Do you recommend waxing a new Honda Civic?
Bah. 11+ year old Civic, bought new, cleans up and shines great with no issues with the clearcoat. Waxed once or twice in its life, otherwise simply garaged and washed a few times a year.
11+ year old Civic, bought new, cleans up and shines great with no 11 years old and waxed twice??????? Probably couldn't afford the wax. ____________________________________ How to turn off 'Maintenance Required" light: 1. Hold trip/reset button on dash 2. Turn key to "ON" or start engine 3. Hold button til light goes out ---------------------------------------------------
11 years old and waxed twice??????? Probably couldn't afford the wax.[/QUOTE] Couldn't find any. You had bought it all, probably to wax your pubes.
Couldn't find any. You had bought it all, probably to wax your pubes.[/QUOTE] retard is truely a retard
Yup. Bought an '04 Accord but I'm holding on to my old car through summer. I'll let the sun continue aging the old car, and keep the new one in the garage a bit longer. Maybe by then I'll have a new job with covered parking. We also get a lot of hail in April/May! JM
Only if you're garage is under 6' of water. Rust isn't caused by a car being garaged. It is caused by caustic road defrosting agents such as salt. Once you've actually owned a car through a winter or two, you'll know this for yourself.
garaging a car in the snow belt will turn it into a rust bucket.[/QUOTE] Really? I'm in the snow belt. It snows where I am. It gets cold in the winter. And I garaged this 11 year old Civic--and the clearcoat still shines, and it doesn't have any rust on it. I'm sure your father taught you this idea while you were bouncing on his knee, but you're wrong.
I seem to recall some advice not to wax a new finish because the wax contains solvents and those solvents can attack the paint if it is not fully cured. Don't know if this advice is current with today's finishes. I also seem to recall an opinion that wax does nothing to protect a paint finish. It does make it look great, for a while, but it doesn't protect against the sun or anything like that. Of course cleaning helps a lot, especially removing stuff like tree sap. And waxing helps to get the surface very clean. But the wax part is not protective. And in the old days the manufacturers did not recommend waxing, but nowadays they do, somewhat muted though. They probably know that folks who love their cars like to wax their cars, and it usually doesn't harm anything (except sometimes plastic surfaces), so why not. At any rate, I would keep away from any wax containing even the slightest abrasive. Otto
Fortuneately, no new car is sold before the paint has had a chance to fully harden. With a new paint job, you should wait a week or two before waxing. 100% false. Wax is a barrier between the paint and the elements. Of course cleaning Better not drive the car either. Wind is abrasive.
