Spots Or Swirls

ArmyofOne · March 28, 2005

today i washed my car. nothing unusual, fill up the bucket with Meguairs soap and hot water...and proceed to wash in straight lines like i always do. i then decided i didnt want water spots when i was done, so i dried it with a chamois (shammy). but low and behold...there are swirls where i have dried, streaks if i went in a straight line. they are coudy and hazy, not like paint swirls, but more like they are in the wax. very fine. and if i rub them with wet finger, they go away, but then i have water spots again. so whats the deal here? is NXT that soft? this coat is a 4 days old. how can it be gone?

SW03ES · March 29, 2005

NXT doesn't last very long. How much soap did you use?

They may be smears, try an MF towel and some QD and see what you get. My guess is its hazing from the chamois and will need to be polished. I dont use chamois because they have no nap, any particles on the paint will scratch.

ArmyofOne · March 29, 2005

NXT doesn't last very long. How much soap did you use?
They may be smears, try an MF towel and some QD and see what you get. My guess is its hazing from the chamois and will need to be polished. I dont use chamois because they have no nap, any particles on the paint will scratch.

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5 gallons of water and 3/4 cup of meguiars gold class soap. i get the smears whether i use a bath towel or a chamois. havent treid the microfiber yet. what do you mean no nap?

mbpgawest · March 29, 2005

5 gallons of water and 3/4 cup of meguiars gold class soap. i get the smears whether i use a bath towel or a chamois. havent treid the microfiber yet. what do you mean no nap?

Hi Armyofone, I had a similar problem and asked Steve about it. I can tell you right now that your 3/4 cup of meguiars has taken your wax right off. I think that Steve will agree that only a teaspoon for every gallon would work just fine, he might say less. I'll let Steve tell you about "nap." Mark

SW03ES · March 29, 2005

Yeah thats WAAAY too much soap. Gold Class is a really harsh soap and really all you need is 1-2 capfulls per gallon. The #1 reason people don't get good durability out of their waxes is that they use soap thats just too harsh.

As for nap, I mean the chamois has no fibres to trap dirt up away from the paint so you basically drag any dust across the surface. What you need is a good waffle weave MF towel to use for drying.

ArmyofOne · March 29, 2005

Yeah thats WAAAY too much soap. Gold Class is a really harsh soap and really all you need is 1-2 capfulls per gallon. The #1 reason people don't get good durability out of their waxes is that they use soap thats just too harsh.
As for nap, I mean the chamois has no fibres to trap dirt up away from the paint so you basically drag any dust across the surface. What you need is a good waffle weave MF towel to use for drying.

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you miss that i had 5 gallons of water in there?:whistles: :)

3/4 of a cup was a guestimate, i didnt actually measure it. but maybe i should.

guess i need to rewax now. can i get the waffle weaves at autozone?

i appreciate the help steve, and others :)

SW03ES · March 30, 2005

At 5 gallons you'd still only be at 5-10 capfulls. I usually only use 2 capfulls for a 3 gallon bucket. Thats a lot less than 3/4 of a cup.

You'll have to get the waffle weaves online. The best source is www.pakshak.com

ArmyofOne · March 30, 2005

At 5 gallons you'd still only be at 5-10 capfulls. I usually only use 2 capfulls for a 3 gallon bucket. Thats a lot less than 3/4 of a cup.
You'll have to get the waffle weaves online. The best source is www.pakshak.com

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ok thanks steve :)

really appreciate it guys! :cheers: