Miata Mailing List: April 1999, Message #333

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In a message dated 4/2/99 12:33:35 AM Eastern Standard Time, 
kml@patheticgeek.net writes:

> Okay, I got a little bull-headed at an autocross school last month,
>  and hit the same damn cone about every time around the course.
>  I have a pretty good cone mark on my right from bumper.  :-(
>  
>  I also apparently managed to side-swipe a cone at the track last
>  weekend, so I have a small cone mark on the left side, behind the
>  driver's door.
>  
>  How can I clean these off?  I've been using Meguires products;
>  the bright pink car shampoo, #7 show glaze, and #26 liquid wax.
>  The #7 doesn't seem to take off the cone marks -- am I not using
>  enough, or not pressing hard enough?  Or am I, as I suspect,
>  just not using the right product?
>  
>  Thanks,
>  
>  Kevin
>  kml@patheticgeek.net

  Well, I've never had any problem polishing out cone blood and I collect 
more than my share!  If regular wax doesn't do it I use some DuPont (the fine 
folks who gave us Napalm) rubbing compound, followed by a re-wax.  Maybe 
you're not carrying a thick enough coat of wax into the corner.
  Back in the days before clearcoat (and my 90 ain't got none) we relied on a 
weekly application of hand rubbed wax to fend of most environmental hazards.  
Every couple of months it's necessary to strip to the paint (a typical 
pressure wash does a fair job) and re-wax to avoid yellowing.
  Space age polymers tolerate more laziness, but there's nothing like good 
old soft wax to absorb road and track indignities.
  Foureagles