Not sure if this has been asked or not. My paint is about 10 y/o and as expected has many, many coats of wax on it.
I need to color sand and buff it out and I'd like to know if I have to de-wax it first or does it matter. I'm familiar with color sanding and buffing, I just don't know about whether to de-wax 1st.

 

I'd wash it then clay bar it then color sand.

 

Sounds good. I've never done that, but it doesn't sound too hard.

 

several washes with a heavy dish detergent in hot as you can stand it water,then a 50/50 mix of alcohol/water,then continue on to sand/buff