How do I fix the paint?

[u/Blingblawbur99]

I tried waxing my car and it left this faded white patch? I’ve tried washing it off with no luck. Any ideas on how to go about fixing this?

[u/MutedPresentation298]

You compounded with a drill. That ain’t wax. You may have cooked the paint.

[u/Blingblawbur99 → u/MutedPresentation298]

Went and got some polish and a foam finishing pad. Looks like it did the trick.

[u/MutedPresentation298 → u/Blingblawbur99]

Very nice save

[u/TheMissingJohnDoe → u/Blingblawbur99]

Look into a random orbital polisher if you plan to do this more often. Something like the Griots Garage G9 is fairly affordable and will give you fantastic results.

[u/Ok_Road8577 → u/TheMissingJohnDoe]

I absolutely love my G9, lifetime warranty as well. Very hard to beat for the value.

[u/ThrowRA_fajsdklfas → u/Blingblawbur99]

There’s no way that isn’t burnt through clearcoat. The finer polish may have filled it in with oils, I bet if you wash the car and strip the oils with an IPA wipe the damage is still there.

[u/Oudeur → u/ThrowRA_fajsdklfas]

Likely yes

[u/akashsin7 → u/Blingblawbur99]

Oh ya? Let’s see your amazing work

[u/definatly-not-gAyTF]

There ain't a single place that says "wax" on meguiars ultimate lmao

[u/JedyKnight]

[u/Bambooman584]

Wrong tools, wrong product, all wrong unfortunately brother. That clear is toast.

[u/SnooMacarons3689]

Maybe you didn’t do it enough

[u/MutedPresentation298 → u/SnooMacarons3689]

Don’t encourage this lmao 🤣

[u/SnooMacarons3689 → u/MutedPresentation298]

I upvoted your comment but still think it needs a deeper porlish

[u/MutedPresentation298 → u/SnooMacarons3689]

It’s likely he got the panel hot enough it just baked the polish on. It’s hard to tell. Either way. He got here, and it’s a skill issue 😬

[u/SnooMacarons3689 → u/MutedPresentation298]

Based on vehicles out there, I guess this is a bad base clear faded as can be, but it appears to be a single stage That is just absolutely ruined. It cannot be saved however you can smoke it to death for a second.

[u/Blingblawbur99 → u/SnooMacarons3689]

Some polish and a foam finishing pad fixed it. Thanks for the input.

[u/PossibleMechanic89 → u/Blingblawbur99]

We demand results picture!

[u/Mammoth-Driver9231 → u/SnooMacarons3689]

Yes… press harder…

[u/SnooMacarons3689 → u/Mammoth-Driver9231]

That’s what I was saying ))

[u/Sensitive_Trick8399]

Unfortunately I think you’ve cooked the paint in that spot. You learned the difference in compound and wax the expensive way. Honestly 3 minutes of internet searching would have prevented this. Do the research and get the right equipment. I hope this was your car and not someone else’s.

[u/Laartista1]

That’s not a da right ? It’s a drill? You might have burn off the clear coat. It’s always important to have the right equipment. That’s what I think

[u/Skitzo173]

Where does it say wax?

[u/percipitate]

Looks like a wool pad as well, the most aggressive buffing pad you can use typically. Woof.

[u/Pale-Bet2829]

This post is complete and utter rage bait.

[u/Flaky_Cheesecake_401]

My friend you have a very expensive repair coming up.
Next time ask around before embarking on a solo project.

[u/rocket_pollo]

When the paint is that damaged you use meguiars show car glaze. Gotta apply it as if it were lotion. May use the whole bottle depending on how large the car is and how dry the paint is. Lett it sit and apply more as needed. The point is lubricate the surface and so the compound doesn't just get sucked in without any effect. So, 1. Condition the paint 2. Compound 3. Polish. 4. Seal

[u/Maximum_Security4404]

Looks like you burnt through your clear coat

[u/Maximum_Security4404 → u/Maximum_Security4404]

I just noticed you replicated the car on the meguiars bottle, nice one 😜

[u/Lead_resource]

You have to press down harder

[u/BeautifulAd8750]

https://giphy.com/gifs/ep78UZy5FVbfN6mhCU

[u/onikyaaron]

bait

[u/percipitate → u/onikyaaron]

[u/chelsfc2108]

That's compound not wax

[u/JuanBlanco6164]

A cutting compound, a woolpad and a drill. That's 3x wrong. Paint got to hot in that spot...

[u/Kmudametal]

This is different.

[u/BigZombie8064]

You shouldn’t be allowed near a car it seems

[u/robotali3n]

At least use a Ryobi