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Removing factory wax from vans.
Have had a few vans in lately that are still waxed. When you clean it with meths or anything you can’t see it but if you go over it with a heat gun the wax sort of powders and smears. we Have tried Tar & Glue remover, Traffic Film Remover, Meths and panel wipe but nothing touches it.
we Had one this morning that was two years old and had to virtually melt the wax off.
Once had one that was brand new and refused to do it and sent it back to the dealer to remove, It came back the next day the same, so we sent it back again and they then removed it. -
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If you’re talking about the shipping treatment manufacturers put on a good harsh steam clean with loads of heat, pressure and chemicals. That factory stuff can be a nightmare to get off and should have been removed by the dealer.
When a customer informs me they are getting a new vehicle I also ask them to tell the dealer to make sure the vehicle has no wax on it. I will still clean with glue and tar remover, meths etc.
Alan D -
These days there are less and less with the old type wax. However some do come with a thin layer of clear wax, the cleaners use a de waxing solution from autosmart that they spray on first and then steam off. Rich
from the net
De-Waxing of New Vehicles
Certain new vehicle manufactures will use a protective wax covering to their models, and therefore this service is available.In the event of a protective wax covering to certain vehicles, copolymer hard wax or a solvent based soft wax remover will be used to remove the manufacturers protective wax covering.
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Different manufacturers use different waxes.
Most these days are the newer hard waxes, and the best thing is to call the manufacturer or importer and ask what is recommended. Don’t rely on a dealer because they probably won’t know.
Old type soft wax is becoming increasingly rare although, last time I looked, Volkswagen were still using it. Paraffin and a steam cleaner gets rid of that. I did hundreds of cars like this for a Saturday job in my youth.
Best thing, and what I do, like Alan, is to make sure the dealer does it (like he’s paid to do!"
I once had ten vans delivered in wax, so I just rang the dealer with a quote for us to remove it. He nearly exploded and said that my price was fours times what it should be. I calmly explained that he would be doing the job with minimum wage labour whilst all I had was highly trained and expensive graphic fitters. I would happily get them to do the job, but he would have to pay their going rate. The vans were very quickly collected. 😀
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