My car doesn't need wax

[Ultraman]

Re: My car doesn't need wax

If some people still think that their cars don't need wax, wait 1-2 years and they'll complain of how hazy, full of swirls, watermarks and contaminants their cars are. Then, they spend more just restoring the OEM shine. Well, to each his own.

[MirandaAutoSpa]

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I had a woman today set up an appointment and said that the dealership told her NOT to wax her new Prius because it will ruin the finish!
WHHYYYYYYYYY people WHHYYYYYYYYYYYY?

[Hemitom]

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Dealers tell people that to make them return to them to have the car repaired/cleaned/waxed and then traded back in on a new car a year or two later...

[Michael Stoops]

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The "this car is always garaged" line always puts a smile on my face. My usual response is to ask how many miles the car has on it. No matter the answer - 9,000 miles; 20,000 miles; 45,000 miles - my response is always the same: "that's gotta be a pretty big garage if you put that many miles on the car and it's always in the garage"

Exposure is everything. Sure, you may have a car that's 6 years old and only has 6,000 miles on it, but 6,000 miles is LA to NY and back. You don't think a car picks up something in that distance?

[Blueline]

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Sure, you may have a car that's 6 years old and only has 6,000 miles on it, but 6,000 miles is LA to NY and back. You don't think a car picks up something in that distance?

I know this thread is rather old, and just killing time reading, but............ wouldn't a car, waxed or not, "pick up something in that distance."? If it picks up something, wash it off. I personally don't believe a clearcoat needs to be waxed. Just like before no-wax kitchen floors/tiles, women used to wax the floor regularly. Ever see anyone waxing kitchen floors lately? Kitchen floor wax used to be big seller...completely off the market now, replaced by mop and glow, or whatever. My Father never waxed his cars, but he does take care of his 10 year old vehicle, and it looks like new. Sure, he might have have a swirl or two under a black light, but I don't see any wax cops out there looking for swirls. He even uses Dawn or whatever Mom has under the kitchen sink to wash it, and his rubber looks new. (I read somewhere on this site that dish soap ruins weather stripping...nonsense)
That said, I enjoy waxing (and generally care for) my car, not because I believe it gets one iota of "protection" from wax: but because it makes the color (black) pop to use that term. I could probably get that "pop" with olive oil, but is is messy and not as convenient as M16.

[ARCStig]

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Take it from me, Wax makes a difference! Big difference....

[zbestwun2001]

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Take it from me, Wax makes a difference! Big difference....

My cousin in NYC still swears that her car is fine.. it's 12 yrs. old, garaged but not waxed. She swears the wax from years ago is still on there.. when I send her info to the contrary it's always, '' they just want you to buy their product''... even sites that sell nothing she scoffs at the info.

[mhphoto]

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I know this thread is rather old, and just killing time reading, but............ wouldn't a car, waxed or not, "pick up something in that distance."? If it picks up something, wash it off. I personally don't believe a clearcoat needs to be waxed.

Well of course it'll pick stuff up on the way, but the question is would people rather having that gunk on a thin layer of wax or on bare clear coat.

And as far as CC not needing wax goes, it's pretty simple to prove that it does. CC absorbs UV. Anything designed to absorb UV is going to "fill up", if you will, eventually. It's the same reason polycarbonate headlights will eventually fail as long as sun is hitting them over a period of time. Carnauba wax happens to soak up a metric frack-ton of UV radiation. Another problem that plagues clear coats is acid rain and water spots, which can be prevented and mitigated by both the beading action of wax and it's protective layer over the CC, taking the brunt of the abuse until (hopefully) the owner washes it.

[Wheelzntoys]

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A coworker saw me using NXT 2.0 on my Black Accord, he came over and asked how would it look on his silver Stratus.

I dabbed a little on his door to show him. 2 yrs later, his car has clear coat failure all on the side of car except where we dabbed NXT 2.0. He never waxed his car and that was the only time and place it had any type of wax.

Made me a believer that wax protects.

[Tedjoseph]

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My Salesman has told me that my new cars has extra special kind of coating and something like that So I don't need to wax it. I want ask is it true.

[BillE]

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What is the coating?
Did you pay extra for it?
Are you 'required' to come back for anything (concerning the coating that is)?

Bill

[Michael Stoops]

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Unfortunately, Bill, the question posed by "Tedjoseph" was just a plant for his spam link in his signature line - he was a spammer who has been banned.

[BillE]

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Unfortunately, Bill, the question posed by "Tedjoseph" was just a plant for his spam link in his signature line - he was a spammer who has been banned.

Well, in the words of Emily Litella, "Never mind."

I did see the 'for sale' at the bottom, but thought nuttin' about it.

Thanx for replying...

Bill

[RandyBoone]

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I got some guys I know that work for car dealerships telling that some of the car that is equipped with "paint sealant" ($800 extra), does not need to be waxed.

If it really has been sealed with a good paint sealant and done the correct way it doesn't need wax, and that's a cold hard fact.

When you do a paint sealant you need to polish the car first, with a special cleaner, which heats the paint and closes up the pores. Then when you put the paint sealant on it seals any "unclosed" pores and keeps out the weather and provides a rock hard surface. If the elements can't penetrate your paint you don't need wax. Wax "temporarily" does what the paint sealant "permanently" does.

However, even with the paint sealant you need a yearly "once over" to keep it looking good and performing the way it should. I have a 1990 Chevy S-10 that's never had even one drop of wax on it and it still looks like brand new. As a matter of fact, you'd be hard pressed to even find a new one that looks anywhere near as good as mine does.

So there, you learned something today. It really is possible to never wax your vehicle again!

[davey g-force]

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It really is possible to never wax your vehicle again!

Yeah but you still have to re-apply your sealant once a year, so it's essentially the same thing. Perhaps a bit less frequent, but you're still applying something to it periodically.

btw do you mean sealant or coating?