palacekeeper Posted July 17, 2008 Report Share Posted July 17, 2008 Just a quick question. I have the factory stripes, and I was just wondering if there are any concerns with waxing them using regular car wax. I'm using Meguiar's for the car, and I just want to confirm that it's okay to use it on the stripes. If not, should I be using something else on the stripes? Probably a simplistic question, but better safe than sorry! thx. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mustang5 Posted July 17, 2008 Report Share Posted July 17, 2008 Hi, Coincidentally I just waxed my car, stripes and all this morning. I used the Meguir's cleaner wax and it came out beautifully. My car is 14 months old and this is the second time I have waxed it. Of course I pay special attention not to rub the stripes at a 90 degree angle. I always wax along the length of the stripes along the edges. I think the wax will help protect the stripes just as it does the paint. Hope this helps. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TurboGT Posted July 17, 2008 Report Share Posted July 17, 2008 I'd been using the Turtle wax "ICE" polish on the entire car and it works very well on the stripes. I recently bought a Porter Cable 7424 orbital polisher and decided to see how it worked on the Shelby - stripes and all. I used the Meguiars 3-step system and did the entire car using the orbital polisher and all 3 of the Meguiars products. The car came out great and there was no problem with the stripes. I was careful not to bear down with the polisher when going over the edges of the stripes and made sure to move the machine along the long axis of the stripes instead of perpendicular to them. Now that I've got a good initial finish and good coat of wax on the car I don't think I'll need to do this using the polisher more than once or twice a year and will just maintain it using the "ICE" so I think the stripes should hold up well. Hope this helps. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ingram4868 Posted July 17, 2008 Report Share Posted July 17, 2008 Yes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ilmor Posted July 17, 2008 Report Share Posted July 17, 2008 I see so many different opinions on this subject that I elected long ago to not wax my stripes. I've been using a vinyl cleaner and protectant (its also a u/v protectant), called "303", fairly regularly, and my stripes look great. This way I have not concerns about what wax might do, wax build-up on the stripes and edges or potential damage due to waxing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
palacekeeper Posted July 17, 2008 Author Report Share Posted July 17, 2008 Cool - thanks for the tips on this. Speaking of ICE, if you ever get wax on the black plastic (which is usually very hard to remove if left on for awhile), ICE removes it nicely. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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