01SOHCcivic

iTrader: (1)

Well theres a pressure wash and i always use it to wash my car
there is a wax function and i was just wondering if this is bad for your car?
because i really want to use it but am afraid i might screw my paint up

So should i use this pressure wash wax?
oh BTW its turtle wax that they use

Rockthumper

I haven't read to much in the DETAILing section. [IMG]i/expressions/face-icon-small-smile.gif[/IMG] but I've been using the
wax cycle for about 10 months and nothing is wrong with the paint.
I did wax it first though. Really like the Mother's carnuba wax.
Hope that helps.
R/T

bobbyd

iTrader: (3)

No, it won't mess up your paint....most of them are so dilluted with water you can hardly tell anyway.

01SOHCcivic

iTrader: (1)

So when should i apply the wax

i usually
presoak the car
then soap it
then rinse it
should i apply the wax after i rinse the car off???

bobbyd

iTrader: (3)

Just do this, rinse to knock off loose dirt, soap, rinse soap off with wax, drive away. This is the best order.

crazyjetskier

if u dont dry your car off it will leave water spots and will stay on paint forever unless washed in a week or so

brill

I don't see how you'd harm your paint using that wax... however it'll never give you the same effect as when you wax ur car by hand... oh and when u wax it by hand - no more pressure wash for u! pressure wash strips wax off [IMG]i/expressions/face-icon-small-sad.gif[/IMG]

unless you're using the hand wash ones where you control the distance and pressure in which you hold the wand... but the laser wash here in town - asked the guys who run it, and it strips off the wax... so they lost my business the second they said that [IMG]i/expressions/face-icon-small-smile.gif[/IMG]

Subrage

iTrader: (6)

at pressure washers

i use pressure soap - knock off all loose dirt
then scrub brush - to get the nitty gritty stuff
then wax it
then rinse

brill

whatever you do, make sure to pressure wash the scrub brush BEFORE you put it against your car...

while in a pressure wash -- whats the LAST thing you wash? your WHEELS & TIRES... you don't want someone else's dirt scratching up YOUR new paint, would you? naah, didn't think so.

civicdude

iTrader: (2)

Just so you know the wax at a automated car wash isnt really car wax....Also the hot wax when you goto a car wash isnt really wax.....What it is, is a product called Easy Beads. It is meant to make the paint look a little glossier and it will let bead up if the surface is hosed down or rained upon. It only lasts a week though...or through the first rainfall. If this is all you use to protect your cars paint, then you better start using regular car wax....This is doing nothing to protect the paint and your finish will dull quicker.