Or would that get rid of the wax? Because I find there are some swirl marks left over and I was wondering if it is nessasary to wash it or should I just let it be. I already washed before waxing of course, and I would look funny if I washed it again lol
Should I wash my car after I wax it?
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Or would that get rid of the wax? Because I find there are some swirl marks left over and I was wondering if it is nessasary to wash it or should I just let it be. I already washed before waxing of course, and I would look funny if I washed it again lol
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If you have wax left over you went to thick. You could use a detail spray to get the excess off.
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Swirls need to be removed by machine polishing, not gonna happen any other way. If you mean leftover streaking from the waxing, I would just go over with your preferred detail spray and MF. Should do the trick.
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Can I just try to rub off the extra wax with a microfiber towel? Also what is MF?
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MF is microfiber. You can but unless the car is indoors and you're sure the paint has no dust on it, I would encourage you not to dry rub on the paint with a MF towel. The detail spray will make the wax come off easier and be a lubricant for any dirt/dust on the paint at the time. You never want to forcefully scrub on your paint, no matter how soft the towels you have. Using the detail spray as lube will allow you to apply very light pressure to remove the wax residue. :smoke:
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MF is microfiber. I would use a spray detailer to minimize the risk of putting swirl marks in the paint from wiping the dry paint that now has dust and other stuff on it from the wind and whatnot.
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What does the detailer do?
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I think he just means a good quality spray was. You can pick some up for like $5-10. I use meguiars quick detailing spray wax
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A quick detailer is a lubricated spray that allows you to clean off light contaminates from your car without potentially damaging the paint. Depending on the product, it may or may not contain a bit of wax to add some shine.
As for washing after a wax, there shouldn't be an need. Every wash will more than likely take off a little bit of wax, depending how strong a soap you are using. Make sure to watch the dilution ratios on your soaps instructions. Too much and your entire wax job could wash off. If you go to any self-serve, drive through, or touchless wash, the soap they use there will more than likely strip the wax off completely.
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Detailing spray doesn't have to include any protection in the form of wax or synthetic polymer.
Detail sprays are your category of quick spray used to add gloss/pop after your LSP and in between LSP applications.
Waterless washes are specifically for removing dirt/dust from the paint without having to wash the car.
A detail spray should be applied to a clean car.
My personal favorite detail spray is Adam's. Meguire's Final Inspect is also pretty nice.
For waterless wash, I prefer Optimum No Rinse, since it's cheap, a gallon makes a TON of waterless wash, and it works VERY well.
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Car Detail Products | Detail Spray Collection
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Detail sprays are your category of quick spray used to add gloss/pop after your LSP and in between LSP applications.
Waterless washes are specifically for removing dirt/dust from the paint without having to wash the car.
A detail spray should be applied to a clean car.
My personal favorite detail spray is Adam's. Meguire's Final Inspect is also pretty nice.
For waterless wash, I prefer Optimum No Rinse, since it's cheap, a gallon makes a TON of waterless wash, and it works VERY well.
My favorite detail spray:
Car Detail Products | Detail Spray Collection
Favorite waterless wash:
Optimum No Rinse Wash & Shine 128 oz. Free Bonus!
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Thanks for all the replies guys. I tried wiping out the very light wax swirl marks but it didn't help. I think I will just wait until the next time I wax the car and maybe rub the wax in a bit slower and use a bit less and see what happens. The swirl marks are VERY light like I said so I'm not going to worry about them, I'm sure they will come off when I wash the car again.
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"The detail spray will make the wax come off easier and be a lubricant for any dirt/dust on the paint at the time"
If i were you...id start watching some you tube vids & googling the subject as it sounds like your pretty fresh to waxing a car. In the world of the internet and ease of access, why anyone would not research something before attempting it on their car is beyond me. There is more to it, then thowing some wax on and calling it day. Unless the car is only a couple of months old, you probably should have clayed it (google clay bar automobile) as well.
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·If I remember correctly he's pretty fresh to the car world overall and he's under 18 hence all the ludicrous questions/threads.
maybe one of those mommy/daddy bought me a car scenario.
My guess is the swirls you are seeing are not from the wax itself, but caused by the process of washing, drying, waxing, and buffing. What I'm saying is, your clearcoat has the swirls, not the wax.
If the car has ever been through an automatic carwash, that will leave swirls. If you don't wash/dry with the correct process, that will also cause swirls.
To get swirls out, you can try a few products by hand. But with my experience, swirls will require a Dual-Action Buffer, good pad, and some sort of polishing product (There are a million to choose from). Once you get all the swirls out, use a good process when washing, drying, waxing, and maintaining your paint to avoid their return. If you plan on using those automatic car washes, then save your time and live with the swirls because they'll keep coming back.
Read the "show and shine" forum here and you'll see others have posted the products/processes they use to keep their paint swirl free.
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No need for the insults OR assumptions.
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This forum is intended to help people by sharing information. If we can point him in the right direction, we could possibly save him a lot of time and money in the future.
I know when I was 18, I had no clue the difference between wax, polish, microfiber, terry cloth, soaps, clear coat, swirls, etc. Looking back I wish I had because I swirled up my brand new Black Dodge Dakota like crazy and had no clue why. Over the years I was pointed in the right direction which has saved me a ton of time.
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I completely agree with you, RedWings. But the person I quoted wasn't intending to help, rather insult and assume he is a spoiled kid. As if it mattered if his parents bought the car for him.
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