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Originally Posted by SybErkRimInAL
Thanks for the info man. How often is often as far as waxing goes? I live in Palm Springs, Ca and the summers are BRUTAL! 120 degrees plus. All of my previous cars, which I hated, were seldom washed or cared for. So I need to know how to protect my ebony baby.
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How often? Well, that depends on how long you want the protection to last and how deep you want the shine.
Under normal usage the wax
should last at least a few months. However it never hurts to wax more often.
In 1980 I had a then new Corvette that I was head over heels with. At the time of the purchase I really couldn't afford the car, but managed to get it financed anyway. Unfortunately the payments zapped so much of my income that I could barely afford gas, so I generally just admired the car in my driveway. The Vette was washed every other day and waxed every other weekend (no lie - you can ask my wife).
Where am I going with this you might ask? Well, we also had a female Siberian Husky at the time and she had a thing about cats (she LOVED them - thought they tasted just like chicken). One day, when the dog was on a lead attached to the garage door, a cat came by to visit and jumped up on the roof of the Vette. The dog attempted to protect her domain by going after the cat. Unfortunately her lead was only long enough to get her up on the hood of the Vette where she attempted to claw her way to the top. This left scratches all over the hood of the Vette - or so I thought. Remember the wax? Seems the multiple wax jobs that were on the Vette created a barrier that protected the finish. All I needed to do was remove the existing wax base (just use dish washing detergent as this will stip most wax finishes) and reapply. Once done the car looked like new again.
I have no idea how many coats of wax were on the Vette, but there were quite a few. I also have no idea how many coats it would take to duplicate the protection. But I do know one coat won't do it. So wax often and the finish will look like new for many many years...