Polish and wax help

[Shimian]

I used the 2 step polish by Meguiars. Polished the bonnet and left it for about 5 min, impossible to remove with a towel. Then I polished one door, waited 1 min, still hard to remove.
I use the meguiars tech wax. Very good product in my opnion. Left the wax on for about 2-3 min then wipes off easily.
Im not sure if my mothers wax attack buffing machine is faulty. It vibrates pretty hard, so i have to use 2 hands to hold it

[aaronng]

I used the 2 step polish by Meguiars. Polished the bonnet and left it for about 5 min, impossible to remove with a towel. Then I polished one door, waited 1 min, still hard to remove.
I use the meguiars tech wax. Very good product in my opnion. Left the wax on for about 2-3 min then wipes off easily.

Like what riruiz_88 said, the Step 2 polish should be wiped off as soon as you finish applying it. You don't have to wait to let it dry. It's actually a glaze.

Im not sure if my mothers wax attack buffing machine is faulty. It vibrates pretty hard, so i have to use 2 hands to hold it

Yeah, that's one problem I found with underpowered machines and cotton pads. The machine starts moving when the pad gets stuck on the paint because of a gummy/sticky product. What product were you trying to apply? Products designed for machine use are usually more watery than hand-applied products in order to avoid this problem.

[riruiz_88]

polish is meant to be wiped off as SOON as you have finished working the product. do not leave on for an amount of time not even seconds, thats why it was hard for you to wipe off. i use meguiars step2 polish as well, and then i use step3 wax. what i usually do for wax is, once i have done a panel e.g. left fender i will then go to do the right fender. and then once i have either finished applying the wax on the right fender or 10mins are up i wipe off the wax on the left fender. i do not use a buffer, i only use my hands. no machinery here

[Shimian]

wow, i thought 1 min was quick for polish. Ok, next time ill apply then wipe off straight away. Will it be ok to use the same buffing pad for wax after applying polish? Or best to get a new pad to apply wax?

[aaronng]

wow, i thought 1 min was quick for polish. Ok, next time ill apply then wipe off straight away. Will it be ok to use the same buffing pad for wax after applying polish? Or best to get a new pad to apply wax?

Use a new pad for wax. Don't use the same pad that you used to apply the "polish". Wash them after every use as well before they dry up.

[riruiz_88]

which liquid detergent would you recommend to use to wash micro towels? i have looked in the shops and i dont understand cause some say do no use with silks and others say so do not use with soft materials? and also can i wash my micro towels with the applicator pads?

[aaronng]

which liquid detergent would you recommend to use to wash micro towels? i have looked in the shops and i dont understand cause some say do no use with silks and others say so do not use with soft materials? and also can i wash my micro towels with the applicator pads?

I use Dynamo. Avoid the ones with built in bleaches and softeners.

I hand was the towels first, and after I am done with the towels, I wash the applicator pads. Just wash the cleanest items first.

[mrwillz]

and in the past 've thrown away the applicator pads

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[aaronng]

and in the past 've thrown away the applicator pads

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I use them for about 6-9 months until they start breaking apart. Then I use them for waxing rims instead and get new ones for paint.

[AzKik-R]

hmmm, the wax attack comes with a dvd which shows the guy applying the polish, and leaving it to bond with the paint for a while, and then removing?

[Shimian]

but he uses a pad to buff it off. So much easier than using a towel.

[aaronng]

hmmm, the wax attack comes with a dvd which shows the guy applying the polish, and leaving it to bond with the paint for a while, and then removing?

Are you using the exact same product that he is using?