Prevent/Clean Wax from bottom paint

[LmannyR]

What do you guys do to clean up or prevent the waxing/polishing from sticking to the bottom paint at the water line?

It's been my biggest battle to clean this up because it just looks like a$$ after I'm done polishing/compounding/waxing etc. I get good results with shine but then there is this crappy waterline bottom paint that has white stuff on it.


Sorry for the rant...but any ideas???

thanks!!!

 

[Carver370]

I tape the bottom paint off before polishing..

 

[Dave S]

I also tape the bottom paint plus I use a 12 inch paper trim strip below that to prevent marks from polish "slinging" on to the bottom paint from the buffer pad.

 

[LmannyR]

Hey, thanks, simple enough. Hopefully the bottom paint doesn't come off with the tape... I used Blue Painters tape from 3M.

 

[Bel_Mar_Pointe]

Damp rag and wipe as you go or tape it off. If just waxing I leave an inch or two above the paint line and rub this small section by hand.