How do you remove wax

[Smart22186]

Ok so pretty much every time i clean my car, i wax it, but now its got to thestage that their are 2 many layers of wax on it, how can i remove the previous layers and start again? i've tried Very Hot Water but my car just screamed!! and the wax stayed on.

 

[777cupra]

sorry if i sound stupid, but how can you have too many layers of wax on it? and how can you see it?

the best ppl to ask would be in the "detailing section", I don't think boiling water can be doing any good to your car!?

 

[STOKOE]

never heard of putting to much wax on, always thought the more wax the better protection for your paint work.

 

[Mike Green]

Hmmm boiler water on car - that does not sound good, would not recommend doing that.

Wax wears off over time anyway, not really heard of many people wanting to remove it. But then if you wax regularly it must build up. Def try detailing and do a serach.

 

[777cupra]

Wax wears off over time anyway, not really heard of many people wanting to remove it.

Thats what I thought to!

Just out of interest what wax are you using smart? and what has it done to make you want to start again?

 

[pg glasgow]

didnt think you could have to much wax but if you want to remove wax from your car you can use a pre-wax cleaner.

the stuff i have is like polish that removes old wax and polishes at the same time but you should always follow any kind of polishing up with a coat of wax as its the wax that protects. polish is just for removing dead paint and scratches.

you can also use a clay bar wich is a peice of clay used with the appropriate lubericant(usualy supplied together in a kit) this will lift off any contaminents onthe surface of your paint.it will also remove old wax in the process

washing your car with good old fairy liquid will help remove wax but dont make a habbit of using dish soap on your car .again always aply a coat or two of wax after using any of the above.

what makes you think you have too much wax on? what products are you using? what are you using to aply and remove?

 

[w_inman]

Use a good paint cleaner. Megs stage 1 of the deep crystal system is a good choice! And is available down at halfords.

Or as said fairy liquid will also strip wax,

What kind of wax re you using? Most after a couple of layers will start removing themselves after a while.

 

[Sisson]

fairy liquid.

Its a very good degreaser and will strip wax.

Having too many layers of wax will effect the finish, too much carnauba will start to go yellow and dull the finish. i suggest a good wash with fairy liquid followed by a good claying all over then polish out any swirls/scratches then seal the paint followed by a decent carnauba wax for durability

 

[w_inman]

fairy liquid.

Its a very good degreaser and will strip wax.

Having too many layers of wax will effect the finish, too much carnauba will start to go yellow and dull the finish. i suggest a good wash with fairy liquid followed by a good claying all over then polish out any swirls/scratches then seal the paint followed by a decent carnauba wax for durability

Exactly what i would do

Collinite is a good choice for durability.
You should only need to wax every couple of months then at the earliest.

 

[pg glasgow]

im with sisson thats exactly what you want to do,should get the car looking great.
you should only really need to do that to your car a few times a year maximum,do that and wash weekly with a good shampoo that does not remove wax,meguiars or auto glym are popular and good for the money,there are other brands out there but some are very expensive and personaly i dont think merit the price tag.
i use mothers products and cant fault them. always use a good quality carnauba wax,try harly wax its exellent

 

[Smart22186]

Wow............... look what i've started!
ok so i have a black car, always use meguiars gold class wax, however just switched to Nxt Gen wax (also by meguiars) i cant really describe my problem if i say its like the car smears ppl will think i've jst not wiped the wax off enough, on a suuny warm day, after car has been cleaned i can get a terry towel and i can smear the wax that was on their from previois waxes, it leavs an uneaven black to my car, if i concentrate on the area with pressure i can sorta change the colours of black it produces, the paint work on my car is fine,

see some times walking up to the car in the sun you can see almost patches of wax build up ok so maybe im not making much sense!!

Oh and by the way in attempts to remove iy i've used
Meguiars stage one cleaner
Meguiars Deep crystal cleaner
Scratch X (thinking it may be a bit like T-Cut)
elbow grease
Boiling water (just thinking wax metls in hot temp and it may just lift it off)
Fairy Liquid

 

[HarveyGTI]

Wow............... look what i've started!
ok so i have a black car, always use meguiars gold class wax, however just switched to Nxt Gen wax (also by meguiars) i cant really describe my problem if i say its like the car smears ppl will think i've jst not wiped the wax off enough, on a suuny warm day, after car has been cleaned i can get a terry towel and i can smear the wax that was on their from previois waxes, it leavs an uneaven black to my car, if i concentrate on the area with pressure i can sorta change the colours of black it produces, the paint work on my car is fine,

see some times walking up to the car in the sun you can see almost patches of wax build up ok so maybe im not making much sense!!

Oh and by the way in attempts to remove iy i've used
Meguiars stage one cleaner
Meguiars Deep crystal cleaner
Scratch X (thinking it may be a bit like T-Cut)
elbow grease
Boiling water (just thinking wax metls in hot temp and it may just lift it off)
Fairy Liquid

FIRST point, NEVER pour boiling water over your car, never ever read anywhere who are pro detailers do it, and I would never do it....common sense would tell you this alone, it can ruin the paint work!

never heard of too much wax on a car either as it just comes off after a while

SECOND point, ditch the meguiars nx gen wax, its S**T!!

THIRD point, ditch the meguiars gold class wax, its S**T and a nightmare to get off, it just never gels with the paintwork, the same as the NXT stuff!!

FOURTH point, never ever use fairy liquid on your car either, its not good for the paint, if you want to keep it looking good, as the chemicals in fairy liquid are more harmful than good to metallic type cars

I am actually quite worried with your knowledge about cleaning your cars, and the damage you are doing to the car, not being harsh, but seeing what you have said so far is clearly not very good

my recommendation - I would visit a pro detailer and pay him/her to show you all the different stages of cleaning the car and how best to do it, and what are the best products to use also

anymore help, pm me mate

 

[Big_daddy]

True say harvey!
I just take it to the hand car wash. The i later on wax it with autoglym or turtle wax. what ever i find.

 

[Smart22186]

Hang on a min, I feel like I’m getting a bit told off here;
For starters, I’m only going by the recommendations of members on the site .... ok so where I said "boiling" I kinda ment hot *my bad* (was conscious of lacquer) normally people on this site rave about Meguiars products, and I’ve never had a problem with the product, maybe the way I used the product wasn’t best, however the first day I waxed the car I looked stunning and the Meguiars stuff has always been very easy to use with a good finish, in the past I have spoke to Iain from finer details and he said the Meguiars products are very good stuff, ok so maybe not what he or detailers use. I really do appreciate your input and help Harvey however I can’t say I’m a fan of your condescending tone, maybe I would if it was your car I was cleaning. I’m also in the process of sorting out finance for Iain to do my car.

Question being -- Is their a product on the market that can remove wax from a car? Or does any1 have any first hand experience in doing so?

Never mind why or how as I’m kinda feeling now I gotta justify myself.

 

[HarveyGTI]

Hang on a min, I feel like I’m getting a bit told off here;
For starters, I’m only going by the recommendations of members on the site .... ok so where I said "boiling" I kinda ment hot *my bad* (was conscious of lacquer) normally people on this site rave about Meguiars products, and I’ve never had a problem with the product, maybe the way I used the product wasn’t best, however the first day I waxed the car I looked stunning and the Meguiars stuff has always been very easy to use with a good finish, in the past I have spoke to Iain from finer details and he said the Meguiars products are very good stuff, ok so maybe not what he or detailers use. I really do appreciate your input and help Harvey however I can’t say I’m a fan of your condescending tone, maybe I would if it was your car I was cleaning. I’m also in the process of sorting out finance for Iain to do my car.

Question being -- Is their a product on the market that can remove wax from a car? Or does any1 have any first hand experience in doing so?

Never mind why or how as I’m kinda feeling now I gotta justify myself.

lol, sorry if it came across like that

not telling you off, just dont want to see you ruining your pride and joy mate

 

[Smart22186]

lol, sorry if it came across like that

not telling you off, just dont want to see you ruining your pride and joy mate

No Worries mate, guess im just getting me back up a bit so i also appoligize. any how i have no idea how to explain of describe my problem, i've taken your advice on board and wont be trying any of the above again. just out of curiosity which products do you reccoment ?

 

[jonjay]

Right basically there are quite a few options:

1) Wash the car and wait till the wax wears off.
2) get a good paint cleaner.
3) Fairy Liquid will do the job. Yes it is bad on for the paint HOWEVER in the case of getting off old products from the car so you can reapply your new ones I dont see the problem in doing it.

To be honest I'd just wait till the wax wears off.

 

[Mike Green]

Right basically there are quite a few options:

1) Wash the car and wait till the wax wears off.
2) get a good paint cleaner.
3) Fairy Liquid will do the job. Yes it is bad on for the paint HOWEVER in the case of getting off old products from the car so you can reapply your new ones I dont see the problem in doing it.

To be honest I'd just wait till the wax wears off.

totally agree, but personally I would never use fairy liquid cause heard bad things about this and seen evidence of constant use. But then agin if it is only once in a while.....

 

[ikhlaq206]

use a clay bar that will remove the wax

 

[MarkJ]

I asked the same question in the detailing section, several of the pro detailers recomended fairy liquid to remove wax/polish ect.. they said it won't harm the paint to wash once or twice with it.