Meguiar's Wax

ooops you had more than ONE point....

try to focus when you ask a question, random is very hard to follow
if this is the question you are asking....first ask yourself is my paint to my liking? is it smooth enough? is it shiny enough? or is it full of orangepeel? if you are happy with the texture and sheen....leave it be


My fault and I should have been more clear. It has a bit more orange peel than I would like although no one else has mentioned it. It certainly shines like crazy so no issues there.

What I was trying to say was:

A: Has anyone ever had issues with meguiars wax causing problems with their paint job over time.

B: Will waxing be an issue before the painters final detail. I believe the painter said he would do a final "Touch Up" after all the badging and parts were installed on the bike in case of scratches or fingerprints in the soft paint. It was very, very cold (below zero) when I picked up the tank, side covers and tailpiece.

How does it look? Are you happy with it?

I will let you in on a secret...... EVERY paint job will have a flaw in it if you spend an excessive amount of time looking.

Wet sanding and buffing of the clear if far from mandatory. In fact, if the paint went on well and looks great, you shouldn't wet sand and buff.

In short...... If it looks great, don't mess with it.


And if I understand your question (not sure I do). Unless you have sanded on it yourself and left the painter with an unknown film thickness that he isn't willing to risk burning through, he can still wet sand and buff.

But this should have been done before the parts were put back on the bike, in my opinion.

Thank you '68Formula and you did answer a question I wasn't even sure I was asking (lol), and that is.... is there ever a "perfect" paint job? I found some flaws but really it was only during the one hour clean and wax session last night. I certainly did not do any sanding whatsoever. Paint is not my forte' and I'd be sure to screw it up.