Does anyone still wax their own car?
By MJLami
@MJLami (1173)
United States
June 17, 2007 7:44am CST
Does anyone still do that themselves or do you just to go to the car wash and pay the extra for wax? When I wash my own car I admit I don't wax it. I buy the zip car wash that has wax in the wash so it shines without me having to do the extra. When I go to the car wash I pay for the wax to be applied. How about you?
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11 responses
@urbandekay (18278)
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17 Jun 07
My car is a Landrover Defender and having an aluminium body, needs no waxing! Yes, oh yes, thank you
all the best urban
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@ladyluna (7004)
• United States
17 Jun 07
Hello MJLami,
I don't use the carwash very often. Instead, we generally wash our cars at home. But, when I do go to the carwash, I always end with a coat of wax.
At home, we use the old fashioned, "Mothers Wax", at least once per year. A good coat of rub on/rub off wax offers good protection for many months. It's alot of work, but it does a wonderful job.
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@AmbiePam (93740)
• United States
17 Jun 07
I would if he were here! LOL, he is spending Father's Day with my sister today, but I saw him yesterday and we had our celebration. I was disappointed he was going to be gone, but it is only right my sister get to spend some time with him.
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@joey_matthews (8354)
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17 Jun 07
I don't own a car.
Though my grandfather would max his at times and I used to do it for him. (he still worked even after he reached 70) not a great deal but he was a handy man for my uncle and didn't like not working.
So I used to do it for him. (I loved the smell after) :P
~Joey
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@joey_matthews (8354)
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17 Jun 07
I've always had a sensitive nose lol.
Actually the wax smelled similar to polish without being overwhelming. (but he did use old fashioned wax with was known for it's fresh smell)
kudos.
~joey
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@Inky261 (2520)
• Germany
17 Jun 07
I guess I was lazy. I had an old car that I just drove through the car wash and got it waxed there. I always wanted to wax it by hand but never got around doing it. Now I have a new car that is fresh and shiny and I drive it through the car wash and it gets waxed there.
The polish is standing on the shelf in the garage...
@MJLami (1173)
• United States
17 Jun 07
LOL! I don't even have the polish to collect dust. I tried waxing my first car, did it once and was very unhappy with the job I did. Since then I've bought the car wash stuff that doesn't need wax anyway. Thanks for sharing. I'm not the only one who pays for the wax to be applied without my efforts. LOL.
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@webeishere (36313)
• United States
18 Jun 07
I usually have mine done at a local carwash. But once a year
I do it myself. I have an electric buffer so it makes it earier
and faster and a far better shine etc this method.
HAPPY POSTINGS FROM GRANDPA BOB !!~
@raj_ka (431)
• India
20 Oct 10
It is always good to wax your car by yourself or using car wash service...Some people dont spend huge amount on car service, so such people can spend some time and follow steps advised in this article.
http://www.boddunan.com/miscellaneous/78-home-a-garden/4499-ten-extra-uses-for-car-wax.html
Hope this information is useful..
@mean_queen (1713)
• Malaysia
17 Jun 07
My boyfriend still waxes his own car. He doesn't like anyone else to do it because he says that they'll ruin the paint job. It is true though. Some places don't really know how to do a good job so some cars end up with swirls on the body of the car that you could see under the sun. I guess guys are more particular about this than us ladies.. :P
@ibuemma (2953)
• United States
17 Jun 07
I go to car wash also...usually the one that automatic and wax already mix. But once a month we go to the one that they do everything for you, vacuum the inside, dry it, wax it and shine the tire! LOL...I live in condominium complex so they prohibit us to wash the car in the parking lot.
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