GREAT! Carnauba wax ate through my clear coat

[ILuvDetailing]

bad_driver: I currently using the 3M show car wax... its a pain to remove lalo na pag makapal, baka old stock na nakuha ko. Before 3M I got the Mother's carnuba wax, also I have the mothers cleaner wax packaged with the claybar.

[bad driver]

thanks.

btw, sa hood ko lang sya nagloko. ok yung sa thick metal surfaces around it. also tried it on an older car (98 paj io), ok naman.

yung hood ko kasi parang plastic. lumulubog nga nung winawax ko.
I think hindi dapat winax yun.

rubbing compound na nga ba just because it says "removes scratches?". then I might have screwed up. sa hood lang and surrounding areas ako nag wax. buti nalang practice lang.

[theveed]

kung sa hood mo lang nagloko, then it's user error, don't blame the product.

The product you posted is a wax, not a compound, not a polish. It is a mild cleaner wax (ala Gold Class, that's what it's trying to "copy").

Why don't you post what you did (how you applied it, how long you left it on etc)

[bad driver]

I may have left the product too long. maybe a few minutes too long. but I'm not using it again na cguro.

It had no warnings about how long it should be left before polishing off. just "dry to a haze". how hazy is debatable. hehe.

oh well. meron naman cgurong wax na hindi mag burn in kahit 30 minutes pa iwanan dba?



It's not too bad naman.

thanks guys

[theveed]

Most mistakes come from applying too much product. If you apply it REALLY THIN (which how all waxes should be applied), most waxes can be taken off in a minute.

[zechs]

so how thin is thin enough?

[chain]

so how thin is thin enough?

really thin... hehehe some products nga if applied you doubt if its there but it still does its job.

[chain]

BTW, clear coat tanggal? baka may haze lang.. post some pics and let's take a look at it.

[bad driver]

no, hindi tanggal clear coat just visible swirl marks that are unmistakably done by the wax.

sorry for not reading up more on waxing. kita ko kasi before sa ibang shops halos mamuti na ang cars sa pag wax eh. and they are even taking their time in polishing it off. ang tagal pa nga nakababad bago tanggalin eh.

well, lesson learned hehe.

again, is their a wax with absolutely no abrasive properties? and if there is, then hindi na effective?

[chain]

there are waxes with no abrasive properties. pure wax yun with no cleaning properties. Ex. Mother's Phase 3, Soft99 Gold, Megs Yellow Wax.. mga Carnauba yan...

they are effective pa din in the sense that they offer you a sacrificial barrier for protection..

pag cleaner wax naman, chemical cleaners yan so hindi din abrasive. what is your method of product removal ba? what kind of towel did you use? factor din ang too much application. PITA to remove if applied too thick. or baka din mainit ang surface when you waxed.. (did you wax under the sun?)

[bad driver]

no, not under the sun.... also the engine was cool tho it's kinda warm in our underground parking... mainit pero hindi tulad ng bilad sa araw ung surface.

used microfibre sa removal.... plus a 100% cotton towel.

do you think I should reapply with a very, very thin coat, and polish off in a shorter time? or leave it be and go strait to a detailer?

you wont notice the swirls naman from a far and no haze. pero pag malapit, kita. well, natanggal yung maraming water-marks.....

may mga tiny grooves lang sa clear coat

lastly, I tried duplicating the effect on my other car, a mitsu paj io 98. wrote my name with a thick paste (haha, binili na ng dad ko yun kaya ok lang) wala naman. hmmm... di kaya inferior and clear coat ko?

[chain]

anong light ang ginagamit in the parking area? fluorescent ba? swirl marks are very very evident under fluorescent light.. tapos gumamit ka pa ng cleaner wax.. IMO, maybe you're seeing the true condition of your paint..

[bad driver]

no, no dude... while I was removing the wax, kitang kita mo na continuation ang swirl ng mga left-over na wax nakakaiyak nga eh.
hehe. i'm very, very sure na wax yun. sana linagay nila na not for newbies/idiots. hehe

it's my fault. anything that says that it removes swirls and scratches has an abrasive property nga naman. but it didn't stress it on the front... just the a small mention at the back

[airshaq20]

Got a question. how did you applied your wax and how did you removed/polished it? Circular motion or stroked in 1 direction?

[chain]

ok.. maybe then you ought to try a different wax na lang next time.. try to go for thin coats na din talaga..

[ts1n1ta]

sana may pic. curious lang ako.

katakot naman mag detail pala.

[ILuvDetailing]

baka peke yang nabili mong carnauba wax. bake made in china.

nde nakapagtataka kce halos lahat ata ngaun pinipeke ng mga kumag na yan.

anong generalized statement from an uninformed individual...

[BlueBimmer]

*** kumag pala lahat ng tsinoy like me n ILD

[bad driver]

original po gamit ko. got it from ortigas home depot. i'd never buy anything cheap for a car that cost me an arm and a leg.

as for a photo. I doubt na makukuha ng photo ang damage kasi maliit lang ang grooves. pero meron pa rin all over. hindi naubos ang clear. kumayod lang sya ng konti. marami pala.

basta matapang and formulation nitong f1 carnuba gold. not to be toyed with. i'll use it pag magaling na ako magapply.
if you don't want na magmukhang plaka ng lolo nyo and cars nyo, hehe, ingat sa paggamit nto. baka yung f1 na yellow walang abrasive properties.

take it easy guys and thanks for all your help.

[zechs]

naku, sino ba yang matalas ang dila..tsk tsk tsk...dami pa naman nating chinese dito...ingat ingat! hehe