What is the best way to wax a car using Turtle wax???What should I use to buff it???

Question

Thanks...Tom Science

Answer 1

Turtle wax is for single stage paint, it will dull clear coat finishes. For single stage paint I use old t-shirts and do it by hand. If I want to polish, I use a dry t-shirt, If I just want to apply wax without polishing I use a damp t-shirt. I polish both my 1972 Jaguar V-12 roadster and 1956 Chev. Nomad this way.

If you have base-coat-clear coat paint, do NOT use Turtle wax, it will dull the clear coat, use clear coat wax available at the Ford parts counter with a Ford label on it it's the best. Apply it with a new damp close-cell sponge only after you have washed the car with lots of foamy soap and throw the sponge away when you see the slightest hint of dirt on it - if you do, then you didn't wash it with foamy soap well enough yet go back and wash it with foamy soap. After you apply Ford clear coat wax with a close cell sponge and it drys you can lightly buff with a clean t-shirt but never use that t-shirt again on clear coat although you can re-use it on single stage paint with Turtle wax.

Terricloth towels are too harsh on clear coat finishes, use a new damp close cell sponge do everything by hand because you have the best control over your progress that way.

Answer 2

You definitely to not want to apply or remove wax with an old or dirty rag or towel. Even a clean, cotton cloth is too abrasive.

Whether you are hand waxing (which I prefer) or using a buffer, make sure you use a clean micro fiber applicator and a clean micro-fiber towel to remove the wax.

Personally, I only use a micro-fiber applicator or towel only one time, but I am serious about my detailing and no swirl marks.

At Wal-Mart, you can buy 2 applicators for under $2 and 8 towels for under $5.

Answer 3

make sure you get the right product for what you want to do. wax is applied to protect your paint, not to give it a shine, only reason it shines is because your just wiped down every square inch of your car. check into a mequirs car claying kit. wash your car. use the clay kit, then wax your car. if you want a little more shine other than what the clay kit gave you, get a little 3m hand glaze and a buffer and buff it out a little. you can get very resonable buffers at autozone or advanced auto. the clay kit is also available there.

Answer 4

Just apply it with one of those wax towles you get from the auto shop, or with an old rag. Buff it in with broad circular motions.

If I were you, I'd skip the turtle wax and use some Wax-As-U-Dry stuff...it's pretty easy and straightforward. It's not quite as good as a regular wax, but as you'll need to dry your car every time you wash it anyway, it saves time and your arm isn't dead afterwards :)

Answer 5

It relies upon on the final time you probably did a nicely-known wax on you motor vehicle. frequently motor vehicle soaps with wax in the cleansing soap are reliable for upkeep of the wax it is already on your motor vehicle. reckoning on the climatic situations and your utilising and storage conduct, the wash n wax could be reliable between wax jobs. you could tell in case you may desire to re-wax your motor vehicle whilst your rinsing off the motor vehicle out of your wash. If the water rather beads up then your are in all probability ok without re-waxing. If the water runs off the motor vehicle yet does not bead up plenty, then you somewhat're waiting for yet another wax activity.

Answer 6

A Microfiber towel
http://www.carcare.dupont.com/carcareguide/exteriorwax.stm

Answer 7

maguires or mothers works great,and if you got 1 use a cloth diaper.it is soft and wont scratch your finish.