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Old 04-15-2002, 03:44 PM
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With winter ending, I was just wondering how often you guys wax your R?
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I do it about 5 times a year.
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I typically wax 4 times a year, before winter, after winter, and two times during the rest of the year... My car sits outside though...
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Not often enough.
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I used to wax every month. Now it's every 3 months or so.
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Twice per month.
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16 months and still no wax...
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Twice a year, once before winter, once before summer. Car is garaged most of the time.
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once a month, and I feel that i still neglect it. Optimally, i wanna wax twice a month and wash every week.
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4-5 times a year, not the best job but a quick wax. Its also garaged.
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I'd say 3-4 times a year, with a touch-up from time to time on the panels that get exposed to the elements a lot, roof, hood, etc...
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Once a year, but I do an All-in-One wax, and then put about 4-5 layers of glaze on top to seal it all up. works great.
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every other week
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Twice a year, once before winter, once before summer. Car is garaged most of the time.
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bikini wax... once a week. car wax... once a month.
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Once or twice a week ,sometimes more.....I work at a detail shop
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It comes down to how often you drive the car though. I wash it about once a month, wax it every quarter. I drive about 700 miles per month though.
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I've never waxed my car, but damn, that sounds like a good idea
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I wax it every three weeks or once a month. Because I wash it once a week and sometimes twice a week. Depends on the weather conditions.
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Default Re: How Often Do You Wax ('01ITR#950)

i don't have an R, but i do have an Si. I wax my car like every three months.
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sounds like a good method onyx. what brand do you use?
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I wash every week. Alternate between detailing the outside or inside.

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Default Re: How Often Do You Wax (BoroDB8)



I may have to try that Zymol Ken, any clue where to pick it up. I think I heard car boutique carrs it but I'm not sure.


I'd have to say three times a year, or per summer actually. But car is garaged and not driven from October to March
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once per month .. except winter .. if winter time maybe 2 or 3 months
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I'm use zymol but all I know is that I bought it from costco and it works really good.


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