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AmericanMuscleCars · 05-11-2013, 03:06 PM

I washed my car yesterday and I drove it and it rained a bit and got a little bit of water spots on the car and I wiped it off with meguiars ultimate quick detailer can I still apply wax or do I need to wash it again?

dkp2LT · 05-11-2013, 03:08 PM

Personally I like to wash and wax at the same time for this reason. However I have in the past needed to wait the day - and I did the quick detailer and then waxed. So IMO I think you're OK.

LuSe4 · 05-11-2013, 03:38 PM

If it was me, I would rewash. If you have any dirt on your car then you are going to be rubbing it all over the paint and potentially scratching the heck out of it. You could make a big mess if not careful.

ihaveacamaro · 05-11-2013, 03:42 PM

wax has solvents in it that allow the carnauba to be carried. You don't need a 100% perfectly clean car to apply it. There can be polishing oils and all sorts of other stuff before you apply it.

If you do apply it, the wax may suffer in durability a little, but it's not going to be noteworthy. Don't overthink and just wax it

However, if you still have dirt on the car, that's a totally different issue. Then if you apply wax, you will rub the dirt into the paint and cause all sorts of damage. All I'm saying is that if the car is clean, but not surgically clean, it's ok to wax

AmericanMuscleCars · 05-11-2013, 03:42 PM

Gotcha, gonna wash it again... YAY... Not

CamaroDreams07 · 05-11-2013, 05:48 PM

This is where you break out the waterless wash.

05-11-2013, 03:06 PM	#1
AmericanMuscleCars Teenage Dream Camaro Drives: A Visually Stunning Camaro Join Date: Feb 2013 Location: Florida Posts: 1,722	Need to wax my car but I have a problem... I washed my car yesterday and I drove it and it rained a bit and got a little bit of water spots on the car and I wiped it off with meguiars ultimate quick detailer can I still apply wax or do I need to wash it again?

05-11-2013, 03:38 PM	#3
LuSe4 Drives: 2013 Camaro 2SS RS LS3 Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Grand Rapids, MI Posts: 1,058	If it was me, I would rewash. If you have any dirt on your car then you are going to be rubbing it all over the paint and potentially scratching the heck out of it. You could make a big mess if not careful. __________________ -2013 Summit White over Inferno Orange 2SS RS- -2014 White Diamond Silverado Z71 Crew Cab Short Box-

05-11-2013, 03:42 PM	#4
ihaveacamaro I like teeth. Drives: #198 Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Ft. Lauderdale, Florida Posts: 4,817	wax has solvents in it that allow the carnauba to be carried. You don't need a 100% perfectly clean car to apply it. There can be polishing oils and all sorts of other stuff before you apply it. If you do apply it, the wax may suffer in durability a little, but it's not going to be noteworthy. Don't overthink and just wax it However, if you still have dirt on the car, that's a totally different issue. Then if you apply wax, you will rub the dirt into the paint and cause all sorts of damage. All I'm saying is that if the car is clean, but not surgically clean, it's ok to wax __________________ . Please check out my youtube detailing channel: http://www.youtube.com/user/roshan517 "When you want to succeed as bad as you want to breathe, then you will be successful."

05-11-2013, 05:48 PM	#6
CamaroDreams07 Drives: Slow V6 Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: East Lansing, MI Posts: 9,361 View My Garage	This is where you break out the waterless wash. __________________ [B]

05-11-2013, 03:08 PM	#2
dkp2LT Drives: '11 2SS, '11 C6 GS, '04 MDX Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: Kearney, MO Posts: 2,847	Personally I like to wash and wax at the same time for this reason. However I have in the past needed to wait the day - and I did the quick detailer and then waxed. So IMO I think you're OK.