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Re: Strip: Waxing
By:Dan Caouette (CSCWC)
Date: 7/28/2014, 11:44 am
In Response To: Strip: Waxing (Jeff McGee)

I have an automotive clear coat finish and want to give it a coat of wax now that it's been a year since it was coated. Since it's an automotive clear coat should I use automotive wax or marine wax.

Either would do fine. When you get down to it the marine and auto waxes are probably very similar. They're made for similar surfaces. The automotive one will probably be cheaper. Any good traditional carnuba-based wax will work. There are also some newer polymer-based products that are easy to apply and will last a long time. Just stay away from anything with silicone. You'll have nasty issues if you have to refinish.

You probably already know this but unless you want to polish out fine scratches don't get a "cleaner." Those have fine abrasives. Look for just wax.

BTW: I finished virtually all my commercial builds with urethane clear coats. Before they ship I wax them with one of Maguire's automotive paste wax.

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Jeff McGee -- 7/25/2014, 6:55 pm
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Rob Macks/Laughing Loon CC&K -- 7/25/2014, 8:13 pm
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JohnAbercrombie -- 7/25/2014, 8:28 pm
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george jung -- 7/25/2014, 10:31 pm
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jeff mcgee -- 7/25/2014, 11:33 pm
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Paul Davies. -- 7/26/2014, 4:14 am
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Mike Bielski -- 7/26/2014, 12:11 am
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Marc Upchurch -- 7/26/2014, 12:55 am
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Mike Bielski -- 7/26/2014, 1:13 am
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Marc Upchurch -- 7/26/2014, 9:15 am
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george jung -- 7/26/2014, 10:08 am
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Marc Upchurch -- 7/26/2014, 11:36 am
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Mike Bielski -- 7/27/2014, 1:20 am
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Bill Hamm -- 7/26/2014, 10:08 am
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Nick Riccardi -- 7/26/2014, 2:42 pm
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Bill Hamm -- 7/27/2014, 1:03 am
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jeff mcgee -- 7/27/2014, 2:46 am
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Nick Riccardi -- 7/27/2014, 10:16 am
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Bill Hamm -- 7/28/2014, 12:12 am
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John Messinger -- 7/28/2014, 11:46 am
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Bill Hamm -- 7/29/2014, 12:24 am
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Dan Caouette (CSCWC) -- 7/28/2014, 11:44 am
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Nick Schade - Guillemot Kayaks -- 7/28/2014, 1:28 pm
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Nick Riccardi -- 7/28/2014, 7:28 pm
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Bill Hamm -- 7/29/2014, 12:32 am
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Mike Bielski -- 7/29/2014, 7:53 am
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Malcolm Schweizer -- 8/3/2014, 10:55 pm
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Bill Hamm -- 8/4/2014, 1:01 am