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Jun 8, 2005 | 12:17 PM

black b7

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NEED HELP!!!!

Ok. I just picked up my 2005.5 audi a4 about a month ago and after only a few weeks, I noticed a scratch on the top of the trunk lid. I didn't now how it got there, all I knew was that there was an ugly white scratch ruining my brand new black car. I decided to try to buff it out by hand using turtle wax. It worked pretty well and I though every thing was fine until the next morning I noticed a white haze in the area that I used the wax. I thought at first that maybe I just used too much wax and that maybe after washing the car a few times, the haze might disappear. Unfortunately the haze is still there after about four washes. What can I do to get rid of theis ugly white haze on the trunk of my black car? I hope there's something that can easily be done by a proffessional.

edit: oh yea, the hazy area feels sort of chalky if that means anything.

Jun 8, 2005 | 12:36 PM

Bendquattro

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Turtle Wax has an abrasive in it and may have caused the haze. Did you..

apply the wax using something other than a foam pad, say a cotton towel?

Jun 8, 2005 | 12:43 PM

black b7

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Yea, I used a cotton rag. Is that bad???

Jun 8, 2005 | 12:52 PM

Bendquattro

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I only use foam to apply and micro fiber towels to remove wax.

Your cotton rag was most likely not 100% cotton and caused the haze. Do you own a Porter Cable buffer?

Jun 8, 2005 | 01:21 PM

Troy H

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More likely he simply didn't buff all the wax off. Washing won't remove dried wax. blackb7, have

you tried buffing again using a detailing spray? That'd be my first shot.

Jun 8, 2005 | 01:43 PM

a62.7t4ceo

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Can you shoot us a pic?

Jun 8, 2005 | 03:32 PM

black b7

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you're probably right....

i didn't really take the time needed to remove the wax completely. I think the excess wax just dried on the paint. I'm going to take it to a professional instead of trying to fix it myself. Thanks for all of your help. I let you know what happens.