There are still small traces of the factory protective wax on my G35, diamond graphite after they have washed the car and was wondering if anyone know how to get them off? I've tried wiping/rubbing with a micro fiber cloth and it still wouldn't budge. These wax are really hard and sticks on the paint like glue. Is there a special way to remove them?

 

I dont understand this, what kind of wax are you talking about?

 

Use a claybar, then wash with Dawn or similar. At that point your paint is bare, so consider following up with wax/polish.

 

its a special type of wax that keeps the car new and free of scratch at the lot. Every new car should have them...

Ok, the claybar sounds like it would work...I will give it a try thanks.

 

This doesn't exist.

The car comes from factory with plastic covering attached via adhesive to cover most of the areas that might be damaged. This includes the hood, tailgate, side panels, fenders and the wheels. During prep the dealer will remove these plastic sheets and remove the adhesive residue. Often they are sloppy and leave behind some of the adhesive. It is not wax. The car is not waxed from the factory.

The dealership will apply a coat of wax during "make ready," but it is usually fairly inexpensive, short life wax with a lot of fillers to hide any imperfections in the paint (swirl marks, bird droping stains, hard water etching) when a customer examines the vehicle prior to purchase.

The adhesive residue is hard to remove with water/soap, but clay will most definitely take it off no problem. I recommend claying the entire car, including the wheels (last), and applying a good quality wax or sealant.

 

Make sure to use plenty of lubricant with the clay bar or it will scratch the colour.

 

Thanks for the advice guys. Anyway, I was able to remove the residue with just using the Meguire wax and it did the job really well. Im sure the clay will do just fine, im just not familiar with them.

The sales lady of mine got it all wrong I guess, she said a wax was used to protect the car as i was inspecting for any scratches and imperfection. The adhesive residue seems to better describe what i was looking at on my car, so yea what you said made sense.

 

Sounds like your salesperson was just trying to cover for a sloppy dealer prep by making up a story about how there's some really great transit wax on the car....

Good thing is, no harm done. Glad you got it off. I actually request that they do not try to get it off for me because they seem to use a brillo pad to do so and leave the car covered in scratches. I take it off myself with claybar.

 

BMW uses the wax you are referring to....so it does exist. But as others have said, Infiniti uses the plastic sheeting instead.