Wax stripping

[Bulldog17]

Want to strip wax off truck to clay, seal and silica wax before winter. Is a detergent like dawn ok in foam cannon. Just had a couple of Adam's deliveries in past couple weeks. Don't want to **** off wife, Christmas is coming..just thinking about an ounce to full cannon reservoir about 16..18 ozs... thanks

 

[crash457]

Use this.

https://www.obsessedgarage.com/collections/decontamination/products/c1-citrus-wash

 

[JohnyPython]

Dawn is ok to use in a pinch. Keep it on the panels and off the plastics. Not with a foam cannon either.

I wouldn’t use it all the time but rather a wax stripper.

 

[Kahuna]

A wipe with rubbing alcohol works but the clay will do it as well.

 

[AdamsPolishes]

Want to strip wax off truck to clay, seal and silica wax before winter. Is a detergent like dawn ok in foam cannon. Just had a couple of Adam's deliveries in past couple weeks. Don't want to **** off wife, Christmas is coming..just thinking about an ounce to full cannon reservoir about 16..18 ozs... thanks

Avoid using dish soap for washing. You should use a dedicated product like our Strip Wash, or you can also add about 3oz of Eco All Purpose Cleaner to about 4oz of Car Wash Shampoo in your Foam Cannon.

The big reason to wash with Strip Wash instead of dish soap is "POLYMERS". That's the good stuff in Car Wash Shampoo and Strip Wash that make washing safer for your paint. The polymers are what encapsulate the dirt, which allows the dirt to be wiped from the paint with much less chance of scratching.

Dish soap does not have these polymers to encapsulate the dirt. A dish soap's primary function is to cut grease.

 

[atp160]

Just stripped the wax off of mine. I used chemicalguys wax removal (called clean slate) with a foam canon on my electric power washer. Sprayed it down with water first. Sprayed the truck with clean slate and let it sit. Wiped it down using the bucket method. Sprayed the truck down again. Clay barred the truck the washed it again with black light shampoo (black raptor) then waxed it. Took 4.5 hours but looked awesome.

https://www.chemicalguys.com/Clean_Slate_Surface_Cleanser_Wash_16_oz_p/cws80316.htm

https://www.chemicalguys.com/Black_Light_Car_Wash_Soap_16_oz_p/cws61916.htm

https://www.chemicalguys.com/Clay_Bar_Luber_Synthetic_Lubricant_Kit_p/cly_109.htm

Good luck.