Has anyone experienced problems with the various waxes on darker cars? It was just suggested to me that what I thought were water spots on my car, that don't even come off with normal rubbing, might actually be from the wax and not the water.

 

I doubt what you are seeing is residual wax, more than likely it's calcium deposits from water residue. Dry wax can be easily removed using a quick detailer and a MF towel, for water spots a clay bar and lube should work well.

 

Hmm, I don't know that I feel like clay barring right after I clay barred, polished, then waxed. I just did a soapy wash after that, then towel dried it (MF) and that got most of it, but wow. I wonder if the Blue Raspberry color has this problem, lol, I'm wishing I bought that one right now.

 

DeltaBond,
Some waxes seem to just work better (low dusting, easy removal and high gloss) on dark cars. I use the Mezerna SF4500 or Lusso Oro on two black cars I own, both are easily applied (by hand or R.O.) and give a very wet looking finish to a black car.

Also, I don't blame you for not wanting to re clay a car you've already done the prep to!

 

if you can't remove the stains with clay, try mild polish.

an easy off-the-shelf sealant is Meguiar's NXT TechWax. can't really go wrong with this sealant. use a soft foam applicator and soft microfiber towels. no cotton towels.

i personally use Griot's One Step sealant on my dd's. i apply using my random orbital.

here's the techwax:

 

Johnsons wax used to made a variety of waxes just for white, metallic, and or clear coated cars see if you can still get them.

 

Ah, thank you all, I'll look into those. I believe I need to simply accept the fact that I can't just spray the pollen off of my car anymore without following up with a MF towel. But better wax might very well be a must.

 

yah, if you want to just 'spray' it off using a low-power power washer or something, then you must use distilled water or filtered water minimum.

the water that the spray dusters use at car dealers are near distilled water. those you can just spray to blast off dust and let the car air dry to a near spot-less finish.

your best bet is to use quick detailer sprays and plush MF towels to dust off. also check out california dusters.