Well it has been almost 2 months since I first used #9,7,26 and my car is not beeding (Water) any more. The car is still shiny and swirl free. My Question is do I need to do all 3 steps over again or just wax useing #26 to get the beeding back, I also have some Meguiar's cleaner wax (in the red bottle, but I find it can leve swirl marks on a dark car).

Thank You for any input


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-1999 ML320
-1995 E320
-1994 E420 (lowered 1.5 in useing Eibach)
-1980 300D
-Had 1985 300TD Wagon (for over 10 yrs)
-Had 1993 190E 2.3

I don't think you have to do all the steps over again. I usually just wax again at this point. It should be OK, especially if you have washed the car regularly with Macguires soft wash or something like that. If you want to be really thorough, you could use Macguires paint cleaner and polish before waxing. Personally I would just make sure I have washed it completely and wax, saving extra steps for the next time.



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Jason Priest
1986 420SEL

Subman,
Sounds like you did it right the first time but its time to retouch your hard work. To make the most of it you will want to use #7 to repolish first. (after washing of course) This will remove any old/dying wax and any minor oxidation that has occured while leaving the finish ready to be rewaxed. (think priming for waxing) Then you rewax with #26 or Gold Class liquid. Then each time after you wash go over the car with Quick Detailer. This will prolong wax life as well as let you know when it is time to polish/rewax again. The above is the same process I use on all the cars I have/had.

Hope this helps...Lee

I just got done waxing the car and it looks great, very smooth and shiny. The only problem I had was after applying the #7 it would not come off easly, it was almost as if it was baked on after a frustrating hour of polishing all the residue was gone and from there I just waxed.
What could have caused this?
The only thing that I can think of is that the #7 was left on for too long (I did leve it on in some place for a couple of hours)
Oh yea the car was in the garage and not in the blazing sun.
Thanks for the advice Lee the car looks great!

I don't think polish is meant to be left on the finish for that long. Usually, I do one panel at a time (actually, with the larger ones, only a section of a panel), and remove the polish right after I've applied it.

#7 (as with many detailing products) works best if applied, then quickly removed in the span of a few mins. Sounds like you left it on WAY to long.

As for spray detailers...I like Quick Detailer/#34 (same thing actually) but in some ways I like Wax Shop's "Slick Stuff" even better. Either one should be misted on, wiped off immediately.

Hope this helps...Lee