Captain Flaps

There is the begginning of oxydization on my roof and fender, what do I do?

Should I wax it?

Its hard to keep my car nice and waxed here in AZ its monsoon season, it rains every week.

But would a simple wax job help or what?

CD5 Jeebies!

clay bar is your friend

Ross 2.0

wax it and that should help. if it's still around i would say a fine rubbing compound would be good too.

Captain Flaps

What is claybar?

snyderman5

http://www.autogeek.net/motcalgolcla.html
Its available at pretty much any auto store but I have never used it myself

SpeedFreak77

Try a slight abrasive polish and then follow up with a full wax job. I had the same thing happening on my roof and after using some meguires it's no longer a problem.

Captain Flaps

What is an abrasive polish?

SpeedFreak77

It's a polish that will remove small scratches without harming the clearcoat. This is what I used on my messed up paint and it works great. Just be sure to follow it up with a complete wax job after using it to protect the paint. http://www.meguiars.com/?pro-p...eaner

SuShiBoiiii

after you use the polish to get it out you would need to keep up with the waxing or else your just going to have to do it all again

Captain Flaps

Im going to hit up checker tomorow and get some wax. It rains like every week here, it will til about september, should I wait to do it or do it now?

zumiez007

Heres a secret not many people know about, that I have learned by detailing yachts this summer. Use marine wax. Think about it. Marine wax is designed to withstand very harsh sun and corrosive products like the saltwater. We normally will buff with 3M Rubbing compound, and then use Collinite's Fleetwood Paste wax. The protection is amazing. For boaters who store their boat not undercover and wash their boat every month or so, we'll re-wax in 6 months. The Paste is harder to apply than the liquid, but it lasts longer. Heres a website I found that sells all their line products. http://www.thebestwax.com/boatwax.htm

(I am in no way associated with this website, nor am I paid to say anything I have just said.)

cats_on_ice

^^ Wow. ^^ I never thought of that.

I happen to have a bottle of boat wax (new meguiars goodness) lying around, intended for my little laser (...a sailboat).

But, uh...is it safe? 'Cause I'm not gonna be the guinea pig on this one. Anyone actually used this approach before?

**EDIT**

Isn't boat wax ment for fiberglass?

Captain Flaps

I heard boat wax isnt good for your car. Ill stick with regular wax.

zumiez007

I've used it for a while. It is meant for fiberglass, but the paste of the wax i mentioned above is pretty much pure carnuba. That stuff lasts forever.