A colleague had a similar experience with Meguiars ceramic wax on his black 56 Plate VW Polo, ended up looking like it was covered in water marks and streaks. Could just be limitations of the product on a black car being shown up.
Though in fairness, the car was his daily, and this was the first time it hadn't received a Polish Hand Job (though he does own 4 other classic VAGs which he does care for). As I understand it he simply washed it and applied the wax without polishing or decontaminating first, but like most off the (Halfords) shelf waxes it was 'suggested' it could be applied as is.

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Question, is a Polish Hand Job better than a Latvian Hand Job????

;-)

 

Been shaking it like a Polaroid picture lol.

I might try and strip a panel with some APC and a panel wipe and try again if I get chance just in case its a reaction to old product.

 

And @MickyD sinks to the lowest point yet again :facepalm: :lmfao:

 

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Question, is a Polish Hand Job better than a Latvian Hand Job????

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I imagine they're both as bad as each other and leave you with a rough patch you can't remove...

 

Watched a video on this stuff and the guy was impressed but he did say it flashes very quickly and you don't need much on each panel, plus prep work was important.

Wonder if you applied a bit too much product and left it to dwell too long? also this cold weather doesn't help.

Maybe on a warmer day, less product and buff off straightaway might get better results.

 

Depravity is my middle name @ST3spin :yep:

...anyway he's the one talking about hand-jobs not me!!!

 

@maxxoutput It's good to see your vindicated sounds like the formula is not quite perfect for those of a "exacting" standards detailing mindset, though perfect for those DIY'ers just wanting a 15 minute wash that leaves their light coloured car looking pretty good.

If my kitchen paint does not turn up in the next few days (Frickin Homebase 10 day delivery schedule WTF!!! are they picking this paint up from Timbucto?!?) I may re wax my car and test out my small pot of AF Soul car wax. 33% T1 Carnauba and recommended for light colour cars.... lets see what happens ....

 

Dude exactly the same problem here on my Tesla dual motor "dark blue".. streak city.. how to use isopropo alcohol mix to get it off. Even the graphene product leave slight smears.. but as you polish first use a damp cloth and then dry clean cloth.

It's poop said Greg Christie hero and right

 

Not sure if you can see the streaks it leaves , you have to buff until you elbows start to grind to remove it

 

Just applied some Surreal Sio2 ceramic infused wax on my car yesterday. It was recommended by the Detailing World website and there are a couple of Youtube videos.

Went on very easily, cured for 15 to 20 minutes and came off really easily. My phone is in for repair so no pics but I was very pleased with the shine/beading.

Previously used Dodojuice Purple Haze which was also really good but I think this edges it for ease of use.

They both smell brilliant as well :nice:

 

Thanks rockhopper , May give them a whirl when I run out of paste wax.

 

Just googled that stuff @Rockhopper was talking about.

Great reviews on Amazon and Detailing online......just wonder how good it would be on frozen white.

It looked great on red and other colours though.

 

Sorry, I thought it was easy.

 

Sorry, I thought it was easy.

Maybe you had a warmer day?

 

Ive tried it twice grandad pike, same result each time. Its possible I have a dodgy bottle or its reacting with my previous wax .

Something definitely not right with my stuff, Ill try it on another car if poss to rule out any clash with previous products Ive used

On reapplying my ultimate paste wax the finish was back to its deep glossy self again .

 

I didnt do anything special. Car was washed and dried, previously waxed with Stay Glassy. Sprayed onto 1 panel at a time very sparingly spread with micro fibre then polished with a clean one. The only thing I can say, on previous cars I've had one make of polish worked better than on another. I'm no professional so I dont know why.
Perhaps I was lucky.

 

Heres a quick vid I took on the day to show the greasy staining it left , definitely wouldnt buff off easily

 

Hi Darran

First time i sprayed onto a Microfibre sparingly then onto the panel, the next time sprayed onto the panel direct. Both yielded the same results for me. Second time was quite a pleasant day with some sun.

Next time ill prep the panel first with quick detailer to try and help strip any old wax and try again . Its a reall odd un as all the videos do state that its an easy on/off product although i did see someone struggle a little in one video but i cant remember who it was.

Its one of those things that if you were here with me you would say ' blimey look at that, that aint right' . Its pretty simple stuff after all and you cant go far wrong with it. A quick wax over with meguiars ultimate wax sorts the panel right out again and comes off super easy so i really dont know whats going on with my bottle of Turtle wax to create the smearing.

 

I tried it a few weeks back and was impressed with it

However, I did bug&tar and clay bar the car first prior to application

I also didnt leave on for 10mins, more like 2 or 3 minutes

I thought for the money and speed/ease of use it was a good product

 

I sprayed directly onto each panel really sparingly. Wiped then buffed straight away.
I certainly wouldnt put it on in any sunlight.

 

Update- tried it today on a new metallic grey VW. The smears were there but almost invisible on a grey car. Mopping off with a damp micro fibre definitely helped . So the smears may just stick out on my black car, I will try a damp micro fibre to remove it on my next attempt .

 

might this not also remove the product at the same time @maxxoutput or is that what it advises?

 

Quite possibly, a few peeps advised using a damp micro fibre too remove so I tried it. I did wonder if I was degrading the coating during removal that way though as per your comment.

 

I only mentioned as one of the other “coatings” on one of the utube videos when he used a pressure washer half the finish was destroyed... then he did it with a light spray and it was perfect finish... they sometimes appear to be sensitive to water especially with a bit of effort applied to it.

 

With a lot of these waxes you have to avoid them drying completely before buffing off

The one panel at a time method mentioned by
Grandad Pike is the same method I use