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Every week, I am a freak!
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Once a month, like me.
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Every 2-3 months
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20.19%
Every 3-5
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6.73%
Once every 6 months
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16.35%
Once a year, I am lazy
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How often do you wax your ride?

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Old 06-08-2009, 12:33 AM
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Maybe its me. But I think this thread should be divided up between daily drivers and non-daily drivers.

It's easy for someone to put others on blast for waxing their cars more than once a month, when they drive their own cars only on the weekends.
Old 06-08-2009, 09:41 PM
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My car is a daily driver.. and I wax it every 2-3 months or so. I just wash in between. I was waxing everytime I washed which was about twice a month.

Ive since stopped that whole **** thought process lol.
Old 06-09-2009, 08:34 AM
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I used to wax in the spring and the fall... but now I may try once a month.
Old 06-09-2009, 09:46 AM
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Once or twice a month.
Old 06-09-2009, 11:05 PM
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Every few months or so.... It isn't a looker so I do what I can to keep it decent enough but it isn't worth going crazy over unfortunately.
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Once a month or so.... and it's my DD
Old 06-10-2009, 11:53 AM
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I wax it when the water stops beading up when I'm washing it, so that's usually about every month since I try to wash it every week.
Old 06-10-2009, 04:42 PM
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Mine isn't a dd. But I still wax it once a month.
Old 06-11-2009, 03:37 PM
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Usually Spring and fall using Zaino. Daily driver.

After a major detail in Spring I'll split it in to the first 3 washes. 3 coats, 1 coat, 1 coat. Then in the fall do a couple more coats.
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Originally Posted by araber89
I use NXT too but why do you put another carnuba over it? I don't drive mine a whole lot but I don't see the need.
Mine is a DD and is stored outdoors at the moment. I've always heard that NXT is a better sealant than a wax and that you get the best shine out of it by putting a coat of carnauba over it. Ha maybe I'm just wasting my money though...
Old 06-14-2009, 12:22 PM
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Once a month AT LEAST, and clay bar it once a year
Old 06-14-2009, 10:53 PM
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I wax mine once a year. It is garage kept but I wash it and dry it with spray wax about everytime I drive it.
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Not nearly enough. Once a season so far.

I hardly even get to wash ito nce a month, living in an apartment with no outside water sucks. I wash it at my parent's house in thier driveway when I get the chance, but the last few times it's started raining shortly after, so I don't get a chance to wax it.
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Once a year for me. I drive it MAYBE 2500 miles a year. ONLY gets driven in sunny weather...
Old 06-15-2009, 01:40 PM
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Originally Posted by ravensfan
Once a year for me. I drive it MAYBE 2500 miles a year. ONLY gets driven in sunny weather...
Same here only i wax once a month, haha
Old 06-15-2009, 08:05 PM
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Once a season, if that. The front of the car needs to be repainted so I won't get that nuts with it until the car is repainted next year
Old 06-21-2009, 07:27 PM
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once a week for me even though its a show car/sees the track, its my investment and when i buff it takes less then an hr when i detail it sunday nights being a weekend driver.
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another 1/month, garage queen guy here.



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