Detailing Question

[troutstreamnm]

I need to get a good coat of wax on my car and wondered about the vinyl stripes and hood blackout.  Should you avoid getting wax on these areas or just wax away? Thanks.

[422STROKER]

I didn't wax the stripes on mine.  Patience is key when doing this.LOL

Tom

[resq302]

Actually, you can wax stripes.  The only thing you have to be careful is to NOT wax things that are flat or semi flat black as it will leave a white chalky type film on it.

[422STROKER]

Mine are not shiney for sure.

Tom

[MEK-Dangerfield]

Certain waxes don't dry to a white haze, so you can wax your gloss stripes without any problem. If you do use a wax that dries white, you'll need to use your finger nail when wiping the wax off around the edges of the stripes. That's what I do.   


  Mike

[troutstreamnm]

Thanks for the input.    Mine are flat black so I'll try to avoid the areas just to be safe.

[resq302]

Or you can use a detail trick that I found, try putting blue painters tape on the stripe to prevent the wax from getting onto it, then peel the tape off.  No mess, no wax on unwanted parts.

[Topcat]

Certain waxes don't dry to a white haze, so you can wax your gloss stripes without any problem. If you do use a wax that dries white, you'll need to use your finger nail when wiping the wax off around the edges of the stripes. That's what I do.   


  Mike

MEK didn't I tell you the trick about using a soft tooth brush? Did it work?
Besides, what would you do if you just cut your fingernails?

[MEK-Dangerfield]

MEK didn't I tell you the trick about using a soft tooth brush? Did it work?
Besides, what would you do if you just cut your fingernails?

I didn't use the tooth brush. 

Let me tell you, I did one fine job, but I had some sore fingers after I was done.