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With in the first 3 months
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With in the first 6 months
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With in the first 9 months
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After the first year
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I havent waxed my car! And why!
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When did you first wax your brand new car!

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Old 05-11-2009, 01:47 PM
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When did you first wax your brand new car!

So i am curious when everyone first waxed there BRAND NEW off the lot!

I am thinking of waxing mine just curious when everone has waxed theirs for the first time. I am adding poll to make it clear!
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The following day when there was day light. Picked up the car at 8:45 PM so was not in the mood to do any of that work that late at night.

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Nice. I was curious if there was a period of time we had to wait or not. Sounds dumb but i was just curious!
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as soon as the weather was good, wash, clay bar, and wax, get rid of all the gunk that builds up on the clearcoat while the car is sitting on the lot
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Sweet that is what i am going to do!
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I waxed mine after the first wash..It was 2 days after I bought it.
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I got some Maguires wax i am going to use!
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im pretty sure i waxed it the day i got it...... picked it up at like 6:45ish at night and cruised for an hour (illegally on my permit) then washed and waxed it when i got home
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Although the stealership did polish and wax it upon delivery, I used paint sealant a few days later.
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Originally Posted by nikebaseballx00
im pretty sure i waxed it the day i got it...... picked it up at like 6:45ish at night and cruised for an hour (illegally on my permit) then washed and waxed it when i got home
Hahah yeah i hear ya! I am going wax mine this week after the dealer does a complete exterior cleaning. It has some under coating protecting over spray on it and they are going to do a complete cleaning on it so i will wax it after they do that.
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havent waxed cuz im lazy
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Originally Posted by ilovecars
havent waxed cuz im lazy
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Originally Posted by sauceamomo
Although the stealership did polish and wax it upon delivery, I used paint sealant a few days later.
Curious what kind of sealant you used and if you're happy with it? I was checking out a site(AutoTrimDesign)? that deals in vinyl graphics,etc. and the only product they endorsed for use over the vinyl was "Rod and Custom" paint sealant-they sell it BTW. I've cooled on the vinyl but still considering a sealant. Thanks.



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its ok
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Originally Posted by FRQ FLYR
Curious what kind of sealant you used and if you're happy with it? I was checking out a site(AutoTrimDesign)? that deals in vinyl graphics,etc. and the only product they endorsed for use over the vinyl was "Rod and Custom" paint sealant-they sell it BTW. I've cooled on the vinyl but still considering a sealant. Thanks.



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Paint sealant is just a synthetic wax. It's supposed to have a longer lasting finish. I don't really notice a major difference between the two, except the sealant is easy to remove when it contacts the plastic trim. I wax every 3-4 months to keep the paint looking great.
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Originally Posted by sauceamomo
Paint sealant is just a synthetic wax. It's supposed to have a longer lasting finish. I don't really notice a major difference between the two, except the sealant is easy to remove when it contacts the plastic trim. I wax every 3-4 months to keep the paint looking great.
I am going to use some synthetic wax on my car!
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day of delivery took it home into the garage, claybar, wax polish paint sealant, detailer shine, then the next month repeated for no reason what so ever,(other than just an excuse to drink in the garage for hours0 but the white sure is bright when im in the sun!
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Nothing like drinking beer and cleaning your pride and joy!
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only problem i find is after your all done cleaning it you can drive it till the next day because your so pissed you cant find the keys!!
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hahaha drink a little more then beer do we
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Im a detailer and I wax my car about 5 times a month no lie. Except during winter it just sits in the garage so one wax
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Originally Posted by 07BaltSS/SC
Im a detailer and I wax my car about 5 times a month no lie. Except during winter it just sits in the garage so one wax
Damn do you synthetic wax?
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Yep we use Meguiars Synthetic Sealant 2.0 its great stuff.I wash my car almost everytime I have it out lol
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