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- From: odell@oasys.dt.navy.mil (Bernard O'Dell)
- Newsgroups: rec.autos.tech
- Subject: Re: When waxing car, paint comes off.
- Message-ID: <30275@oasys.dt.navy.mil>
- Date: 28 Jan 93 10:59:40 GMT
- Expires: 3 Feb 93 05:00:00 GMT
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- Reply-To: odell@oasys.dt.navy.mil (Bernard O'Dell)
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- Does your car have a metallic paint?--
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- What is coming off is oxidized paint like the guy said; however, IMHO,
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- I would never use rubbing compound unless the paint is heavily oxidized
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- and then I would consider the use of polishing compound, a white paste
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- that is much less abrasive.
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- You might try a "non-abrasive" type wax--Frequently, most waxes, unless
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- they state it on the can, bottle, or whatever, contain abrasives, which
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- rapidly can abrasive right off your paint, if not the clear coat
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- on a lot of finishes. If you use the rubbing compound, your paint
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- will rapidly disappear.
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- There are all different kinds of situations with cars, you just have
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- to determine what your situation is and act accordingly.
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- Most one-step waxes have abrasives in them--unless your car is
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- heavily oxidized, stay away from them, and use the newer non-abrasive
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- waxes. I have an 85 car with a metallic paint. I have only used
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- a non-abrasive wax since new, and my car still looks almost new.
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- Dats all der is--Bern O'Dell--
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