I purchased a use Electra Glide earlier this year and made some improvements that were necessary for me. After completion of the backrest and front and rear camera I decided it was time to do a detail wash and wax. That is where the problem begins.
I washed my EG with Meguiars and after that I rolled it into the garage out of the sunlight. It was hot yesterday close to 90 so I worked fast and applied my Pig Snot which I have used in the past. This time I opened a new bottle and applied it with a terry application pad. It hazed up in less than 10 minutes so I grabbed 2 new terry towels and went to work, but could not believe what was happening. A dull haze with swirl marks where I applied the wax... on the fairing, bags and tour pak. No matter how hard I rubbed it would not remove the haze. I have tried several washing on one saddle bag with dawn to remove the wax and I was successful in doing so. But the haze and swirl marks remained. I tried Meguiars brands swirl removal and polishing compound and turtle wax polishing compound. NOTHING works.
I know that my application pad was brand new, terry towels were clean so it can't be that. I used the last of my old bottle of Pig Spit on my Vett and have used it for years. I can't figure out what went wrong.
My question is:
Could the prior owner applied a ceramic coating or something that my wax application is reacting bad to?
Last edited by No Tyme; 08-05-2018 at 08:49 PM.
Reason: added info
I’d find a local auto detailer and see if they can get rid of the haze. A dual action buffer will correct it as long as its not through the clear. Worst case is a repaint. A coating will not cause a wax to haze and swirl.
My best guess is the PO applied a glaze - it hides swirls and other imperfections but is a temporary fix for a permanent problem.
How old was the wax....? I've never seen a wax do that on a gloss surface before.
I guess, with all the new coatings out there, it could be some kind of reaction between dissimilar chemicals, but I couldn't begin to guess what that would be...
Get an orbital polisher and a swirl remover polish (like the mirror glaze in your pic) and an orange pad. Follow it up with a fine polish and a white pad. That should remove it, if it hasn't "etched" into the paint.
Worse case ... if the polish doesn't work... see if a bike painter in your area would be willing to wet sand it for you.
You've got polishing compound there, try that on a small piece and see if it clears up.
He said he already tried both, the Meguiar's and Turtle Wax Polishing Compounds and neither one worked. That's a mess. I'm leaning towards rattle can paint too.........
If it is rattle can paint, it's REAL thin, and probably not gonna buff out too good. Now that I have seen the pic on my desktop computer, I think that's a good call. No matter what some folks claim, a rattle can finish is NEVER going to measure up to a traditionally sprayed job...and this is just one of the reasons why...
08-05-2018, 08:46 PM
Wax on, oh **** what a mess it made
