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Old 10-02-2001, 07:06 AM
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Default Is it bad to wax your car alot.... say like once a week?

And while on the topic what kind of wax is the best. I have heard about blitz not sure where to buy it? Thanks
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Yeah, it is bad, you need to get a life immeadiately!
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Default not at all

if your using good wax and your cleaning the car properly before waxing then its fine. A little nutty, but fine.

One Grand Blitz Wax is the most popular around here.

Meguiars Liquid Wax is decent

Zaino makes excellent wax.
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Default Yes it is bad...

If your using cleansers over and over again and then waxing it can be bad for the paint..

Also, if you not using cleansers and just washing then waxing, then you could be rubbing small particles into the paint.. Its not a good idea gerneraly....

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Default Not bad per se, but unnecessary.......

Appx 1/2 your wax is gone 30 days after waxing, and another 1/2 (for a total of 75%) after 60 days. Therefore, it's safe to say, that every 30 days or so is often enough to wax. I personally wax about every 4 weeks in the winter and every 6 weeks or so in the summer. As for where to buy Blitz Wax (and it's GOOD stuff), go to carcareonline.com.
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Default Weekly may be too much, the general rule is usually

evry six months. some enthusiast, try once a month.
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at least twice a week!!! =)

i usually do once a month. wax will last at least that long. too much and build up occurs. meguiers gold class has been good to me.
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I use meguiars and it is a 3 step process so that probably = 3 times
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Default Blitz wax is excellent

This past Sunday I spent three hours detailing -- 3M swirl mark remover (about 90% effectiveness on a three-year-old car), 3M Imperial hand glaze, over which was applied a good thick coating of Blitz wax. The result was smooth, deep, glossy, wet-looking paint (my 2.8QMS is black).

As for frequency, once every month or two should be sufficient . . .
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Default Yeah, it is bad, you need to get a life, job, girlfriend, hobby...

It won't look any better, you'll just have a build up of wax.


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