Waxing for the winter...

[J]

I dont know much about waxing.. I mean. .I know how to wax and what not.. I just dont understand some things...

I guy gave me scratch remover... its a wax like rubbing compound.. I dont remember when im supposed to use it.. Am I supposed to put it on before I wax the car... and then wax the car...... or wax the car... and then put it on... I guess he said that scratch remover actually adds more scratches (smaller) and then you add wax to fill in the smaller scratches... does this make sense?

[My Cobra]

Yea it does i have some of this but on a dark car it does not work. At least not for me it does not. I put it on before the wax then wax then buff over it and it was still there then i would take it and put it on after wax then you have a weird spot. so i woudl put it on before the waxlet it sit then wax her down.

[J]

leave it on there? and then add wax? or rubb it smooth (removing the compound) and then add wax?

[My Cobra]

i left it on there. does not seem right to rub it off if it is spose to fill the crack. i woudl clean off around it then let it sit and wax over it

[J]

its not a scratch remover compound.. its supposed to get rid of the swirlmarks or some shit.. like.. light scratch remover... its something they said to put on BEFORE wax...

[My Cobra]

yea then i woudl just put it on before the wax and rub it off see if it gets rid of those marks, then wax it down and see if you can tell any diffrence

[J]

aight.. thats what I thought.. thanks chief

[My Cobra]

no problem.

[Joe Friday]

Dosen't anything come with directions anymore?

[J]

put it this way... Fords manual says you dont have to change the oil till every 7500 miles... lol

[Aerosi665]

Lol knowing Ford it's one of those "You dont have to, but you should "

[NoSlo5.0]

The order would go like this...Heavy cut polish->Fine cut Polish->Swirl remover->glaze->wax

Sounds like you were given a swirl remover. Leave nothing on the car before applying wax. Most decent swirl removers and glazes are designed to be applied by machine, not by hand.

[My Cobra]

hmmm good info i did not know that.

[NoSlo5.0]

You should, you own a dark colored car. Drive that sucker daily for a few years, you'll get the hang of machine polishing

[J]

The order would go like this...Heavy cut polish->Fine cut Polish->Swirl remover->glaze->wax

Sounds like you were given a swirl remover. Leave nothing on the car before applying wax. Most decent swirl removers and glazes are designed to be applied by machine, not by hand.

Thats EXACTLY the info I was looking for.. thank you