I just washed my car, did everything perfect and it came out looking real nice, but then I felt the paint and it had the five o'clock shadow of paint, so I decided to wax it. I used Meguiar's Cleaner/Wax. I don't know whether it's because I did itin the sun or not, I'm not a pro,...but after I buffed the wax off, it left greasy looking swirl marks on the paint(not scratches, just looked like my 14 y/o brother wiped his forehead on my paint) No matter how hard I rub it doesn't come off. What do I do???

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2001 Camaro Z28
Black on Black

M6

Front & rear sway bars
Subframe Connectors
Flowmaster Exhaust w/ Cut-out
Clear corners
Head/taillight blackouts(Copicers don't like these)
Air lid
Free Ram Air
Limo tint on the back window
Eibach Pro-kit lowering springs
Ripper Shifter
White Face Gauges

 

You probably should have clayed off the rough paint contamination you felt with your hand instead of waxing over it. But, it sounds like you removed your wax before it was dry, to remove the oils left from waxing just mist your paint with a detail spray and buff or use plain water and buff it off with a 100% cotton terry cloth bath towel.

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96 Black Impala SS
Authorized Zaino Showcar Polish Distributor
www.zainobros.com
Remember #3

 

If you applied the Meguiar's Cleaner/Wax in the sun, that could be your main problem. These types of waxes are NOT made to be applied in direct sunlight. The heat will literally bake the wax to your finish making removal very difficult and possibly leaving residue behind. If all else fails, you could use DAWN dish soap to remove the residue and start over. Always work in the shade with paint that is cool to the touch if you're using carnauba based waxes.

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*Mike's 1992 Camaro RS 25th Anniv.*
Dark Red Metallic (ext.) / Flame Red (int.)
Flowmaster Crossflow, K&N, 20% 3M Panther Black Tint
JL Audio 3 10", PPI PC2100, Kenwood eXcelon KRC-953H/U, Kenwood / Pioneer speakers
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Metal \M/

 

Yep, especially with that meguiars cleaner polish, you have to apply it very lightly.. otherwise it will build up and be very hard to remove. I made that mistake the first time I used it, and had to remove it with a damp terry towel. I can imagine it would be 10 times worse in the sun.