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Old 04-04-2012, 11:15 AM
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Default Removing wax?
I'm wanting to strip some wax off my car to put on a couple items i bought that stick on with the 3m tape.

what is the best wax to thoroughly remove the wax so i can get a good bond without damaging the paint?
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Old 04-04-2012, 01:18 PM
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wat?
remove wax with dish soap.
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Old 04-04-2012, 03:27 PM
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Any kind of strong soap works...yep dish detergent is a good one. Which is exactly why you normally don't even wash with dish soap, since it removes all protection from the car
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Clay Bar. Cleans the wax and the dirt of the surface. Its your best bet. Then you can wax back over all of it.
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hot water and dish soap
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Old 04-05-2012, 09:16 PM
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Dawn Dishwashing soap.. Best thing to remove wax.
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Old 04-06-2012, 12:53 PM
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Dawn Dishwashing soap.. Best thing to remove wax.
x2, use dawn.
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Old 04-06-2012, 10:33 PM
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good to know. all they gave me was an alcohol pad and i dont think that would cut it.
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Acetone! ...........j/k unless you are wanting to stick it straight to bare metal. lol
Dawn will do just fine.
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Old 04-11-2012, 01:42 PM
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if its just a small spot like where u want to stick down some tape just use alcohol wipes it will wipe it right off and not damage anything....goo gone just makes a big *** greasy mess
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