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Old 06-27-2008   #6 (permalink)
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Absolutely! I think the haze the OP speaks of is merely built-up dirt in the wax finish, caused by the fact that a combination cleaner/wax had been used. These combination products don't adequately remove the dirt before laying on the wax. Cleaning this up by buffing with an abrasive product requires only the very finest abrasive cleaner. Abrasive cleaner, BTW, can be made even finer by mixing some liquid carnauba wax containing no cleaner into the abrasive polish. Another cure might be a washing with Dawn dish washing detergent in the water, in very low concentration.

After the old dirty wax is cleaned off, I recommend a two step cleaner/non-cleaner wax combination. For the cleaner, I recommend Autoglym Radiant Wax Polish. Strange name, but it is really a non-abrasive chemical cleaner that also works as a glaze by hiding minor swirls. For the wax, I recommend Autoglym Hardwax1. It has no abrasives or cleaners. Both are easy on -- easy buff off products. Autoglym products are recommended by the likes of Rolls Royce, Aston Martin, and the Royal Family of England (really). And use of these will not cause the haze to return.
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