i spit shined the paint i.e sprayed the panel with freezing cold water and wiped with an mf, then dampened the pad with freezing cold water and applied 26 liquid wax on the pad. i worked the wax into the paint by moving the pad to and fro with no pressure until most of the wax disappeared, at this stage i would apply more wax to the pad and again move the pad over and over again. i applied 3 layers in this manner,