Washed and waxed the Turbo Buick and Cobra
 

Well, I had this last Monday off (bank holiday FTW) and so BGN8711 and I decided to wash and wax the Turbo Buick and Cobra. Waxing the Turbo Buick was an adventure - I don't think it had been waxed last since 1987 :laugh:

We washed the car first and then did an entire coat of cleaner wax to try to remove as much junk as possible. We then followed that up with a layer of normal wax. Unfortunately right in the middle of that coat the sun really came out and cooked the wax on. As a result everything came out really hazy. We decided to wait for it to cool down and then re-waxed the entire car again. Overall the results were quite good, I'm surprised how much shine was in paint that old. Here are some pictures from after we finished:

You can totally tell how shiny they are in the dark. . .

Actually you can, that's how good we are :rolling:

You're just jealous because your car is dirty :nutkick:

Take her easy on the cleaner wax, once in a while is fine but don't use it every month. It's abrasive so... yeah.

how often do you think a wax should be done? not a cleaner wax just a regular wax.. what about clay bar?

I'm going to start doing the claybar 2x a year. I did it in November, so I'll do it again in April before Fabulous Fords probably. As for waxing, I wax my car generally everytime I wash it now - so every two weeks. I don't use cleaner wax on the Cobra though. After the claybar I have just been putting layers of wax on as I go and I think that's enough.

Lookin good!
Some day i'll wash my car too... :(

Next time you're up here we can claybar, wash and wax the Vette as long as you get your own supplies :bigthumbsup:

Sad thing is, I bought the mothers clay kit thing long ago, just happens to rain/almost rain everytime i go home lately so i never got around to doing it! :(

I've found that the Meguiars clay kit lasts a little longer and is a better quality product, IMO...