Can I wax twice?

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Morat
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Post Thu Jun 19, 2008 4:39 pm

Or should I...
I was doing the Meguiars 3 step on the car at the weekend and didn't quite get it finished. I've got two doors and a wing to go. They're clayed and naked at the moment so I'm just going to get them with Quick Detailer to make sure they're still clean (haven't driven the car since) and then polish/wax.

So, my question is - can I use Quick Detailer on the wax I put on the rest of the car without removing it? Ideally I'd like to get the whole car waxed with one layer then do a second layer of wax over the whole thing to give it some extra protection. Is this feasible or am I wasting my time?
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Post Thu Jun 19, 2008 7:00 pm

You can do, But the results with the megs step three won't be as good as they would if you used a better quality paste wax.
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Post Thu Jun 19, 2008 7:37 pm

I thought you had to wax twice...

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Post Thu Jun 19, 2008 8:15 pm

Let me get the door for you fella. :)
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Post Thu Jun 19, 2008 8:51 pm

Cheers mate...
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Post Thu Jun 19, 2008 10:28 pm

Yeah, I'm pretty much using up the meguiars before I get some Z-CS or similar. OK, so the QD won't undo the wax I've put on so far....thats OK it does last pretty well.
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