My car has some light oxidation on the paint that I have been trying to get rid of. Does anyone know of a cheap, effective way to get the wax off of the car, and then get rid of the oxidation? Thanks!

Use a dish washing detergent like dawn or something like that. That will get rid of the wax. Depending on how bad the oxidation is you could use a polish or a rubbing compound for this. It worked for a while on my car but then had to repaint it as it kept getting progressively worse.
Brent

its called meguirs clay bar.. hehe it works.. honestly..

Yep clay bar is the way to go. I use mother's whole system once a year. It's worth the time and effort. You won't beleave it's your car when your done ;)

Meguier's stuff seems to work pretty well. I like their wax. Might as well try to remove it with their stuff too. ;)

Dish soap will strip the wax...

If you drag your hand over the surface and it feels gritty - you can you a paint cleaner (Step 1 in the Meguiars 3 step - Cleaner-> Polish-> Wax)

If the cleaner is not effective - go to a clay bar. If that doesn't work then you need to step up to a buffer with a decent pad and a slightly more aggressive paint cleaner (notice we a NOT talking a compound - use that and your paint is going to be toast!). If a clay bar doesn't cut it - seek a professionla detail shop. Doen't risk the paint ...

Good forums for paint detailing:

http://www.se-r.net/car_info/clean/detail.html
(of course b/c I wrote it!)

http://www.carcareonline.com/howto_articles.html

http://www.goodspeedmotoring.com/

http://forums.mbworld.org/forums/forumdisplay.php?s=&forumid=37


crap - there is another good one - just can't remember it right now..... good luck