Used wrong shade of car polishing compound

[RalphRover]

I used the wrong shade of a car polishing compound on my friends Toyota, her car is red but I used a dark red, maroon shade car polishing compound and now the scratch is dark red, how can I fix this? Thanks

[Fonzey]

Wash it

[No ideas for a name]

Do you mean coloured wax? A good wash with washing up liquid usually strips wax quite well. Then re-wax?

[Blue Oval84]

It'll wash off soon enough. That stuff is crap.

[RalphRover]

Fonzey said:

Wash it

I won’t be able to get around to removing it until next week, will I still be able to wash I it off after a week? Thanks

[InitialDave]

Yeah, clean it with something like washing up liquid, and re-wax it.

Coloured wax is basically a rubbish gimmick. The top coat of the paint is probably clear, anyway.

[Thats What She Said]

Polishing compound doesnt change the paint colour.

[RalphRover]

Thanks guys, really appreciate the help