[scheerspeed]

so i tried putting a second coat of SV concorso to my personal car(the soft wax) and it didn't turn out so well...

im not sure if it's a problem about the wax not being good for layering or what, but i have a pretty big problem...

well i applied the first coat about a week ago, and i used a applicator to apply it. i put a very thin layer, and it came off nice and easy.

yesterday i washed the car and noticed that it was barely beading anymore ( i had washed it 3 times already) and so i decided to put another coat on. this time i put it on with my hands like it says to on the jar. i waited 10 minutes to remove, just like in the directions, and then it says to wait 3 hours and buff it again. well here's where i might have messed up? i went out to my girlfriend's house of rthe night (in another car) and ended up staying the night there. i came back to the car in the morning, and the residue wouldn't budge. so i tried rewashing it with some CG Maxi suds II to no prevail. then i let it sit in the sun for a few hours (like it says in the directions on the jar) and came back and now the wax just smears around on the surface. so i decided i was going to have to take it off and try again. so i tried washing with P21sTAW and CG CWG mixed. didn't work. so i tried spraying P21sTAW straight to the paint and letting it sit for like 2 minutes. didn't work either. tired isopropyl alcohol (50/50) didn't work. tried CG waterspot remover, didn't work. then i tried CG blue clay. that seemed to take off the residue, but still left the surface kind of hazy. so now is my only option to polish the paint again and start over?


basically right now my car looks like it has holograms all over the place, but in fact it's just wax.

any tips on what to do next time? i want this SwissVax to work, but it's really frustrating me right now. and i don't think i applied too much because i only applied about half a pea size amount to my palms, rubbed it into my hands, and applied it onto the paint until it didn't spread anymore. i got about 1/4 of my hood with each application.

before when i used an applicator however, i used much less, but the wax never really seemed to bead well so i thought i had applied it wrong.

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[reefer_bob]

This exact same thing happened to me on the hood of my dads TL.

I told him to wipe it down later that night, and he didn't. Let it sit for a couple of days. He washed it, and it turned into a HUGE mess.

I ended up going over the hood with some Menz 085rd, and re-applied the wax.

The finish was HORRIBLE, and I was mortified of what I had done to the hood. But then I noticed if I rubbed my finger on it, the swirls changed directions. Really weird.

This was Smargd BTW.

[scheerspeed]

Originally Posted by reefer_bob

This exact same thing happened to me on the hood of my dads TL.

I told him to wipe it down later that night, and he didn't. Let it sit for a couple of days. He washed it, and it turned into a HUGE mess.

I ended up going over the hood with some Menz 085rd, and re-applied the wax.

The finish was HORRIBLE, and I was mortified of what I had done to the hood. But then I noticed if I rubbed my finger on it, the swirls changed directions. Really weird.

This was Smargd BTW.

yea, thats exactly what happened.... so was it ok after you went over it with 85RD?

[detailersdomain]

Sorry to hear about this...

you really have to follow the instructions or make sure you have the time to complete the detail.

this is really not product failure its a user failure.

I have this funny feeling either your car got hit with the sprinklers or it was humid and its caked on, I would have probably spritz some Swissvax Quick Finish on it or Einszett Detail Spray and used a good MF towel to remove it. Changing MF towels to a clean one after the wax got caked on to the mf towel.

[scheerspeed]

Originally Posted by detailersdomain

Sorry to hear about this...

you really have to follow the instructions or make sure you have the time to complete the detail.

this is really not product failure its a user failure.

I have this funny feeling either your car got hit with the sprinklers or it was humid and its caked on, I would have probably spritz some Swissvax Quick Finish on it or Einszett Detail Spray and used a good MF towel to remove it. Changing MF towels to a clean one after the wax got caked on to the mf towel.

well it's miami, so it's always humid...

but it never got hit with sprinklers. it has been in the garage. i tried CG speedwipe and that didn't do anything for it...i also used the CG MF towels, and i have tried about 10 different towels to try and take it all off, but still no difference...

i really don't think it's caked on, because it wouldn't even come off with isopropyl alcohol 50/50 wipedown!

[detailersdomain]

wow I have never heard of Swissvax getting stuck for that long.

you got me typically a mf towel will take it off.

[detailersdomain]

just curious what type of car is it..

[scheerspeed]

Originally Posted by detailersdomain

just curious what type of car is it..

2006 Jet Black BMW 3 series

the hood, bumper, and one fender have been repainted, but the problem is on the whole car.

[scheerspeed]

it looks really good out of the sunlight, but in sun it looks like smears everywhere...

on a positive note, it does bead REALLY good like this

[detailersdomain]

Ok go with 106 or 85rd and use a rotary or pc or flex and take the wax off that way. (blue pad or black)

It’s going to take some time. So don’t rush.

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