Help, Carnuaba is streaky!

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sg333e

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I just got done applying a coat of carnauba wax to my black car. While it looked great in the garage under flourescent, it looked very streaky in direct sunlight. I'm guessing it's on too thick?



How can I remedy this without cleansing the paint and starting over? I've heard parking them in the sun for .5 hours and rewiping with MF can help?



Thanks,



Eric
 
what kind of wax was it ? I would park it in the sun, I normally do that with every detail anyway, to avoid the problem your now experiencing.....1/2 hr is about right, maybe even less, you just want to warm the surface and thin the oils.......Also, make sure your prior polish work was removed completely.....Hit it with a QD the following day....
 
sg333e said:
is the type of wax.....
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That is one of the things (besides price and residue) about Zymol I don't like. It is real streaky and you do have to go back over the car with a QD or just plain water to get rid of the streaks.



Great shine, but just not worth the extra effort, IMO.
 
Yea Zymol Carbon does tend to streak. I wouldn't worry too much about it this time though. It will go away in a couple days or after your first wash. The key with Carbon, for lack of streaks and ease of use, is to apply it really THIN. Also make sure you're not using towels washed or dried with fabric softener and you're changing towels often. I found that I usually had to go over the car a couple times with clean towels every time to get it not to streak. One thing that also helps a lot is to machine buff it after hand buffing it.
 
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