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    Wink Pledge Spray Wax

    Last nite I was over on a Mercedes forum, researching a power antenna removal for my neighbor, when I ran across a thread about a fellow who used Pledge spray wax on his car. Sort of chuckling, I went on to the next post, who also made fun of using pledge. After that, the next 10-15 posts were people that had used it, or just tried it after reading this. They all had nothing but good reviews for Pledge ! One poster went so far as to break down the chemicals in Pledge, in a positive way. And it didn`t seem to matter if you used lemon or orange. I have used pledge on my chromed plastic interior pieces and on my tires, but never heard of using it on the car exterior. Anybody here ever try it ?

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    Re: Pledge Spray Wax

    I would be afraid.
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    Re: Pledge Spray Wax

    I hear peanut butter restores faded plastic trim too, but I think I`ll stick to chemicals made for an automobile.

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    Re: Pledge Spray Wax

    Lol I`ve also heard of toothpaste restoring cloudy, hazed headlights.

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    Re: Pledge Spray Wax

    toothpaste is like a temporary fix. It works for a week or two then your headlights will return to the hazy state.

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    Re: Pledge Spray Wax

    Pledge Spray Wax has been use by alot of show car folks for many years to make their paint look wet for the judges. Alot of folks around the country still apply it to their paint even with advanced`s in paint protection. One might think it`s funny but for some it`s not.
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    Re: Pledge Spray Wax

    I recall lots of car shows in the 90`s that I was hired to photograph where the owners would apply it before I clicked the shutter. The paint looked great in the photos and in person. I was using Kit wax and Mequiars cleaner wax at the time on my DD, a silver Alfa GTV6.

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    Re: Pledge Spray Wax

    Quote Originally Posted by dc52nv View Post
    Lol I`ve also heard of toothpaste restoring cloudy, hazed headlights.
    A few applications of Bon Ami works well but be sure to follow with a protectant or else they`ll yellow fairly quick.

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    Re: Pledge Spray Wax

    Oh no...not another Pledge thread! Pledge is for WOOD!

    Even the Pledge folks say DO NOT use it on automotive paint.
    I know it looks shiny but I can give you a long list of why not to use it.

    Short answer: Don`t use Pledge on automotive paint.

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    Re: Pledge Spray Wax

    I use pledge on every car I detail, Then I top with tranny fluid. I also serve drain-o instead of coffee in the shop for all my customers! Psssst I`m being sarcastic

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    Re: Pledge Spray Wax

    Pledge isn`t going to harm paint. In fact some of the urethane finishes used on wooden furniture is very similar to automotive paint, or at least close enough, that there is really no fear in using pledge on paint...

    That said, I don`t think pledge does that great of a job on anything. I use Finish Kare FK425 around my house and I am sure on some house cleaning forum they are snickering at me.

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    Re: Pledge Spray Wax

    Quote Originally Posted by Todd Helme View Post
    Pledge isn`t going to harm paint. In fact some of the urethane finishes used on wooden furniture is very similar to automotive paint, or at least close enough, that there is really no fear in using pledge on paint...

    That said, I don`t think pledge does that great of a job on anything. I use Finish Kare FK425 around my house and I am sure on some house cleaning forum they are snickering at me.
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    Re: Pledge Spray Wax

    Last time I used Pledge on paint it streaked like crazy, on the other hand it worked great on interior vinyl.

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    Re: Pledge Spray Wax

    Pledge? ...Good Golly, Miss Molly! My Bro suggested I carry a can of pledge in my trunk on some of my early road trips, years ago. He knew a lot of BMW Biker Dudes that believed in the product.

    Soooo....I threw a can in me trunk, to use as a quick detail spray on several-hundred mile, or longer, fun road trips. My car at the time was a Toyota Celica convertible. Although we did have many fun trips in this car, the Pledge only worked so-so, at best. It did not damage the paint though.

    I moved on the Plexus. Another product that I no longer use.

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    Re: Pledge Spray Wax

    I use Pledge Nano Sealant as my LSP and on all the glass

 

 
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