Effective Car Wax Advice
If it is your first time to use car wax on your prized possession–that’s not so unusual: there are many people who have never tried to wash and clean their cars themselves–you should be aware that there is a little bit more to it than simply popping open the tin and smearing car wax all over the hood.
Before you even begin applying car wax, you should wash your car thoroughly with commercially available carwash soap and plenty of water to wash it off. After you have dried it carefully, you can begin with the waxing.
Car wax comes in a variety of different abrasiveness levels. If you want to make absolutely sure that there is no risk of damaging any part of your car’s finish, you should look for a car wax that is known to be nonabrasive. Most car wax products will work for almost any type of finish, but you will want to be extra careful when choosing a particular brand for a valuable car.
If it is at all possible, try to apply car wax in a shaded area or a garage. If there is no such place around, you may want to consider waiting for day when the sun isn’t too glaring overhead to prevent the car wax from being baked onto your car’s finish. You should also avoid applying car wax on very cold days.
Using a slightly damp sponge, dip one corner of it into the car wax and get about an inch and a half or so around of wax on it. Begin waxing by wiping the car wax around gently in a circular motion, keeping to a small area at a time. Try not to get any car wax into seams of the car. Any excess car wax can dry up in there and be very hard to remove in the future. You can use a soft toothbrush to remove any car wax that has inadvertently slipped into the cracks.
Proceed in an orderly manner, eventually covering every surface of your car with car wax. It is important to know which areas you have covered already, as doubling up on the car wax will make it take a longer time to dry. You will ideally want the car wax to be dry enough to remove by the time you finish waxing the entire car.
Using a soft towel, begin wiping off the car wax beginning where you applied it first. Make sure that your cloth remains relatively free of car wax so you do not work anymore into the car’s finish and thereby cause streaking. You can shake off any excess car wax that builds up if necessary.
Peer across the surface of your car from all angles possible in order to see if there are areas that have some car wax left. This will also allow you to spot any smears that you may have left.
Finally, use another clean and soft towel to give your car a final polish.
Applying car wax isn’t really all that difficult is it? If you have followed these tips closely, you will likely be glowing–both with pride and from the gleam of your freshly polished car!
