Remove surface drag after 6 month wash

[slomo]

After 6 months of Turtle Wax Super Hard Shell and NO washes in between, how do you remove that horrendous surface drag off the paint?

I strip wash with Purple Power high pH soap prior to waxing.

I still have about 15% of beading action left prior to washing.

Guess I need to wash it a second time? I hand wash too BTW. No power sprayers or foaming cannons LOL.

 

[Finklejag]

Clay bar

 

[The Critic]

First, wash more often. 1-2x/month.

Sounds like you need a decontamination wash. Use an iron remover, followed by a clay bar.

 

[oldhp]

Dawn with HOT water. Re-wax.

 

[el Nuke]

After 6 months of Turtle Wax Super Hard Shell and NO washes in between, how do you remove that horrendous surface drag off the paint?

I strip wash with Purple Power high pH soap prior to waxing.

I still have about 15% of beading action left prior to washing.

Guess I need to wash it a second time? I hand wash too BTW. No power sprayers or foaming cannons LOL.

Surface drag?

Is that the same thing as road grime?

 

[Malo83]

Clay glove.

 

[RooflessVW]

Dawn with HOT water. Re-wax.

Dawn does not strip wax, nor is it particularly strong.

OP needs to clay the paint.

 

[sk_pete]

these can do the job and strip wax, see yt reviews.
https://www.carpro-us.com/wash/carpro-lift-snow-foam-500ml-17oz/
https://www.carpro-us.com/latest-arrivals/carpro-descale-acid-wash-500ml-17oz-new/
chemical decon:
https://www.carpro-us.com/deep-cleanse/carpro-ironx-500ml-17oz/
and then take clay mitt to mechanical removal.
but you´d have much easier life by going with coatings.. no bugs, no nothing.

 

[Finklejag]

^


These holy grail ceramic coatings should need a lot of other products for them to last. First it was toppers now this descale product. I will just stick to my $10 bottle of TW SnS.

 

[RooflessVW]

These holy grail ceramic coatings should need a lot of other products for them to last.

No, they don't.

 

[sk_pete]

i had japanese "teflon" wax, was quite good, but no match to coating..
https://www.amazon.com/Soft99-Fusso-months-Waterproof-Detailing/dp/B077PQ9SRB
(very hard to remove from trim)

 

[RooflessVW]

i had japanese "teflon" wax, was quite good, but no match to coating..
https://www.amazon.com/Soft99-Fusso-months-Waterproof-Detailing/dp/B077PQ9SRB
(very hard to remove from trim)

I always wanted to try that

 

[The Critic]

^


These holy grail ceramic coatings should need a lot of other products for them to last. First it was toppers now this descale product. I will just stick to my $10 bottle of TW SnS.

Yes and no. Had CQuartz UK 3.0 on my truck. I may have topped it with a spray sealant once or twice for giggles. Started to deteriorate after 12 months with 2-3 monthly handwashes. It was pretty much gone by the 16 month mark.

 

[RooflessVW]

But you´d have much easier life by going with coatings.. no bugs, no nothing.

slomo doesn't believe in microfiber. Don't think he wants to apply a coating.

 

[Blueshound]

Surface drag?

Is that the same thing as road grime?

I have the same question, Google was not helpful. The closest I could find is a means of cleaning that drags the item through the cleaning media rather then circulating the media around the item. I think it must mean a surface finish that has degraded from road grit scraping it away in streaks.

 

[RooflessVW]

I have the same question, Google was not helpful. The closest I could find is a means of cleaning that drags the item through the cleaning media rather then circulating the media around the item. I think it must mean a surface finish that has degraded from road grit scraping it away in streaks.

It means that the clean surface is not smooth. Typically this is due to surface-bonded contaminants. A clay bar is typically used to removed this roughness or "drag."

 

[wpod]

I use the car wash never a problem.

 

[RooflessVW]

I use the car wash never a problem.

You'd be surprised.

 

[PimTac]

My suggestion to slomo is to try the baggie test. Mike Phillips is well respected in the car detailing business and he explains how to do it here.


https://www.autogeekonline.net/foru...nspect-above-surface-bonded-contaminants.html

 

[RooflessVW]

My suggestion to slomo is to try the baggie test. Mike Phillips is well respected in the car detailing business and he explains how to do it here.


https://www.autogeekonline.net/foru...nspect-above-surface-bonded-contaminants.html

Mike Phillips uses microfiber towels though so