You should definitely wax 4 times a year, just like the seasons some of us have. My dissertation was for an annual detailing job if you're up to it, or what I would do when I first purchased a car.
Don't think I did that *every* time I waxed the car! There's not enough time in the day for it.... And as Donald says, a random orbit polisher/buffer will really make quick work of a wax job. Money well spent, IMHO. Dan --- On Sun, 8/9/09, Donald Snook <dsn...@mtsqh.com> wrote: > From: Donald Snook <dsn...@mtsqh.com> > Subject: Re: [MBZ] Best wax? > To: "Mercedes@okiebenz.com" <Mercedes@okiebenz.com> > Date: Sunday, August 9, 2009, 2:36 PM > Larry T wrote: "Ditto the 3M Show Car > Wax - after I painted my 911, I used the 3M wax > and was blown away by it. It seems to put a hard > shell on the car -- and it > lasts a very long time. Very thin coats > work best but if the detailer is > doing it I'm sure he will know what works. Also, it can be > put on with hand or machine - but IMO using a machine is > much better." > > I have tried the 3M wax and I agree it works well. I > don't agree that a car should only be waxed once a > year. I wax my cars 3-4 times a year and I think OK > Don can attest how nice the paint was on my former 1990 300D > 2.5. If you are going to wax only once a year, then > Dan's very impressive and comprehensive detail workup > probably is the best thing. I prefer (and this is just > my opinion and preference) to do a more frequent wax job > that is less labor intensive. Specifically, I either > apply the wax by hand or use an orbital buffer. Now, > one thing that I am confused about on the terms is I use a > "low speed" orbital buffer - the kind you can buy anywhere > for $30. I am not skilled enough to use a high speed > buffer (what I think of as the tool a body shop uses to > "buff" a car). I have seen people not know how to use > those and you can burn through paint if you are not > careful. Also, if you are using a HIGH speed buffer, > you should really be using a paint thickness gauge to make > sure you have enough paint. Those are not worries when > you are just using the simple low speed orbital > polisher. I tried some wax called "Gold > Class" that I thinks works very well. I just tried a > new wax and think it is the best for the average > carowner. It is called Ice Wax and you can put it on > by hand or with a low speed polisher and you can go right > over the black rubber trim without it leaving a white haze. > It just wipes off with the rest of the wax and thus makes it > MUCH easier because you are not trying to worry about not > getting anything on the trim. It comes off very easy > and leaves the slickest finish on paint that I have > found. NOW, I agree for paint in bad shape, > you need to really cut into it to remove oxidation and then > you need some significant polishing that probably only comes > from a high speed orbital. But, if your paint is okay or > even good, a low speed orbital using the ice wax makes for > quick work and provides a great shine. > > Just my 2 cents, feel free to delete if you don't agree. > > > Donald H. Snook > > -------------- next part -------------- > An HTML attachment was scrubbed... > URL: > <http://okiebenz.com/pipermail/mercedes_okiebenz.com/attachments/20090809/a64bc2fb/attachment.html> > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
