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17th September 2011, 16:19
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Polishing and waxing
I resprayed my meshed grill and chevrons the other day. Havn't put it back on the car yet as i was waiting for the lacquer to harden. Id like to protect it from stone chips and the usual stuff so was wondering how soon can i polish and wax it to protect it? Cheers.
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17th September 2011, 16:23
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Im no expert but id just cover it in about 6 layers of wax..
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17th September 2011, 16:30
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leave it approx 3 days before you do anything with it, and then just give it a good few coats of your desired wax/polish.
obviously the more layers the more protection and the longer it will last 
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17th September 2011, 16:33
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Quote:
Originally Posted by MiniGibbo
Im no expert but id just cover it in about 6 layers of wax..
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Originally Posted by rick_VTR
leave it approx 3 days before you do anything with it, and then just give it a good few coats of your desired wax/polish.
obviously the more layers the more protection and the longer it will last |
ok cheers guys, its been sitting in my room for about 4 days to harden so i guess it must be ready by now
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17th September 2011, 16:33
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sod all your gonna get stone chips. you can get films etc but they cost alot and really arn't great. ps wax and polish wont stop chips
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17th September 2011, 16:37
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Originally Posted by wadoryu
sod all your gonna get stone chips. you can get films etc but they cost alot and really arn't great. ps wax and polish wont stop chips
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it wont stop chips, but it will certainly help prevent them rather than just bare paint/laquer.
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17th September 2011, 17:23
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yeah if wax will help to protect then il wax it rather than leaving it bare laquer. cheers for the help, just wasnt sure how soon to do it
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17th September 2011, 18:00
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Originally Posted by rick_VTR
it wont stop chips, but it will certainly help prevent them rather than just bare paint/laquer.
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it won't it'll protect the paint from uv and road salt and that's about it.
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17th September 2011, 23:33
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A stone chip hitting the paintwork at tens of miles an hour is going to chip the paint regardless of how many layers of wax you apply...
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18th September 2011, 17:10
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Quote:
Originally Posted by woodysVTR
A stone chip hitting the paintwork at tens of miles an hour is going to chip the paint regardless of how many layers of wax you apply...
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i know mate thats the inevitable lol
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18th September 2011, 17:15
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Quote:
Originally Posted by woodysVTR
A stone chip hitting the paintwork at tens of miles an hour is going to chip the paint regardless of how many layers of wax you apply...
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what if, i have 150 layers ? all an inch thick ?
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18th September 2011, 17:21
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Originally Posted by tonto_VTR
what if, i have 150 layers ? all an inch thick ?
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wax bonds in a sub nano level you would need probs multi trillion trillions
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18th September 2011, 17:22
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Originally Posted by wadoryu
wax bonds in a sub nano level you would need probs multi trillion trillions
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WHAT IF!
i have a multi trillion layer of it then... would that work 
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18th September 2011, 17:32
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Originally Posted by tonto_VTR
WHAT IF!
i have a multi trillion layer of it then... would that work |
you would be da boss man of de wax init!
All seriousness if you painted the grill in aerosol i wouldnt bother fitting it if your worried about stone chips as it will chip a hell of a lot worse than "hard" 2k paints.
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18th September 2011, 17:37
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been looking at dodo juice purple haze wax, for my whole car in general not just for the grill. but was wondering how long would a 30ml pot last you? i have no experience of waxing but ive seen a 30ml pot on ebay for £6.50. or should i just get the 250ml pot for £32.50?
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18th September 2011, 17:43
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Originally Posted by CC06NBA
been looking at dodo juice purple haze wax, for my whole car in general not just for the grill. but was wondering how long would a 30ml pot last you? i have no experience of waxing but ive seen a 30ml pot on ebay for £6.50. or should i just get the 250ml pot for £32.50?
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30ml pot lasts me at least 6 months.
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18th September 2011, 17:53
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30ml pot lasted me so far 8 coats got half a pot left that was a hard wax though so i'd expect 8 coats for a soft
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18th September 2011, 17:57
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Quote:
Originally Posted by bedford126
30ml pot lasts me at least 6 months.
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6 months? fair play, may as well get the 30ml pot then
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18th September 2011, 19:54
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Quote:
Originally Posted by wadoryu
wax bonds in a sub nano level you would need probs multi trillion trillions
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this is the nerdiest post I have ever seen.
on a sub nano level.
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18th September 2011, 20:00
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Quote:
Originally Posted by 0rang3peel
this is the nerdiest post I have ever seen.
on a sub nano level.
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*like flol
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