Dodo juice purple haze - lid been open for a while?

[Usr117063]

Just got some but its quite hard and hardly any wax gets picked up by the foam pad or your fingers, read a review that said something like that might of happened. What should it be like?

 

[Chapppers11]

Try it out!

Unless it’s rock solid it should work fine. Maybe spritz the applicator with a QD to help it spread if it’s not.

 

[imprezaworks]

Yeah as above

 

[Usr117063]

@Chapppers11

Not sure what qd is mate, am new to all this The wax does apply, Im just not sure if enough goes on the car, should it be coated on thick or just a thin layer, do you rub it in so the surface is just coated and leave it till it dries, or give it more of a working in?

 

[imprezaworks]

Just get a little warm water on top, moisten and try again.

 

[Usr117063]

gave up. paint work is diabolical anyway, dont even think a full detail would help. Starting to get rust chips and stuff

 

[imprezaworks]

Has it just not taken?

Paint looks a bit flat tbh

 

[Usr117063]

I waxed this panel, suns on it

This is just washed with dodo sour power

Camera can change things though..

It was a bit marked when I got it, some bumper rashes and small marks, not too bad. A bit after owning it it was key scratched in a lot of places, they are real small like it was done with pennies, think they lit a lighter on part of the roof as well, ever since then I cba to try and keep it nice and clean, its just miserable lol

 

[imprezaworks]

I’m assuming you didn’t decontaminate the paint and all that jazz before you applied the wax?

 

[Usr117063]

Yeah just a basic wash with a hand mitt, wasnt expecting loads but dont know the proper process to getting a good clean! I have autoglym magma so like a iron x stuff that can be used on bodywork, so I would use that after wetting the car, then wash off then wash with shampoo with mitt, dry, then I guess its polish but if I just use the wax will it at least give a lasting coat?

 

[imprezaworks]

To a degree yeah.

Wax is only as good as how well the paint is prepared.

If looking for a Sunday blast,
Wash
Some tar remover
Wash
Autoglym srp
And a couple of layers of wax.



There is other stuff but that’s a decent start for not lots of money.

 

[Usr117063]

Thanks mate, I dont like the idea of 2x wash ?Not a lazy thing but a fucked up knee thing, been waiting for months for the nhs to pull their finger out to have a consultation of another possible injection, had the first last year and didnt do anything, its a joke, how long does it take for them to put some roids in the knee and be done with it, 5 minutes?.. Unrelated rant but yeah not the biggest fan of washing the car haha

 

[imprezaworks]

Ha ha.

If you do it once it should last a while mate.

Hope the knee gets sorted asap

 

[Usr117063]

I appreciate it! Will be healed eventually..

Yeah I forget that it lasts a while, is more of an insensitive to do it

 

[Chapppers11]

@Chapppers11

Not sure what qd is mate, am new to all this The wax does apply, Im just not sure if enough goes on the car, should it be coated on thick or just a thin layer, do you rub it in so the surface is just coated and leave it till it dries, or give it more of a working in?

Quick Detailer! ?

Less is better because it could end up a ball ache to remove. Lightly swipe your finger through a panel you’ve applied to and you’ll see if it’s covered it.