definitely don't just wipe with a MF, this is almost certain to induce marring. If it's only very slighly dirty you could use a QD to get it clean. But it would probably be best to give it a wash, being careful to use proper technique.
 
sounds about what I thought. It gets washed bi-weekly but I may wash her and rewax just to make sure



on a side note I have meg's chenille (sp?) sponge - is this adequate w/ a 2 bucket was to not induce was defects
 
sharky nrk said:
... I have meg's chenille (sp?) sponge - is this adequate w/ a 2 bucket was to not induce was defects
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I dunno, I wouldn't trust it myself. You could try testing it on a CD (get the chenille-covered sponge wet with shampoo mix and "wash" the CD with it, inspect for marring) to see if the chenille covering is (in and of itself) soft enough, but even if it's OK you need to consider wash technique. I'd try to keep it fully saturated with wash solution and squeeze the shampoo out while just *barely* touching the paint with it. If you rub the dirt into the paint you're gonna mar it up for sure. Washing without marring, using *any* method/wash media, is tricky and IMO a chenille-covered sponge isn't the easiest way to do it. But check the sponge itself with the CD test, no point in using it if it's simply not soft enough (in that case you might use it for wheels).
 
what is the best recommended washing sponge/mitt/whatever to purchase?



my washing technique is as follows - let me know what you guys think needs to be improved



2 buckets - one shampoo one rinse



1.sheet water over panel to prewet

2.load sponge or mitt with wash

3.lightly wash panel

4.rinse mitt in rinse bucket and wring out

5.rinse panel with hose and look for trouble spots

6.address trouble spots with more pressure

7.rinse mitt in bucket

8.rinse panel

9.repeat 2-5 until satisfied
 
sharky nrk- My standard answer to any questions about washing is: get a foamgun and study the posts about how to use it ;)



Otherwise, I'd tweak what you're doing this way:



-Squeeze your mitt over the panel to presoak it with wash solution.

-Fill the mitt with wash solution (hold it underwater in the wash bucket) and hold the cuff shut. Whisk it across the panel while the shampoo mix seeps out of the mitt (which will provide lubrication and flushing).

-Only wash small areas/sections of panels at a time, rinse the mitt out more frequently.

-Don't address trouble spots with more pressure. If gentle rewashing doesn't do it, I use some Sonus green clay and I'm *VERY* gentle about it.



I get my sheepskin mitts from the Autopia store, but any wash media that passes the CD-test (test it wet with wash solution) ought work fine. IMO it's more often the dirt that causes the marring as opposed to the wash media. Consider the basic issue: how do you get the abrasive dirt off the panels without pressing it against the paint with the mitt hard enough to mar? That's the challenge.
 
wow gotcha so I have been doing to exact wrong thing :(



I can't really afford a foam gun at the moment but will look into that in the future. I have been using sheepskin mits and they were great but always seemed to tear up easily. I look at what they have at the autopia store (which ones do you purchase)



I will watch the video and learn
 
Sometimes all run out of daylight so the next day instead of a whole nother wash ill just drive up to a spray off car wash in a day unless u park under trees or something i dont see anything it wouldnt wash off and u never have to touch that fresh polished paint. mine is lighted and of course sheltered so sometimes i go up there at night rinse it off and lay down my sealant by hand.
 
sharky nrk said:
I look at what they have at the autopia store (which ones do you purchase)..
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I can't really say which ones I purchased (do they have more than one sheepskin type?) as I got mine years ago. They're wearing like iron, nothing seems to cause wear or damage them. Perhaps my ultra-gentle wash techniques have something to do with that.
 
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