Paint Oils?
I was looking at the detail vxrmarc did on the Audi A8. I saw he used Swissvax Cleaner Fluid prior to applying wax. I was wondering what exactly the purpose of this is. I always thought of pre wax cleaners as removing polishing oils to allow specifically sealants to bond better. Same goes for alcohol/ water or Menzerna Top Inspeciton. But the description says it "nourish the paint with its ”heavy” polishing oils."
It also says that it doesnt contain abrasives, but removes scratches and swirl marks. So basically it has oils and fillers? Why are the oils it has in it necessary to put on paint?
Here is something else I heard about paint oils. "The reason for the oils is that they are already found
in the paint, but they tend to dry up, which leads to
the clear becoming brittle. Thus, if you keep it
malleable AND protected (ie: polished and waxed), it
lasts forever (well, almost forever)."
His argument was that using something like a water/ alcohol solution is bad for paint because it drys it up and removes any oils from the polish.
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