Did I let the wax get too dry?

[2StepsAhead]

I applied some Collinite IW to my Evo last week when it was in the 40`s and it went on buttery smooth and came off just as easy...since it was in the high 60s today I washed her off today and figured why not put another coat on in case we get some late snow like last year..



I applied the wax to the roof and started making my way down the pillars and to the trunk when I decided I should wipe it off..came off nice an easy but when I caught some direct sun light I could see what looked like micro-marring, I changed my microfiber that I was using to buff off the wax and took another wipe, stood in the sun and the direction of the mircomarring changed.



So now I am figuring there is wax still left on the car that just refuses to come off...so I took out some quick detailer and sprayed another mf a little and wiped the wax off again, same deal...in the sun light I could see what appeared to be smeared wax or micro marring, I know its not the applicator because I used a pad for the Collinite and a spray bottle for the quick detailer...I changed microfibers 3 times and I got the same results...so I broke out a new applicator pad and new microfiber and began to apply the collinite to the same spots but this time working in small 1 foot by 1 foot areas and wiped it clean right after, don`t see the streaking/smearing as bad...



So my question is, did I let the collinite get too dry? Did it work easier last week because it was cold out? I am going to boil and vinegar my microfibers just to make sure they are squeeky clean...I might try to re-wax the car tomorrow cause its eating me up knowing theres little streaks that are going to catch light rays and make it look like I have a swirled up car..

[Accumulator]

Huh...this is a funny one and I dunno if I can really contribute much of an answer. I *will* say that I`ve let 845 set up for a *long* time before (even overnight) and I`ve never found that to cause any issues. If anything I`d have thought that maybe you didn`t let it set up *long enough* but I bet that sorta flies in the face of your experience in the colder weather :nixweiss

[mikebai1990]

I`ve seen this problem before also. Instead of letting the wax get too dry, I think it`s getting too oily. In direct sun light, the sun probably heated up the paint so much that the wax didn`t come off easily. At least those are my observations. When the application is done in cold weather, the wax will be able to dry and can be wiped down properly.

[2StepsAhead]

Yeah...sounds weird but makes sense cause I went out in the dark with my work light and re-did the car and it came out fine, I moved the light up and down and side to side to see if I saw refractions and nothing was there.

[mikebai1990]

Glad to hear you solved your problem :)