how often should you really wax
12-13-2005, 02:11 PM
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how often should you really wax my car never gets rain or snow and is garage kept
have had this ride for 5 years and only rained on one time.
i have been waxing only 2 times a year
think its neccasary?
have had this ride for 5 years and only rained on one time.
i have been waxing only 2 times a year
think its neccasary?
12-13-2005, 03:15 PM
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Mark, do you work for Kmart? Just curious, noticed that you're located where KMart headquarters moved to.
I wax my car 3 times a week during the spring, summer, and fall. Winter she's kept in the garage and not driven, so i dont wax. All depends on what you want to do.
I wax my car 3 times a week during the spring, summer, and fall. Winter she's kept in the garage and not driven, so i dont wax. All depends on what you want to do.
12-13-2005, 03:44 PM
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Haha when you do it as much as I do, it only takes about a half hour to 45 minutes to get the job done. I can only do it that fast on my own car because I got the whole routine down. Mind you, during the spring, summer, and fall I was going to multiple car events each week, so usually my routine was sometime in the beginning of the week I'd use a good cleaner wax like NTX, then follow up with P21S. Then at the weekly car show I went to on Wednesdays, I'd spray down with Meguiar's Detail Spray, then add a layer of P21S carnuba wax. Then usually Friday or Saturday there'd be something else going on, so another layer of P21S... wasn't really that hard to do three times a week, and it kept the car shiny, smooth, and slick. One time the club was driving somewhere, it started sprinkling for a few minutes during the drive, when we got to our location, my car was perfectly clean because the water just slid right off. 
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12-13-2005, 03:51 PM
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Originally Posted by meissenation
Mark, do you work for Kmart? Just curious, noticed that you're located where KMart headquarters moved to.
12-13-2005, 03:57 PM
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Originally Posted by Mark IXZD 150
I always wax before I go to the beach because my Speedo is very revealing... 
When I daily drove my car, I applied a fresh coat of sealant once a month. Now that it's weekends only, I haven't applied a coat in about two months.
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12-13-2005, 04:09 PM
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It really depends on what kind of wax/sealant you use.
With a pure carnauba wax, once a month is a good rule of thumb. With a sealant, anywhere from 2-6 months (depending on product selection).
As far as the Simonize thing...
With a pure carnauba wax, once a month is a good rule of thumb. With a sealant, anywhere from 2-6 months (depending on product selection).
As far as the Simonize thing...
12-13-2005, 04:56 PM
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Originally Posted by ryant430
1 once or twice a month is all you really need. I use to work at a detail shop and I would recommend getting your car simonized. It is good for a year and you'll love it.
12-13-2005, 08:10 PM
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I wax mine about once every 3 weeks to a month. I wax it right before i know the weather is going to turn bad and I can't wax it anymore, and then as soon as winter is over and the weather starts getting nicer I will spend an about a half hour just flushing out the undercarriage, door jams, under the hood, hatch, wheel wells, any place that might have salt on it or trapped. give it a good wash and start my monthly waxing all over. I hate winter!
