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So how often do you guys wax your civic?

I have had my civic for almost 8 months now....and I never waxed it yet. Just wondering.

ANd also which wax do you use? and do you bring your car to those car washing place? or do you do it yourself at home?

 
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i've never wax'd mine either...

 
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Really? And you don't have any scratches on ur car?...
I have noticed some the other day after I wash my car...like light scartches, I think I can get rid of those if I wax it......

 
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i was reading a thread some time ago in the detailing forum that mother's is the best

 
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Yeah I know...they used to have a thread that has the FUll Detail information..but I can't find it anymore......let me search again...


I don't wnat to ask them coz they would flame me..haha.

 
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Well i'm gonna be waxing it really soon... now that the weather is good... i'm just gonna get one of my friends to help me...

 
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Yeah...I will wash it soon too..just don't know if it is TOO soon...but people say they wax their car at least twice a year righT?..or am I wrong?..so i guess it is ok..

but I am scared I will do something wrong..coz I never wax my car before...maybe I will wax my van first to try it out...

I guess I will just follow the instruction at the back fo the bottle..

 
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haha... i dont know how to do it either... thats y i'm gonna get my friend to help me out... lol

 
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waxing isn't too hard, just scrub really hard and its a paint if you have a kit cause you have to bend so low..... some people wax their car like every 2-3 weeks

 
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wax twice a year if you are lazy ..
once b4 winter ... once b4 summer ...

 
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i just waxed mine yesterday, just wondering, should i wax the car before polish or polish first than wax?

 
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Sorry I don't really know much about this...that's why I started this thread...

but I want to ask you Macross....how did you wax your car...I don't mean you to give u the complete detail but..like just...briefly...like what kinda stuff did you use?..did u just use like a towel to wax (I have no idea.probably not a good guess).....and what doy ou do after you applied to wax on da car?

 
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I believe you should polish then wax ...
wax should be last because you won't do anything on top of wax ...

 
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MOTHERS is the best!!!!

hehe..my friends wax their cars every week. and one of them wax their car for 6 hours! lol

 
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LOL 6 HRS... hmmm...

 
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6 hours !! what truck he drive ??

 
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In the summer I wax my car once every 3-4 weeks.

I use Mothers® Ultimate Wax System®

CALIFORNIA GOLD® PRE-WAX CLEANER – PHASE 1
CALIFORNIA GOLD® SEALER AND GLAZE – PHASE 2
CALIFORNIA GOLD® NATURAL FORMULA PURE CARNAUBA WAX – PHASE 3

Its comes in a liquid form so its pretty easier to use and the results are so awesome!!! My car is black so I have to keep it clean all the time. Check out my ride and you'll see what I'm talking about. I took those pics with a non-digital camera and scanned them in, but you can still see how shiny it comes. I would go as far to say it was much, much, much more shinnier than when I picked it up from the dealership.

Follow the directions on the bottle and you'll be fine!!!! Damn, now I want to wax.

EDIT: It smells like butterscotch when its all done...mmmm

Btw, set aside 1 hour per coat - 3 hours total.

 
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THanks Xian...great info!!!

 
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I wax my car once a month in the summer... I wax something "else" more often though, ha hahaha

 
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he drive 2002 bmw 330ci

 
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Cool ~~ is that the Topaz blue one with Racing Dynamic Tornado kit ??

 
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by far the best way to wax your car

 
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i use the wax machine, i used to use liquid wax but changed to past wax yesterday, the way i do it is i wax the car with the wax machine, do not hestitate to use more wax, than clean it with a 100% cotton than thats it, it think waxing the car ones a month is good enough since i have a black car, but for other lighter colour u dont have to wax it that much since black is so much easier to get squrl mark and dirty, as for the polish and stratch remover stuff u dont have to do it that much maybe once 2-3 months

1) wash car
2) dry it up
3) apply wax to wax machine and wax the sucker up real good (do not do it under sunlight)
4) clean off the wax (dont let the wax stay too long other wise its a pain to get it off)

i suggest use wax machine, its so much easier and so much more effective than using cloth

rain dance wax is on sale in can tire 2.99 original 6.99, and this wax is pretty good (i got paste wax)

 
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Twice a year is all you need. Just make sure after everywash you use some detail spray to get the shine going.

 
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I used the same system yesturday, it looks really nice!!. Its very tiring, so don't use all ur strength on washing the car. Also dont bother with doing other stuff like cleaning ur interior. Cause the process is really long. It took me a total of 4 hours. I used a sponge applicator(on the box it said terry cloth), and waited it to turn hazy, and then get a terry towel to buff it off. Make sure you change towels and applicator on every bottle.

But u wont regret it though. Before when i washed my car, it will get dirty before i even get off the driveway. Now i just use a duster to clean it in the morning

 
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4hours!? you need a buffer. $39.99 at walmart. You should look into one.

 
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I think you guys are waxing way to often. A good coat of wax should last your car 6 months before you need to reapply it again. If you do it more frequent then that, it's just a waste of time and a waste of wax.

Hachiman's got the idea. Just use some detail spray after every wash and you should be fine.

 
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thanks for the info guys..I think I will have my wax my civic for the first itme this weekend..

another thing is..I notice some scratches on my car....like..I mean really light ones......like they are not white coloured...(not the ones you get wehn someone scratch your car in the parking lot)..but like ..little and very lgiht ones..you can't notice them until you look are standing 3 inches away from my car.....

I needto buffer my car to get my paint smooth again right?....

Can someone educated me the difference between..Wax, Polish, and Buffer?...

 
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Yah, I was thinking of getting a buffer, but which ones are good, and anything I have to watch when doing the buff? I heard if you don't buff properly you can wear out the clearcoat and damage the paint. :O