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Is Car Wax Needed
In the past few years, most new cars come with a clear coat of transparent protective top coat. Does that mean you do not need car wax anymore?Environmental factors such as sunlight, road debris, and rain will eat away at the finish of your car so car wax can still be used to improve the shine on your car. Adding a coat of wax after washing your car can help to protect the paint on your car.
Car waxes are not all the same. There are liquid car waxes, paste car
waxes, and the spray on, wipe off type of car wax. The hardest to apply
is liquid car wax and this is also the hardest car wax to buff out after
applying. Paste car wax used to be the most common type of car wax used
but is now the least commonly used car wax. Paste car wax comes with a
resuable applicator that makes it easy to spread on a car and helps
avoid getting car wax on the windows of your car. The newest kind of car
wax is the spray on, wipe off car wax. This kind of car wax can even be
applied to a car that is still wet but the shine does not last very
long.
How do you know what kind of car wax to use? It depends on the size and
age of your car, how much work you are willing to do, and how much time
you are willing to put into waxing your car. If your car is only one or
two years old, the finish should still be good and you will only need a
light spray wax to make it shine. For an older car with a worn finish,
you should use liquid car wax because it will clean as well as shine
your car. If you want to save time, a spray on, wipe off car wax is your
best bet. Spray on, wipe off car wax can also be used for quick touch
ups in between waxings.
Before you use car wax on your car, you should clean it thoroughly. Do
not use car wax on your car when it is in the sun or if the paint is hot
because it will cause the wax to scratch the paint. If your car is hot
or in the sun, do not apply car wax until it has cooled because the car
wax will scratch the hot paint on your car. You should was small
portions of the car and buff immediately so the car wax does not have a
chance to dry out.
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