Wash or QD?

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Ok, I put a coat of #26 on last night over some of he megs cleaner wax, that I did the day before that. Now, my question is should I was it or QD? It's bin driven prolly around 25 miles since last night, I'm leanin towards washing but just thought I should ask. It's not dirty (none visibly anyways) so could I just QD then put on my second coat? Thanks guys.
 
I prefer not to QD my car before waxing, since I want to make sure there is nothing on the paint to cause the wax to bond improperly or anything.





I would wash it just to be safe.
 
Wash it, definitely. You certainly don't want to take any chances of marring your freshly detailed surface.
 
Thats waht I was thinking, just wanted a to make sure that it was needed, and not just me being over-protective. (is it even possible to be over protective of your car???:D) well I'm gonna head out and finish off the second coat, and the inside. Later guys
 
White95Max said:
I prefer not to QD my car before waxing, since I want to make sure there is nothing on the paint to cause the wax to bond improperly or anything.
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I agree. A lot of qd's use silicone in their formulas which may hinder the bonding. As stated by John Styrnol, S&W is a perfect solution if you don't want to do a full wash.
 
I had been thinking about this...some of the QD's, like Meg's LT are really siliconey...this sounds like a job for Meg's FI...which I haven't used, but since it's a body shop product should be safe(er?) to use before applying an LSP, if you're worried about bonding (which I would be, as Maxy and III stated above).
 
I ended up just washing it, cause a bird pooped on it lol. But we should keep this thread going because I think if it would work to use a qd or not between coats is a good thing to discuss. Not to metion there are most likely many people wondering. Hell now I know, I wasn't sure before.
 
lbls1 said:
If its not dirty and its freshly waxed, then I'd recommend the QD. Save the washing for real dirt.
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I don't know if that's a good rule of thumb. What if it *seems* clean but really isn't and you go rubbing all over it and cause micro marring like crazy. You will wish you washed it after that. The problem isn't so much the visible dirt, but more of the invisible dirt that is going to get trapped in the towels you use to QD with, and then again when you start applying the LSP.
 
It all depends on whether its loose dust or dirt. Fresh wax I've found will have a slightly more vibrant shine if you can manage to keep the surface from getting dirt, and hitting it with a qd to settle in the final haze. If its freshly waxed and it is just dust, then you could very simply wipe or blow off of the dust particles and apply the qd. I've done this often without marring or scratching. If the car has been out in the elements awhile, then you'll have to use your judgement.



You would never use the same towels when wiping off dust and applying a qd, so the trapped dirt (dust) shouldn't be an issue, unless that is what you've been doing.
 
Very true, but keep in mind that this particular vehicle was driven 25 miles last night, so I'm sure it got some dirt on it.
 
I use Z6 QD after every wash and to improve the shine after removing bird doo and other spots. It works extremely well with Zaino Z2 and Z5, and also (surprisingly) very well with Menzerna FMJ. Wonderful stuff.



If you use Zaino or FMJ, it's the QD of choice.



Regards,



Dan.
 
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