How to Wax Your Cars Paint?

Miguel Hernandez • July 30, 2023

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Exterior hand wash on a customer vehicle at A1 Auto Detailing

If you are reading this article its probably because you are trying to wax your car for the first time or you just want to ingest some knowledge about auto detailing. Either way you are in the right place to learn about how to properly wax your car. First thing I am going to tell you is that you are going to need quite a bit of time to actually do this correctly. First step in waxing your car is giving it a good wash. Now don't even think about putting your car through the car wash. You can just wash it your self, and you can even check our some of our other blogs to learn how to properly wash your car. After you have properly washed your vehicle you are going to need to perform a claybar treatment to your vehicle. The claybar treatment is going to insure to provide a good surface for the wax to bond with the paint.

After this you are going to have to get your self a nice paste wax. We recommend brands like Meguiars, or Jescar. You can also get your self a nice wax at your local auto parts store and it wont cost you much. The wax will typically last anywhere from 2-3 months and make sure to pick one with a good amount of gloss to insure that you get the best results for your vehicle. Once you have gotten your wax of choice you are going to need, some nice plush microfiber towels, and a wax applicator. You will start to apply the wax on to the car panel by panel, you will grab your paste wax and apply a few drop to the applicator pad and apply it to the car in circular motions. After you have applied the wax to all of your paint you will wait about 5-15 minutes depending on the product you are using and buff it off. Once you have buffed off your wax with a microfiber towel you should have a nice shiny car ready to hit the road again.

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