Token Posted March 17, 2007 Report Share Posted March 17, 2007 Okay guys just a quickie,I've just gone out to get the mothers day card from my car and theres mega amount of white smears all over the car, I washed it before I had dinner and then waxed it. Obviously wiped the wax off once it dried, but theres still loads loads of white smears over the big panels and I definitely wiped them off. I tried wiping it over with kitchen towel and it gets rid of it temporarily before it re-appears after a few mins.I cant go into work tomorrow with a white smeary car, I'll get laughed at! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bob87 Posted March 18, 2007 Report Share Posted March 18, 2007 Okay guys just a quickie,I've just gone out to get the mothers day card from my car and theres mega amount of white smears all over the car, I washed it before I had dinner and then waxed it. Obviously wiped the wax off once it dried, but theres still loads loads of white smears over the big panels and I definitely wiped them off. I tried wiping it over with kitchen towel and it gets rid of it temporarily before it re-appears after a few mins.I cant go into work tomorrow with a white smeary car, I'll get laughed at!What colour is your car? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JTM Posted March 18, 2007 Report Share Posted March 18, 2007 your not meant to let wax "dry" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Token Posted March 18, 2007 Author Report Share Posted March 18, 2007 Yeh I'm pretty sure you are meant to let it dry, then you can just dust/buff it off and it leaves a 'protective film' over the paint. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bob87 Posted March 18, 2007 Report Share Posted March 18, 2007 Yeh I'm pretty sure you are meant to let it dry, then you can just dust/buff it off and it leaves a 'protective film' over the paint.He's right, if you dont leave it to dry it leaves nasty smears all over the car.Again what colour is it, i used to be a car valeter for 4 years so i think i know what the problem is. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Token Posted March 18, 2007 Author Report Share Posted March 18, 2007 Its metallic blue. Also today I came out from work (sorry im going to take advantage of the fact that you were a valeter) but someone had wedged a trolley between my car and my mates. Really nice scratches down the side, what would you use to get them out? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fish-Finger-er Posted March 18, 2007 Report Share Posted March 18, 2007 Its metallic blue. Also today I came out from work (sorry im going to take advantage of the fact that you were a valeter) but someone had wedged a trolley between my car and my mates. Really nice scratches down the side, what would you use to get them out?if they aint down to the metal, then something such as autosmart cut back, followed by 3m imperial hand glaze to bring back the shine/lustre the cut back will of took off,also removing any swirl marks in the paint, then whack on your usual polish(autosmart new image, followed by carnauba, followed by new image again, if your a tart like me). not into all this autoglym and meguires stuff now, yea it was proven on many show circuits a few years back, but its all gone downhill, to retail and consumer friendly, it smells nice, is easy to use etc, all additives have been added to achieve this, i personally get all trade stuff either off ebay, or a friendly bodyshop owner, and as you buy it in bulk its rather cheap (5l of new image wax,comes in at £22, 2.5kg of carnauba paste at £35,and 3m imperial hand glaze, which is brilliant stuff, comes in £14 per litre) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Token Posted March 18, 2007 Author Report Share Posted March 18, 2007 Thanks trials_punk. I've had a look on ebay an found this of the Autosmart range: ClickJust wondering if that'll do the job as it looks pretty cheap, if not would that be any good at making my car looking glossy and use t-cut to get the scratches out? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fish-Finger-er Posted March 18, 2007 Report Share Posted March 18, 2007 Thanks trials_punk. I've had a look on ebay an found this of the Autosmart range: ClickJust wondering if that'll do the job as it looks pretty cheap, if not would that be any good at making my car looking glossy and use t-cut to get the scratches out?pass, never used that stuff, but if its autosmart, never had any issues with any of there stuff at allcut back this was the stuff i was on about for gettin rid of the scratches, its like T-cut, but i find it a whole lot better, obiviously you wont want 5 litres of it, but it says down the bottom, u can email him on a price for a 275ml bottle of the stuff, may be worth a try, thats the same place i got my carnauba wax from, and delivery was very prompt. polishing it after that, is up to you, use what youd normally use, just telling you what i use and reccommend, it works on my car stupidly well, which is metallic blue, and works out way cheaper(ive spent £60 on valeting products the time ive had my car, i have more than half of it left now, and im rather obsessive when it comes to clean cars, especially in the summer(wash it a couple of times a week, polish it at least once a week from start of march onwards till say end of september, unless im away or not using the car, in which case, ill still wash it at least once a week, just so any dust or birdcrap that settles on it, cant work its way in) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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