Wax before or after BMF?

[jaydar]

I have a '58 Corvette that is ready for chrome. Do I wax before or after I apply the Bare Metal Foil??

Thanks for any help.

Joe.

[GeeBee]

After, doing the waxing before the BMF will have a job sticking to the paintwork

[High octane]

I don't wax my models at all as they're not subjected to the elements like the sun, rain, hail, sleet, snow, etc. I don't play with them like toy cars so they get handled very little. No need for wax in my opinion.

[jaydar]

Thanks GeeBee.

HO there are pros and cos on wax. I use it to enhance the finish not protect it. Perhaps if i got that mirror finish i would not need it.

thanks guys,

Joe.

[slusher]

I always wax after I am finished with the build...

[LoneWolf15]

Before and after !

[Casey]

I have a '58 Corvette that is ready for chrome. Do I wax before or after I apply the Bare Metal Foil??

After. A layer of wax will make the surface you are planning to apply BMF to slicker-- not what you want.

[Harry P.]

All you had to do was read the instructions. They begin with these words:

Bare-Metal is not meant to stick to a slick surface. Do not wax your paint job or use silicone on it before applying the Bare-Metal.

[LoneWolf15]

Don't mean to be a tool about this , but .....

If you wait to polish out after bare metal foil , several scenarios can and will present themselves . First .... A '64 T-Bolt painted white , whole lotta chrome work here , right ? Once you start polishing the paint , no matter how carefully you work , you are going to pull oxidation from the foil onto the paint .

Now you have black streaks in your white finish , and they can be a royal pain to remove . In doing so , if you don't have enough paint on the body , you will create burn through on the finish .

If one looks closely at the finishes of models sitting on the show table , quite a few show scratches and blemishes at the edges of the windows and drip rails where the polish process stopped short . This is also true when it comes to the edges of the side spears such as the T- Bolt possesses .

When polishing out or waxing , one generally doesn't apply it to the pieces to be chromed in the first place . Again , this is just my opinion , but I very rarely , if ever , have adhesion problems with the foil .

[mnwildpunk]

I would listen to don he is the man. Just watch one of his videos

[jaydar]

Guys thank you for the tips. I may rethink the type of wax i use to avoid the problem Don citeD? As usual, you all come through.

Joe.

[Agent G]

Don's talking polishing, waxing is a whole 'nuther thing.

Polishing brings out the gloss in a painted surface by reducing the microscopic hills and valleys. Waxing enhances that which polishing accomplishes.

G