Polish streaks and paint coming off????

I went out this morning to wax my black '60 Falcon.
I'm using Meguiar's GoldClass Carnauba Plus.
I only did the hood to see how it would come out.
I applied what I thought was a thin coat and let it dry...in the shade.
As I was applying the wax the applicator was becoming black..picking up the paint I imagine.
When I went to buff the wax(by hand) the streaks of wax wouldn't come off!
I was finally able to clear the streaks but only after nearly passing out from the amount of elbow grease I used!
So what am I doing wrong?
Was my initial application too thick?
I didn't think so but what do I know!
And the shine came up beautiful even with the paint coming off.
Prior to waxing I washed her down with "Mother's California Gold Carnauba Wash& Wax".
So what's going on?

 

Sounds like you should have polished your paint first, before waxing. Polish takes off that dead paint. Wax protects.

 

never had that problem with their wax or polish... and never had paint to come off..
have you polished or wax the car previous, or is it a recent purchase

 

The black on your pad is oxidation because it is a single stage paint. You should try a pre-wax cleaner or polish prior to applying a wax.

 

do a small area at a time, don't do the whole panel and let it sit.

 

You didn't apply wax to the whole car then let it sit did you ? One panel at a time,let it haze over which doesn't take long and wipe off before going to next panel. You are just lucky most of it came off.

 

What he said. Also, apply fresh wax to remove previous layer. It's a sign you're leaving it on too long before trying to buff it off.

 

Good wax is NOT abrasive and will NOT polish your oxidized paint. It will get stuck in the dead paint layer on your old paint, though.
As was said, you have a dead layer of paint on your car, use a mild liquid polish (not a compound...yet) to polish it before waxing. If that doesn't do the trick, you may have to use a mild abrasive compound to clean up the paint first, then polish, then wax.
I'd try Meguires # 3 or 2 first. if that doesn't work, use the mild compound, I think it's #82?

 

Exactly

Plain ol' cheap dupont POLISH doing a very small area at a time removing it before it dries

Then wax

 

Black car - cool to the touch.
Must be clean
Small sections.
Several applications or keep after it ESPECIALLY if its enamel.
A neglected paint job gets worse before it gets better

 

SOB!!!
I thought polish and wax were the same thing!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I only did the hood so no harm done.
A buddy recommended Maguire's 3 stage system.
Apparently the top layer of paint has oxidized and needs to be removed.
A clay bar was mentioned but when he saw the car he said the Maguire's ought to do the job just fine.
I'm glad to becuase I hear that clay bar job is a REAL killer!
Thanks!

 

Some waxes are "All-In-One" and contain a "cleaner" or "Polish" but if you have a lot of oxidation and surface problems you'll need a good compound. I use Pinnacle products. This photo is of older paint after a day with the buffer.

 

Any car wax if you let it sit too long will become very difficult to remove. My experience is k just let it haze and start taking it up.

The black on the applicator is old oxidized paint.