Interesting Hazing!!

Beemerboy

Beemerboy

Just One More Coat
I do a JB AMG e55 MB on a weekly bases....The guy is as anal as we are about keeping it super clean!

Anyway..on Saturday...Washed the rims and tires down, then finished with S&W on the rest of the car...Because the car has good protection I added a layer of Nattys red...did the cold water wash to harded up the wax...car was perfect when he picked it up....on the back side of that I did my JB BMW the same way...Sunday afternoon the guy with the MB came by and his engine hood had the hazing on it, not super bad, but visible, and only the hood..fenders had nothing...I pulled my car out and nothing!

I'm not wondering if its the type of paint that is doing this, or the extreme engine heat from his car...both are V8's...same outside temp...just makes little sense to me.

Anyone?
 
I was thinking the heat, especially if you are saying the hood. I have had similar experiences usually with dark colors and on hotter more humid weather. But usually after I wax the car I take the nozzle of the hose and let it run cold water over the areas and dry what ever is left. For me that has always remedied the situation.
 
Stephan said:
I was thinking the heat, especially if you are saying the hood. I have had similar experiences usually with dark colors and on hotter more humid weather. But usually after I wax the car I take the nozzle of the hose and let it run cold water over the areas and dry what ever is left. For me that has always remedied the situation.
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I took ice cold water in a spray bottle and wet all the panels down...I made sure to get them pretty wet...Maybe the cold water rinse with the hose is the trick...instead of the spray bottle...what is strange is that it was just his car...mine was OK..both car equal in color, product and outside temp
 
Beemerboy said:
I took ice cold water in a spray bottle and wet all the panels down...I made sure to get them pretty wet...Maybe the cold water rinse with the hose is the trick...instead of the spray bottle...what is strange is that it was just his car...mine was OK..both car equal in color, product and outside temp
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Do you drive yours right after? Maybe the extra heat from the engine caused it to break down. I know or at least I have the understanding that Carnauba wax does have a point of temperature in which it begins to melt 75 to 80 degrees Celcius which is around 167 - 175 F, which seems very high, but I was thinking black paint, sun, engine running maybe that did it?
 
Stephan said:
Do you drive yours right after? Maybe the extra heat from the engine caused it to break down. I know or at least I have the understanding that Carnauba wax does have a point of temperature in which it begins to melt 75 to 80 degrees Celcius which is around 167 - 175 F, which seems very high, but I was thinking black paint, sun, engine running maybe that did it?
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In his case yes he picked the car up right after I was done...its the reaction of the wax and heat that is causing this...I don't see this at all during the cooler times of the year...Thinking now that I will have to do the cold water rinse after waxing to take this away...I just HATE getting the car wet again after I've spent that amount of time getting it perfect....if you get my drift!
 
Beemerboy said:
In his case yes he picked the car up right after I was done...its the reaction of the wax and heat that is causing this...I don't see this at all during the cooler times of the year...Thinking now that I will have to do the cold water rinse after waxing to take this away...I just HATE getting the car wet again after I've spent that amount of time getting it perfect....if you get my drift!
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Thats why I use the hose without the nozzle, because its newly waxed the water just runs right off of it causing little drying, as oppossed to a spray or mist which will cause the water to bead on the paint, which as you know if not quickly dried leaves marks, well at least my hard water does.
 
Just an FYI Beemer, I had the same problem with my Suburban. I tried the ice water trick that you recommended and it almost did the trick, sometimes I notice after it gets humid I still have spots that haze up.
 
RobertP said:
Just an FYI Beemer, I had the same problem with my Suburban. I tried the ice water trick that you recommended and it almost did the trick, sometimes I notice after it gets humid I still have spots that haze up.
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I think that the cold water rinse is only a quick fix..the oils take time to cure..I'd bet that after one day and a wipe down they don't come back...its that way with my BMW
 
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