Oily Finish

[chrisw]

I was inspecting a job done by a dealership today that was done 4 months ago and the finish was oily (left finger prints when touched). Should the final finish be oily?. If not what did they forget.

[Maserati Mario]

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mmmm...Don't really know
4 months is a long time
Do you know what they used?
How are you washing it?
Have you washed it?
Any pics?

[chrisw]

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Not my truck, Didn't think the finish should feel oily. The truck is washed at pressure wash and was driven all winter.

[RickyMartinZ28]

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I've seen some people/dealerships wash with a hint of mineral/olive oil in their soap solution... produces a good shine, but can sometimes leave a slightly oily finish...

Also seen people use pantene pro-v 2-in-one.... as car wash...

-Rick

[Maserati Mario]

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I've seen some people/dealerships wash with a hint of mineral/olive oil in their soap solution... produces a good shine, but can sometimes leave a slightly oily finish...

Also seen people use pantene pro-v 2-in-one.... as car wash...

-Rick

Wow!
The things people do!

[Mike Phillips]

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I was inspecting a job done by a dealership today that was done 4 months ago and the finish was oily (left finger prints when touched). Should the final finish be oily?. If not what did they forget.

Can you go to the dealership and show them the oily finish and ask them where they think the root cause might be?

Hard to say without being there.

If you want to fix it you might be able to remove it using a detergent soap like dish washing soap or a better approach from a purist point of view would be to rub the paint down with a light paint cleaner or cleaner/polish.


If this option interests you let us know.

[ColonelCash]

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You know, I have seen this as well...kinda. After waxing, I guess the wax wasn't shaken well or something and the surface looked oily and streaky. I just re-washed and everything was OK.

[J. A. Michaels]

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You know I had to laugh reading this post.

Ran into this guy the other day. He saw a Meguiars window decal on my Jeep. Asked about Meguiars. Dismissed all that I told him as hogwash. He knows the secret to a great car finish. Had to ask, what is it. He said "wash your car in kerosene. Protects the finish and leaves a high gloss." He claims to this day he still washes his car this way.

Now, maybe he was in your neck of the woods and you had his car or maybe one of his relatives. lol.

[G Force]

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Some waxes leave oily finishes,it is nice to look at but if one touches the car it leaves finger marks specially noticeable on darker paints and keeps lots of dust.

[Nappers]

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You know I had to laugh reading this post.

Ran into this guy the other day. He saw a Meguiars window decal on my Jeep. Asked about Meguiars. Dismissed all that I told him as hogwash. He knows the secret to a great car finish. Had to ask, what is it. He said "wash your car in kerosene. Protects the finish and leaves a high gloss." He claims to this day he still washes his car this way.

Now, maybe he was in your neck of the woods and you had his car or maybe one of his relatives. lol.

That made me laugh!

My wrestling coach forbid us from drinking soda during wrestling season and compared it to kerosene, he was an old guy, owned two bars and smoked heavily. He would say in a husky voice, "you wouldn't put kerosene in a high dollar car would ya?" So, after wrestling, some of us at the soda machine would get some "kerosene"

But to wash a car with it? insane! probably taking a bit of paint off of the car as he did every time!

[jfelbab]

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You know I had to laugh reading this post.

Ran into this guy the other day. He saw a Meguiars window decal on my Jeep. Asked about Meguiars. Dismissed all that I told him as hogwash. He knows the secret to a great car finish. Had to ask, what is it. He said "wash your car in kerosene. Protects the finish and leaves a high gloss." He claims to this day he still washes his car this way.

Now, maybe he was in your neck of the woods and you had his car or maybe one of his relatives. lol.

LOL. I knew an old guy who owned a limo service. He had a fleet of six black stretch limos that he would only use kerosene and water to wash and buff dry. He would never use wax and his fleet always looked top rate. He would swear by this stuff. He washed his fleet at least weekly so the limos never needed any durable protection and the water would bead like crazy on the surface of his black cars.

I have to admit the paint looked nearly flawless. I doubt kerosene would protect more than a week.

The interesting thing he claimed was that the kerosene would get into all the cracks and crevices that wax could not and prohibited rust forming in those impossible to reach areas. That might have been true as none of the fleet ever had any visible rust.

[Mike Phillips]

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This thread seems like deja vu? Isn't there a thread like this on this forum?

For what it's worth, I worked as a roughneck on an oil drilling rig and we washed everything with a mixture of kerosene and water.

[Larry A]

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LOL. I knew an old guy who owned a limo service. He had a fleet of six black stretch limos that he would only use kerosene and water to wash and buff dry. He would never use wax and his fleet always looked top rate. He would swear by this stuff. He washed his fleet at least weekly so the limos never needed any durable protection and the water would bead like crazy on the surface of his black cars.

I have to admit the paint looked nearly flawless. I doubt kerosene would protect more than a week.

The interesting thing he claimed was that the kerosene would get into all the cracks and crevices that wax could not and prohibited rust forming in those impossible to reach areas. That might have been true as none of the fleet ever had any visible rust.

The kerosene wash was old school stuff. You used 1 cup of kerosene to 1 bucket of water. The kerosene would get in the nooks and cranys and help prevent rust.Kerosene would not protect, it would just remove road film evertime it was used.Like I said it was old school, there are better things out there now.

[nicepackage]

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just dont light up a smoke around that finish!