Confused about Waxing :P

[mrc300]

I'm just trying to get my head around the vast array of products you can detail the car with. I was wondering how often you 1. should wax the car with something such as P21?
2. Will the wax wash off the next time i come to wash the car?
3. After you have waxed it what would be the best thing to do next time you come to clean your car: would going over with a QD after washing be correct? or a proper polish and then wax again?

Cheers, sorry for being a noob :rasp:

 

[Rich]

P21s is a good looking wax, but is not very durable, be looking at reapplying about once a month.

If you happy with the paintwork condition (i.e no defects etc) no need to re-polish every month, just reapply another coat of wax. I try to limit polishing to once or twice a year.

After washing a good QD should restore the gloss, as long as you use a decent car wash it should not wash off the Wax.

 

[Marky_]

When you say polishing Rich, do you mean using SRP? I thought you do it everytime you wash :S

 

[aceface]

I think Rich is talking about about polishes that are much more aggressive that SRP, and remove alot more clearcoat, so their usage should therefore be limited to a couple of times a year. SRP would be safe to use after every wash, but would be a waste IMO, as long as you were using the correct washing and drying techniques.

 

[Rich]

When you say polishing Rich, do you mean using SRP? I thought you do it everytime you wash :S

SRP is safe to do each time you wash BUT there should be no need though, good wash technique and you should not need to use it more than 2/3 times a yea certainly not ever time you wash - once a month tops.

Remember every time you use SRP it strip everything off your paint meaning you need to start from scratch - building up a few layers of wax will give decent protection and better looks.

 

[TeZ]

I do it once a month on my black car as it looks shite by then.

Good wash rinse and dry then i just QD and or wax. jobs a gooden.

 

[Marky_]

Ah ok. I usually skip the polish stage and go straight to wax anyway
Thanks, now i know for when i get a sport.

 

[aceface]

The majority of looks are achieved in the polishing and prep stage.