Do any of you guys know whats best to use to remove synthetic wax?? I tried Dawn but that doesnt work. I have decals on my car so i dont just want to douse the car in wax remover bc it will take off the decals too. Any ideas?

 

Use a claybar or use a clearcoat paint cleaner. It is often the #1 step of a 3 step polishing system, and/or it is sometimes referred to as a buffing polish (as in pro-buff by Gliptone).

 

Just wipe the paint with denatured alcohol on any part of the paint that you want to remove the wax from.

 

should i clay the car after the alcohol?? (rubbing alcohol that is lol)

 

I would clay first as you will leave clay lube residue on the paint that will need to be cleaned off with the alcohol.

BTW, normal rubbing alcohol is either 30 or 50 water, I much prefer denatured alcohol which is 95% alcohol, does a much nicer job than rubbing.... You can get denatured at Lowes for about 3 bucks, I use it to clean all sorts of surfaces such as before painting something.....

 

how should i apply the denatured alcohol and could it screw up my clear coat or paint at all?

 

Put some on your car cloth and wipe in one pass in one direction, denatured alcohol will evaporate instantly, your done...

 

any way i could hurt the car doing it?

 

also can i get a play by play of what i should do, how much to use, how often i should do it, things of that nature. thanks kev

 

no

 

What are you trying to do other than take the wax off, I already told you how to do that??

 

well i dont want to harm any of the decals or emblems on the car...any chance of that happening?

 

Keep away from the decals

 

Does that denatured (can't spell) work on the plastic on our cars? I tried rubbing alcohol on it but it still turns white after a while.. I'd like to get all the wax off of the plastic (came from when i buffed it with a buffer a long time ago) and then get the black shining again with armor all or something similar.

 

Use Griot's Garage paint prep. I tried this wekeend for the first time and it dissolved the old wax with no problems or damage. It is made for this purpose to prep your paint before applying new wax or doing body work. You can see the wax on the rag when you wipe after letting it sit for a few minutes.