ditchyboy

So I know this will make me sound stupid but want to get this completely right in my head, I want to wax my car to protect it and to get it beading etc but not effect the paint as I know you shouldn't t-cut / polish your car too much, is that correct?
where as polish restores colour and removes small scratches but affects paint slightly each time, is that kind of right?

Basically if I get the turtle wax metallic for my Scooby or I might try the simonez rinse off wax for ease, is that going to do what I want?

If so I wont bother getting polish at the moment.

thanks and sorry for the dumb question

Also when waxing, is it best to apply panel by panel with 1 micro fibre cloth and then buff with a separate one?

Can I rinse, wash, rinse, chamois, wax, buff?
sound ok?

cheers again

95turbowagon

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I hand polish mine roughly every 6 months, with G-Techniq P1 polish, but i will add a coat of wax every month to keep it topped up.

I find it easier to use a small polishing pad to apply wax, a small amount of wax goes a long way. I usually get a tester pot of dodo juice wax and that can last me almost a year.

I wax the whole car and leave it for about half an hour to let the wax set and it makes it easier to remove.

95turbowagon

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Polish i use.

http://www.cleanyourcar.co.uk/car-po.../prod_844.html

Wax tester pot.

http://www.cleanyourcar.co.uk/sample.../prod_613.html

Pad for applying wax.

http://www.cleanyourcar.co.uk/access...r/prod_30.html

ditchyboy

Thankyou

ditchyboy

Is a blue scooby Sti classed as light or dark?or would I get the standard dodo wax that isn't colour related.also turbo wagon what are the main differences in application and longevity of soft and hard waxes?
Thanks again

Busterbulldog

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http://detailingworld.co.uk/

95turbowagon

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you can use any of them really, i would say WR blue is a light colour. I have a winter wax which will last upto 6 months at a time, the dodo juice wax in the link is a hard wax and is what i use on mine during the summer, which probably lasts about a month.

Difference between soft and hard is the longevity of them. I wash mine once a week and found the dodo juice hard wax beads well for about a month. My winter wax is collinite 476s which is suppost to be one of the most durable wax's you can get.

Collinite link,

http://www.cleanyourcar.co.uk/wax/co.../prod_207.html

Dodo juice is very easy to apply, and the collinite is much more time consuming, due to the hardness of the wax. A little bit goes a long way, and the less you apply makes it a lot easier to remove.