Question on how long the wax should hold up

[bensrat]

I will have two coats of NXT2.0 followed by a coat of #26 and was wondering how long i should be able to go before having to rewax if the car is only driven a couple times a week, No Rain, and is Garage kept?

thanks

[aris]

Re: Question on how long the wax should hold up

If your not driving it in rain and keeping it in the garage i would say maybe twice a year to a year??

[sunday joe]

Re: Question on how long the wax should hold up

No more than twice a year. You drive about as much as I do and I get rain and snow. That's about my schedule. If it is waxed in the Fall, there is little you can do with it till April. In the Great White North,anyway.

[Michael Stoops]

Re: Question on how long the wax should hold up

You may get 6 months out of it, but play it safe and wax 3 times a year under these conditions.

[bensrat]

Re: Question on how long the wax should hold up

sounds good to me....thanks for the input everone!

[Turanga Leela]

Re: Question on how long the wax should hold up

I just used NXT 2.0 on my new RAV4 for the first time. It's a daily driver, not garaged (my husband's woodworking tools are filling up the garage). So how often should I be waxing it? I am also using UQW every other week.

[pmcjr]

Re: Question on how long the wax should hold up

I started using NXT 2.0 about 3 months ago and was not sure what to expect re: longevity. Previously, I had used carnuba paste for many years and had a 2 month schedule. The car is a daily driver, and is garaged, but the Florida heat and and sun takes its toll on the wax. I am only applying one coat of NXT and except for the first time, do not top it with carnuba. This gives me a very satisfactory shine and surface feel. The problem is, I have gotten addicted to the just waxed look and feel of NXT and find myself waxing it once a month with a couple of UQW applications is between. For me, this is less work than 2 coats of NXT with a carnuba topping to get a longer lasting finish. I don't think three times a year would work in this environment.

[Fly Bye]

Re: Question on how long the wax should hold up

I will have two coats of NXT2.0 followed by a coat of #26

how long i should be able to go before having to rewax if the car is only driven a couple times a week, No Rain, and is Garage kept?

With a quality synthetic wax like NXT, prolly 2-3 times a year would more than suffice. You could prolly utilize a 6 month interval in between applications of something durable such as NXT, but in order to keep up the cleanliness and fresh appearance of the paint, a 4 month interval would be better, especially if you are a wash and wax wacko.

I've utilized a 6 month interval with a good caranuba wax, and I still got beads, but this particular car is not a daily driver, and is garage kept. If I can get 6 months out of a caranuba, you certainly could go 6 months with a durable synthetic wax such as NXT, so the question would be... How much of a wash and wax wacko are you?