Wax has baked on...

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SROL

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So I got married and you know how your buddy likes to "dress" up your car? Well, I got lucky and they didn't use the window paint stuff on my paint. Instead they used some Turtle Wax. Well, since I was leaving on my honeymoon the next day, I didn't get the wax off and it's been baking in the sun for over a week now. How exactly am I supposed to get that stuff off without scratching my paint? I'm thinking I can get some hot water to "melt" the wax and wipe it off, but that doesn't make sense if the sun's heat is what hardened it... I just tried to use a regular MF towel and it didn't do much of anything. I really don't want to be outside all night scraping the chunks of wax off hoping that I didn't scratch the paint, so if anybody has any ideas post them as soon as you can.



Also, I tried to search the subject but kept coming up with nothing. Pleeease help! I don't like driving around with a giant heart, racing stripes, "mud streaks", and foglights painted all over my car!
 
well first off, congrats on getting married...

now about the wax. we all know that "like disolves like"(remember from high school chemistry?). i've never tried this personally, but you might want to get some paste wax and go over those areas using a wipe-on wipe-off method with a mf pad and towel. hopefully that will start breaking down the wax. usually streaking and thick wax can be buffed out with the help of a QD, but in your extreme case i dunno if it will do a hell of a lot in a reasonable amount of time. hopefully one of the pros will chime in on this.
 
Try some Isopropyl Alcohol / Water Mixture...allow to dwell and then give a swipe with your MF. I hope that works for you. Congratulations, by the way.



MCA
 
I'd try something like AIO on it, and hopefully that would work. I've also got a gallon of Akrya Klean Paint Cleaner that says it can be used as a polymer stripper. You could always try that out, it's available through Top of the Line.
 
I'm just going to wash the car with dish soap instead of car wash soap and hopefully the degreaser will just lift the wax off... along with a little clearcoat. I need the roof repainted anyway from the crappy factory stuff wearing off from a previous owners negligence.



Curse these forums! If it weren't for them I wouldn't even care how I got that wax off or about the stupid swirls all over the place! Clear coat would mean nothing to me and I could go on living without knowing how bad my paint really is!



And thanks everybody! I'll try my best, now that I'm self-conscious, to make my car pretty again using everybody's tips.



If anybody thinks they still have a better idea, feel free to reply. I like learning stuff (even if it does make me notice everything bad).
 
themightytimmah said:
3M wax and tar remover. Or WD-40. Any sort of petroleum solvent should melt right through it.
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Oooo WD-40! I have lots of WD-40! To the car... AWAY!
 
Here are some Befores and Afters with the WD-40 and what seemed like an hour:

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I might be at this for a bit...
 
Not sure what shadowing is, but I'm sure it's bad! I hope I don't have any of that either! :nervous2:



I think I'm just going to wash it really quick. So what if it's midnight?
 
Yikes.



I would think that a paint cleaner (e.g., Meg's Medallion or Meg's Deep Crystal Paint Cleaner) would solve your problem. If you have a PC, then it might be fairly quick -- though I would think that you might want to use more than one pad. Alternatively, a cleaner wax might work. In any case, be sure to wash it first to so that you don't rub dirt in as you're trying to rub the "art" off. Good luck (with the car) and congrats (on the marriage)! Had to check that I didn't get those backwards. Still not sure.
 
Lots of wiping, not much luck.



Would mineral spirits do the trick? I was told today that WD-40 is going to eat through my clearcoat...
 
Where in NE GA are you located? I've got a gallon of Hi Temp Akrya Klean (Prep Wash's replacement) that I bet will take it off. It says right here on the package silicon or Polymer stripping.
 
SROL said:
Lots of wiping, not much luck.



Would mineral spirits do the trick? I was told today that WD-40 is going to eat through my clearcoat...
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WD-40 will not eat thru the clearcoat, althought it will leave a very oily residue on the surface because that is the protectant that is delivered along with the solvent when it evaporates. If you do go the WD-40 route, your going to need a good strong degreaser to take off the oily protectant.
 
Hi-Temp's body shop line makes a product called Klean. It is a polymer sealant remover. You basically just cut it 50/50 with water, wash your car with it, let it dwell a few minutes, and rinse. It may take several applications, but I am pretty sure it will work. Call Top of the Line, and tell them you want to order some Hi-Temp Klean. They do not have it on the website. The stuff is cheap also.
 
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