Waxing my car for first time

[jakeman17]

Im going to wax my car for the first time. I have never done this before. I have a black and decker buffer and mothers 3 step wax. Any advice?

[Fischer]

Re: Waxing my car for first time

Im going to be honest, you want good wax? Ditch the black and decker buffer. All it does is bump and vibrate.

Get Meguiars Gold Class carnuba wax and apply it with the applicator that comes with it, get a microfiber and remove it after about 45mins. Thats all there is to it.

[EvolutionOX]

Re: Waxing my car for first time

DITCH wax all together!! Go with Turtle Wax's ICE line up its a liquid polish YOU WONT BE SORRY! its what I use on my 6!

[snowmanG6]

Re: Waxing my car for first time

soon as the wearther gets better. we have been havin alot wind so theres alot of dust, and right now we might be gettin rain so soon as it clears ill be washin the 6 with the Turtle Wax Ice

[CaptRage]

Re: Waxing my car for first time

DITCH wax all together!! Go with Turtle Wax's ICE line up its a liquid polish YOU WONT BE SORRY! its what I use on my 6!

I have used the turtle wax ice products before. While I admit it is easy to apply and does not leave the white residue and goes good even on the black trim, it is not a great product. It does not provide any protection and it does not last.

Also ditch the black and decker buffer, it will probably do more harm than good if you are inexperienced with it.

There is some great write-ups on how to properly wax your car. Take the time on it and you will be happy with the results.

[BabelFish]

Re: Waxing my car for first time

check out Zaino products for a showroom finish... zainostore.com

[coulomjo]

Re: Waxing my car for first time

Do it the old fashion style... wax on, wax off with your bare hands! You'll get a great finish and as an added bonus you got to go some exercise.
I've been using Eagle One Nanowax and my 6 looked like new (one of my neighbours litteraly asked me if I had a new car) ever after 4 yrs!

Have fun!

[ToniCipriani]

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Meguiar's NXT FTW!!!

I've only applied wax by hand. Only occasionally remove wax using a low power cordless Simoniz tool.

[Kleindl]

Re: Waxing my car for first time

If you want a good result here are the steps to make it happen.

Hand wash/dry
Meguiars Clay bar
Hand wash/dry again
Meguairs Step 1 (Paint cleaner)
Meguiars Step 2 (Paint polish?)
Meguiars Step 3 (Carnuba Wax)

Apply all waxes by hand. If its your first time with the buffer and your dead set on it, practice on a little area first. Constantly move the buffer around, keeping it on one area for a long period of time will strip your clear coat as well is mark your paint.

When in doubt check out these how to videos
http://www.meguiars.com/video/

[popsicle]

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Check out some of the write ups in the washing/detailing section. Plenty of info.

[Fischer]

Re: Waxing my car for first time

Apply all waxes by hand. If its your first time with the buffer and your dead set on it, practice on a little area first. Constantly move the buffer around, keeping it on one area for a long period of time will strip your clear coat as well is mark your paint.

Its always best to apply wax by machine because its more uniform and gives consistent coverage

As for buffers, the only machine you need to worry about is a Rotary, those will strip the paint because of friction build up, you can use a DA however which is somewhat similar minus the heat build up and high amounts of power.

Look into getting a porter cable or g110 if in search of a polisher/ somethingtoapply wax

[jakeman17]

Re: Waxing my car for first time

Ok i just bought a clay bar kit. Any advice before i go out and try it?

[Fischer]

Re: Waxing my car for first time

Just spray the surface with plenty of lube, if it catches, add more spray.
Be sure to fold the clay often as well, or youll end up swirling and scratching the paint.

Ummmm
If you end up running out of the spray lubricant, you can add water and soap as a replacement.
Also make sure you wash the car well before you clay, you don't want to pick up any small dirt or you're gonna swirl the car to hell.

[jakeman17]

Re: Waxing my car for first time

Can i leave wax on my car over night?

[ToniCipriani]

Re: Waxing my car for first time

Probably not the best idea. The wax is a tad bit sticky, and god knows what's in the air and gets bonded with the wax. When you wipe it off the foreign material might scratch it up.

If you don't have time to do the whole car, detail in parts. Use detailer spray to throughly wipe clean the part, then clay, clean, polish then wax.