I accidentally waxed my car with tire shine

[Cubix]

I am an idiot. I usually wax with Meguiar's Quik Wax, and instead used Armourall Tire Shine and scrubbed it all over my car except the roof. I immediately realised AFTER i did this and sped to the nearest car wash and washed the whole car twice, then waxed it with the right bottle.

Did I do any damage to the paint? It doesn't look any different from before, and there aren't any differences between the roof and the rest of the car.

[novice]

Originally Posted by Cubix

I am an idiot. I usually wax with Meguiar's Quik Wax, and instead used Armourall Tire Shine and scrubbed it all over my car. I immediately realised AFTER i did this and sped to the nearest car wash and washed the whole car twice, then waxed it with the right bottle.

Did I do any damage to the paint?

Just make sure you put car wax on your tires.

[86geek]

Originally Posted by Cubix

I am an idiot. I usually wax with Meguiar's Quik Wax, and instead used Armourall Tire Shine and scrubbed it all over my car. I immediately realised AFTER i did this and sped to the nearest car wash and washed the whole car twice, then waxed it with the right bottle.

Did I do any damage to the paint?

I dunno but it would have been better if you washed your car with Dawn soap. Because that would remove/strip off any residue from the tire shine.
Detail shops use Dawn soap.

Best to move this thread to the Cosmetic, Wash, Wax section.

[PetrolioBenzina]

The MSDS does not say anything about what it's made of, but I'm sure silicone is in there. Silicone will kill your next paint job. Wash that thing with a good wax stripping soap a few times.

[wbradley]

Originally Posted by PetrolioBenzina

The MSDS does not say anything about what it's made of, but I'm sure silicone is in there. Silicone will kill your next paint job. Wash that thing with a good wax stripping soap a few times.

Next paint job? Really, like he's doing that real soon?

[Cubix]

Originally Posted by PetrolioBenzina

The MSDS does not say anything about what it's made of, but I'm sure silicone is in there. Silicone will kill your next paint job. Wash that thing with a good wax stripping soap a few times.

Does it do any permanent damage to the current paint? I sprayed it down twice with coin-op soap.

[Tcoat]

Originally Posted by Cubix

Does it do any permanent damage to the current paint? I sprayed it down twice with coin-op soap.

It does no harm to the current paint. No harm to the future paint (unless you are painting it with no prep tomorrow) and no harm in any way. It is a sealant and wax of some sort not acid. Just wait a week or two and it will be gone.

[PetrolioBenzina]

Originally Posted by wbradley

Next paint job? Really, like he's doing that real soon?

If I coated my car with a product that may contain silicone, I'd get that shit off ASAP regardless of any plans to paint. Your mileage may vary.

Originally Posted by Tcoat

It is a sealant and wax of some sort not acid. Just wait a week or two and it will be gone.

And or silicone, their MSDS does not say. I'd rather have acid on the paint.

[Tcoat]

Originally Posted by PetrolioBenzina

If I coated my car with a product that may contain silicone, I'd get that shit off ASAP regardless of any plans to paint. Your mileage may vary.



And or silicone, their MSDS does not say.

Why? What will it hurt? You can get waxes with silicone in it. Does everybody's paint dissolve from overspray when they do their tires? Will WD 40 eat through their paint like Alien blood? No harm done and weather will take care of it. It is freakin' car paint not a 2,000 year old watercooler painting.

[murdoc]

Originally Posted by Tcoat

2,000 year old watercooler painting.

[PetrolioBenzina]

Originally Posted by Tcoat

Why? What will it hurt? You can get waxes with silicone in it. Does everybody's paint dissolve from overspray when they do their tires? Will WD 40 eat through their paint like Alien blood? No harm done and weather will take care of it. It is freakin' car paint not a 2,000 year old watercooler painting.

My personal experience and google show the problems it can cause, but why bother. Just thought it would be worth pointing it out. OP, disregard my post. Armor All, and especially silicone, is the best stuff you can put on paint.

[Tcoat]

Originally Posted by PetrolioBenzina

My personal experience and google show the problems it can cause, but why bother. Just thought it would be worth pointing it out. OP, disregard my post. Armor All, and especially silicone, is the best stuff you can put on paint.

OHHH you want to play the sarcasm game do you? I bet I can win that one.
You want to fall for all the crap that different products hurt your car that is fine but show me one REAL study that says it is an issue. It will not harm your paint. End of bloody story.

[wbradley]

OK Petrolino Benzina or whatever the f#%k hydrocarbon you are LOL

You got me irritated with the disinformation and misinterpretation of information from Google.

If I could go back to university again I'd get a medical degree from Google. Always wanted to be a doctor, but was actually a good chemist. Unfortunately it just wasn't after as a career in my 20's. But I do remember a thing or two. I Know a guyin London named Tom P, who people pay to refinish and apply 2 part automotive clearcoat on some quite valuable pinball machine playfields. His knowledge of clearcoat is extensive such that people all over the world have shipped him playfields and waited up to 6 months to receive them back. Anyway, my point is he is an expert on car finishes. When they prep a car/playfield there is a process whereby all contaminants are removed before shooting paint or clearcoat. I have seen it.

Yes, silicone containing products such as spraying 3-In-One silicone lubricant will act as a barrier for applying coatings. Silicone grease or lubricant or tire shine is a benign product chemically. It doesnt corrode anything. Tire shine probably has some acid in it to clean the tires, but much too weak to affect clearcoat unless perhaps the clearcoat lined a beaker that stored a similar pH solution for a specified period of time.
Silicone is grease. Clear grease. It is washable and benign to paint.

[billwot]

Originally Posted by Cubix

Does it do any permanent damage to the current paint? .

No.