I've just bought some side protection strips for my car. They'vre 'peel off and stick on' sticky backed.

Now my car has been paint cleaned, polished and waxed using meg's 3 step system. How do I remove the wax/ polish before I stick the side protection strips on? many thanks in advance

Easy; a strong wash solution - about twice the recommended amount of shampoo should do it.

but i only want to remove the wax/polish on the area where i need to stick the side strips on only.

IPA wipe down of the area you want to remove the wax.

Tardis??

but i only want to remove the wax/polish on the area where i need to stick the side strips on only.

Just clay the bit that you want to de-wax then.

As MoggyTech says, carefully applied IPA (Isopropyl Alcohol) should do it. Autoglym's Tar Remover will strip wax, according to them (I've never used it, so I assume it's IPA, from what I've heard/been told), so I guess the other tar removers should also do so.

What's the thought process behind removing the wax?...as long as the car has been washed/dried just stick the mouldings straight on.

I think far to much emphasis is placed on products already on a car & removing them for a whole host of reasons, when in fact in most cases it won't make any difference whatsoever.

thanks for the replies, i'll try the clay bar first as i've got a clay bar left and try the rest it that hasn't worked.

i have been told that i would need to get the strips to stick on to the body rather than on to the layer of shiny/slippery wax

thanks for the replies, i'll try the clay bar first as i've got a clay bar left and try the rest it that hasn't worked.

i have been told that i would need to get the strips to stick on to the body rather than on to the layer of shiny/slippery wax

Good luck with it, but seriously once you've stuck them on they aren't going anywhere, irrelevant of what may/maynot be underneath.

Good luck with it, but seriously once you've stuck them on they aren't going anywhere, irrelevant of what may/maynot be underneath.

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This is a friendly forum, and dissent and disagreement are uncommon, and so I hope you'll take this the right way....

NOOOOOOOOOOOO!

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I'm sorry but suggesting that you stick something to a heavily waxed surface is poor advice.