Tarmac_Terrorist Posted February 11, 2010 Report Share Posted February 11, 2010 Thinking ahead for the spring when I plan to give the Golf a going over again: The car is swirl free having been driven very little since the last detail and garaged. The wax (Dodo Supernatural) is beading superb and still looks fab. I will need to strip the wax off and prep the finish ready for an application of Poorboys Blackhole followed by a couple of layers of Swissvax BOS. As the car is swirl / marr free, and covered less than 1500 miles since it was last clayed / corrected, I don't want to clay again for risk of micro marring. I also don't want to use a strong detergent (like fairly liquid) as the salt will get to places I don't want it to. Any suggestions as to what should I strip the present wax off with? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steelwind101 Posted February 12, 2010 Report Share Posted February 12, 2010 (edited) Try some APC in your shampoo; 1 oz per US gallon of water. IT should leave it lubricated but ready to clean. You can always do an APC foam bath first as well! Dont forget a machine application of Blackhole will clean the paintwork as well. APC wont get in to the pores of paintwork and acutally clean them allowing for good clean paintwork, it will really just remove what it comes in to contact with. Geoff Edited February 12, 2010 by steelwind101 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bodger00 Posted February 12, 2010 Report Share Posted February 12, 2010 Fairy liquid - yikes! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cabby Posted February 12, 2010 Report Share Posted February 12, 2010 I will need to strip the wax off and prep the finish ready for an application of Poorboys Blackhole followed by a couple of layers of Swissvax BOS. That sounds soooo wrong. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tarmac_Terrorist Posted February 12, 2010 Author Report Share Posted February 12, 2010 That sounds soooo wrong. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tarmac_Terrorist Posted February 12, 2010 Author Report Share Posted February 12, 2010 Try some APC in your shampoo; 1 oz per US gallon of water. IT should leave it lubricated but ready to clean. You can always do an APC foam bath first as well! Dont forget a machine application of Blackhole will clean the paintwork as well. APC wont get in to the pores of paintwork and acutally clean them allowing for good clean paintwork, it will really just remove what it comes in to contact with. Geoff Thanks Geoff, I might run with that. I was also considering a thorough IPA wipedown but I have lots of plastic trim around the car and I understand it can whiten these a little. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OGWT Posted February 23, 2010 Report Share Posted February 23, 2010 a) Hi-Temp's Prep Wash - to prepare a paint surface for polishing, compounding, wax and / or polymer sealant application (especially if changing from a wax to a polymer product) this is a water-based paint cleaner designed to remove all traces of silicone, oil, and buffing residue from any exterior paint surface b) DuPont PrepSol II™ - http://www.xurex.com/products.html) spray onto a 100% cotton or a micro fibre towel and clean the surface Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tarmac_Terrorist Posted February 23, 2010 Author Report Share Posted February 23, 2010 Thanks OGWT - some new ones on me there! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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