Meguiars - hard to remove

**Mr M3** · 05-09-2005 22:31

Waxed the car today after getting it back from bodyshop, proper one this time, not OOOPS in Poole near Makro who are absolute sh!t.
Waxed it 3 times

Twice with that next generation blue bottle stuff. Comes off alright, except the bonnet, right b*stard to get it a uniform look, some seems to stay?
Any ideas?

**Benn** · 05-09-2005 23:35

i've got and use all the stuff,and havent found any of it hard to get off,
you could try a micofiber cloth,as they help remove the excess wax,

**Adam** · 05-09-2005 23:36

there is one merguiars wax thats sh!t!!

and yes i bought it n all

if u dont apply it spot on and very evenly..it marks ur bodywork sumthing annoying

so dont buy it

**Mr M3** · 05-09-2005 23:51

Ben - May have to invest in one of them

Adam - Blue bottle, says on it never has a car wax blah blah blah, blue bottle, neck like toilet duck?

**Adam** · 05-09-2005 23:55

nah not blue...mines maroon one

**Mike007** · 06-09-2005 08:07

I've never had any problems with their Gold Class wax. Did you polish first?

Mike

**Darwin** · 06-09-2005 08:09

Originally Posted by C4llyT

Waxed the car today after getting it back from bodyshop, proper one this time, not OOOPS in Poole near Makro who are absolute sh!t.
Waxed it 3 times

Twice with that next generation blue bottle stuff. Comes off alright, except the bonnet, right b*stard to get it a uniform look, some seems to stay?
Any ideas?

Bet your bonnet was still warm. ?

**Benn** · 06-09-2005 08:37

i'd say get the cloths,they great,
and ever on a red hot bonnet i've not found it hard to get off,

**Mr M3** · 06-09-2005 10:14

Originally Posted by Darwin

Bet your bonnet was still warm. ?

Mmm some good thinking there, only explanation really, as it's had the 3 stages same as rest of car.

Ben, I've used one of those cloths when I did some valeting. Where's best to get one?
It would have come off with normal polishing cloth if I'd concentrated on one square inch at a time and rubbed like buggery, but b*llocks to that.

**a16vbk** · 06-09-2005 13:28

right i have this problem aswell my friend.it basically comes down 2 useing 2 much polish and 2 being 2 heavy handed.on the sides its not so bad because u dont really apply any effort.i have found that putting the bonnet and bootlid up helps a lot and as u r applying polish on the car do the circular motions bit with straight lines 2 finish.this giving more even coverage.and use proper clean polishing rag aswell.hope this helps.

**Mr M3** · 06-09-2005 13:40

Yeah can see that.
Sides get a lot of circling motion, but not the pressure, bonnet gets your weight behind it.
So, straight lines once it's covered then?

**Mike007** · 06-09-2005 13:49

You shouldn't be applying any pressure for a wax.

Mike

**Mr M3** · 06-09-2005 13:50

Originally Posted by Mike007

You shouldn't be applying any pressure for a wax.

Mike

Hard not to on the bonnet lmao
Will be trying the bonnet up method I reckon.

**Darwin** · 06-09-2005 15:43

Originally Posted by C4llyT

Hard not to on the bonnet lmao
Will be trying the bonnet up method I reckon.

you wanna try it on a metallic black two pack bonnet

**Mr M3** · 06-09-2005 16:00

Originally Posted by Darwin

you wanna try it on a metallic black two pack bonnet

Mines metallic black. Dunno about two pack though? lmao

**Oakey22** · 06-09-2005 16:03

i find meguires spot on, no trouble getting any of it off ever.

**Benn** · 06-09-2005 17:56

putting it on to thick? i lash the stuff on,
and i get my clothes from a paint and stuff shop, there made by ferics,
best one are the clothes that when u run you hand over them they kinda grab the dry skin,if you get what i mean?

**x25xe** · 06-09-2005 18:02

buy some cotton towels from asda, same as.

**x25xe** · 06-09-2005 18:04

also i've recently had the same problem with meguiars, it goes sticky and won't come off, so i've gone back to autoglym, couldn't praise meguiars enough, but this problem has been too much.

**Mr M3** · 06-09-2005 18:05

Originally Posted by x25xe

also i've recently had the same problem with meguiars, it goes sticky and won't come off, so i've gone back to autoglym, couldn't praise meguiars enough, but this problem has been too much.

Yep, doesn't seem to 'set'. Stays kind of soft.

Ben, the cloth I'm thinking of was quite heavy and tough, and had ridges all the way down it.

**Benn** · 06-09-2005 18:06

Originally Posted by x25xe

buy some cotton towels from asda, same as.

there not the same tho,

**Mike007** · 06-09-2005 19:47

My car is metallic black too. If the car has been polished any time recently the wax should just be wiped on using the applicator they provide (with no pressure necessary - I don't see why that is so difficult on a bonnet) and then once you have wiped it over the whole car wipe it off with a micro-fibre cloth (they really are the best).

Mike

**Mr M3** · 06-09-2005 20:04

Mike, I tend to wax like I'm T-Cutting I think. Only recently started using wax, thought polish was an alternative

Anyone reccommend a microfibre cloth, or just a decent brand from Halford's etc?

**Benn** · 06-09-2005 20:08

megs do there own,
there not to pricey,and well worth it,i get mine cheap there like 4£ each,

**Mike007** · 06-09-2005 20:29

Originally Posted by C4llyT

Mike, I tend to wax like I'm T-Cutting I think. Only recently started using wax, thought polish was an alternative

Anyone reccommend a microfibre cloth, or just a decent brand from Halford's etc?

Lots of people seem to. Wax is just a protective layer. You are not trying to remove anything with it so it literally just needs to be wiped over the paint. And it should mean that you can keep polishing down to once every few months.

The microfibre cloths can be washed as well, so they basically last forever.

Mike

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