OK, so I've taped up my Boxster and am ready to start with the Flex. But as I think through the process, I have a few questions...

How do I polish the areas that are covered by tape (i.e., the 1/2 inch or so along the edges)? For the polish, I probably just won't bother, but what about the wax? I read an earlier thread that said that you can polish the covered areas by hand, but then I thought that you couldn't use the Menzerna products by hand...? Do you just accept the fact that the taped areas won't be "perfect"?

Lastly, can I use the Flex to polish the plastic areas like the bumpers? I assume so, but just want to make sure...

For the wax, do I apply the wax with the Flex and ALSO buff it out with the Flex? That would seem to be difficult if I've taped up the edges, since I'll remove the tape to apply wax by hand over the edges. So do I just not use the Flex to buff? Or do I apply/remove the wax from the edges AFTER I've applied/removed the wax with the Flex and removed the tape?

And as I remove the tape, if there's any adhesive, can I just use a quick detailer or something like that to clean it up? I'll be using an alcohol mix to remove the polish, but since I won't remove the tape until after waxing (?), I'm thinking not to use alcohol as it would remove the wax...?

Sorry for all the questions, just want to make sure I don't mess anything up

Thanks in advance!!! Hopefully others are finding my stupid questions helpful :P

 

Since you're using the flex, no need to tape edges of any panels. You only need to tape off the black rubber moldings or any other black plastic areas.

As for waxing with the flex, if a liquid wax, simply spread the wax on setting 3, and let the wax haze. You can do this to the whole car and then come back and wipe everything you waxed with a mf towel to remove the wax.

If there's any glue left behind from the adhesive, simply use goo gone on a mf towel.

Don't apologize about the questions. People have probably thought of them but you may be the one that's asked it out loud. Keep them coming if you have more.

 

OK cool. Thought you had to tape off the edges and seams. Guess I'll take all that tape off :P

What's the Flex process if I'm using a non-liquid wax (e.g., the 100% carnauba P21S wax)?

Thanks!