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Old 08-15-2009, 12:52 PM
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Default Re: How-to Basic Wash?

Originally Posted by LugNut
Just did the wash with Dawn, to remove the wax so that I can work on spots underneath. But ... I don't see much of a change in the gloss, so maybe there wasn't much, if any, wax on the car?

Plan to go pick up a clay bar kit in the a.m. WM has them for something like $17.
When was the last time you waxed? There may not have been a lot of wax left. Besides, your real gloss comes not from the wax, but from the cleaning/polishing steps.