what to use to remove polish

[Zoraduntov]

I heard alcohol is good ?

 

[DM101]

IPA mixed 50/50 .... Or you can go a little stronger with 70/30...

 

[jaidedeye]

50/50 works wonders

 

[Setec Astronomy]

What are we talking about here, removing abrasive polish, glaze, Zaino, what?

 

[jaidedeye]

removing abrasive polish residue

 

[salty]

Sometimes IPA doesn't play nice with some polishes, so it might be a wet MF then IPA if needed.

 

[Dan]

I usually ONR a car after I polish it. Gets all the crap off the paint without additional marring that clumped up polish (from cracks, etc) can cause.

 

[Accumulator]

removing abrasive polish residue

I use Meguiar's #34 as it makes it easier to remove the residue without marring the paint.



If an IPA/etc. wipedown is called for, well, OK, but that's a different approach that's employed for different reasons.

 

[Zoraduntov]

I was reffering to Menzerna polish removal after polishing

 

[Zoraduntov]

What does IPA and ORN stand for ?

 

[wxtornado]

What does IPA and ORN stand for ?

ISA = Isopropyl Alcohol / ONR = Optimum No-Rinse



Here is the official acronym decoder - you might want to bookmark this

 

[Accumulator]

I was reffering to Menzerna polish removal after polishing

OK, the Menzerna should be broken down to something basically nonabrasive, so it's probably not all that critical what you use.



But *I'd* still use Meg's #34. I just like using something made to clean safely better than using something with zero lubricity that's not really made for cleaning. So I'd use #34 and then follow up with IPA/PrepWash as necessary.



But most of the time my compound/polish residues buff off just fine without using anything other than a plush, dry MF.

 

[imported_Jakerooni]

a steamer works wonders with no ill effects if it's really caked in and dried out.