![]() Compared to a good quality car wash soap they are very harsh. But should you use it? Probably not unless it is a last resort.ĭish soaps are fairly harsh detergents and will do a great job cleaning pots and pans with baked-on grease – Are they harsh enough to strip wax from a car, no doubt about it. Will it work? The honest answer is that it will more than likely do a pretty good job at removing the wax from the paint. ![]() Household Dish Soap – Can it Be Used to Strip Wax?Ī lot of “Old School” guys will tell you that you can use regular household dish soap to strip wax from a car’s paintwork. So now you know the main reasons why one might want to completely strip and remove wax off a vehicles paintwork, let’s look at the various products you can use to accomplish this. ![]() There were cases where I had to strip the wax off the car almost immediately after application because I was unhappy. Thankfully these days I know only to buy quality products. Some of the times the finish of the car would look worse than before applying the wax. In the past when I was a lot more inexperienced I tried a lot of “cheaper” products that were an absolute nightmare to work with. You are Unhappy after Applying a specific product If you are applying a different brand/type of wax to the existing layer, I always recommend stripping off the old product as not all waxes play well with each other.ģ. However, if the existing layer of wax is old (Eg over 2-3 months or so), you would be best off stripping the remaining wax completely and starting fresh with clean paintwork. This is not a hard and fast rule however, and it depends on when you applied the previous layer.įor example, if you wanted to apply a top-up of an existing wax with the same product, there is nothing wrong with adding another coat after a week or two on top of the wax that is already on the car. To allow the wax to bond properly to the paintwork, your paint should be bare and free from any other substances. If you are applying a new coat of waxto your car, it is best practice to remove the old layer first. Removing wax and previous protection is absolutely an important step in this process!Ģ. I have seen many instances in the past where people complain that they are not getting results when polishing a car, and a lot of the time this comes down to the way a car is prepped. Just think of it as a barrier that rests between the paint that you want to polish, and the polishing media itself. Wax and other protective products can interfere with the polish and pad. ![]() Some people may argue that once you begin to polish your carthat most of the wax will be removed in this process, but in my opinion, this isn’t the correct way to go about it. This is probably the main reason for detailers wanting to strip away the wax and oils from a vehicles paintwork. The main reasons for wanting to remove wax from your paintwork include 1.Preparing A Car For Polishing You may ask the question, why would I ever want to remove a protective layer from my paintwork? Well in some cases you actually need to. Why Would you Want To Remove Wax from your Car? Most traditional waxes are carnauba based.īecause this type of car wax is mostly made up of natural oils and waxes, unlike some of the more modern counterparts such as SiO2 sealants and coatings, it does make it less durable which in turn makes it easier to remove. These days most waxes are created by combining a variety of both natural and synthetic substances to enhance its durability and shine.
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