waxing...

[02camaro3800]

i got home late, say 1 am....wasnt tired...so i decided to pull it in the garage and wax it...i just finished now... 3 30 am....im exhausted. i wont be driving the maro for a while cause it will NOT be getting dirty. it dosnt have a single spec of dirty anywhere on it. kill me.

[Oi Bird V8]

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i got home late, say 1 am....wasnt tired...so i decided to pull it in the garage and wax it...i just finished now... 3 30 am....im exhausted. i wont be driving the maro for a while cause it will NOT be getting dirty. it dosnt have a single spec of dirty anywhere on it. kill me.

it took u 2 and a half hours to wax it....:poke:

[00FlowCamaro]

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Yeah...how much waxing did you actually do? haha

[loser]

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usually takes me 2 or 2 and a half hours.

rinse, soap, rinse, dry, claybar some spots, wax, wax the wheels, and i clean my windows and the dash, and vaccuum the inside. thats what i consider a wax anyway.

[vanbibber]

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i hate waxing. it takes so long for it to look as good as i think it should.

never claybar'd before, going to try that this week.

[Oi Bird V8]

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usually takes me 2 or 2 and a half hours.

rinse, soap, rinse, dry, claybar some spots, wax, wax the wheels, and i clean my windows and the dash, and vaccuum the inside. thats what i consider a wax anyway.

he just said he pulled it in and waxed it ...not detailed the thing ..

[Greg94Red392]

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I can wax my car in a half hour....

[josh98bird]

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usually takes me 2 or 2 and a half hours.

rinse, soap, rinse, dry, claybar some spots, wax, wax the wheels, and i clean my windows and the dash, and vaccuum the inside. thats what i consider a wax anyway.

thats a detail and a fast one at that... It usually takes me about 5 hours to be happy with the outcome... otherwise I just don't bother with it.

[lookout4theyeti]

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shoot i spend about a whole afternoon, usually 5+ hours getting my car the way I want. I'm very meticulous about it.

[vanbibber]

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same here, thats why i hate it lol

[Mogobs30th]

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If you're going to spend 5 hours washing, waxing, and detailing, that actually makes sense. I used to spend two whole days cleaning the interior of my Maro, which included removing the seats to use a Bissel on them. But two hours waxing? Eh...if it takes you that long, you need an orbital buffer. NOT A CIRCULAR, and orbital.

[Camaro Dom]

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took me 15 hours to wash 3 times, claybar, polish, and 2 coats of wax and powerwash the rims. didnt even touch the inside...

[lookout4theyeti]

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took me 15 hours to wash 3 times, claybar, polish, and 2 coats of wax and powerwash the rims. didnt even touch the inside...

If your gonna claybar, just wash once real good, claybar, then wash again... polish it and then wax...

Guys, wax doesnt CLEAN your paint, POLISH does... You really should polish it before you wax it... This will get out all of your waterspots that you left from washing, and help with the little scratches... Most polishes really bring out a good shine in your paint. Follow that up with a coat of wax to seal it in and protect it.

Its good that you guys wax, because that is protecting your paint, but if you really want it to look good at least use one type of polish prior to waxing.

[HokieBird]

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That depends on the wax. Some waxes have abbrasive materials in them and some have fillers.

DA orbital buffers are FTW. After you use one you will wonder why you wasted so much time doing things by hand.

[lookout4theyeti]

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I used to have an orbital buffer, but just picked up a porter cable knock off... It was 30 bucks at harbour freight and seems to be pretty decent.

Your right hokie bird, some waxes will do that, but I still believe that everyone should try adding polish into their detailing list. It always gets stuff off that didnt come off in the washing stage (Dirt that you cant even see, that wont come out just by washing). Usually if you claybar, that should get all the dirt off, but even then you should polish just to clean up the marring left over by the claybar.