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Old Jul 14, 2006 | 08:36 AM
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What to use for occasional waxing?

I use the Turtle Wax Ice for detailing 2 or 3 times a week, and my car looks great. I wash it fully every week, then detail it after.

Should I also be using an actual WAX or other sealant as well? For summertime, the Ice seems to be doing great on its own, (when I wash the car, I can barelty see a difference- I do it mainly to get every last bug off the bumper... ) but when the weather gets icky I know the car will get far grimier with road salt and such...

I plan to get a clay bar over the winter and do an annual or semi-annnual claying in the Spring/Fall for shine, but I wonder if I should be doing somethig a bit less involved but still more than Detail Spraying between clayings?

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Old Jul 14, 2006 | 09:53 AM
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the claying is imho necessary before each sealant or wax application.

i would probably use only the same brand & product type detailer and
sprayon waxes. ie, won't use ICE then get a Meguiar's spray-on wax.
i don't like mixing brands and product types as it tends to wear off the
product faster and also cause hazing sometimes that takes more work
taking it off.
 
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Old Jul 14, 2006 | 10:51 AM
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So what would you recommend with the Ice? Or maybe I should change to the Maguire's detail spray and wax when my Ice runs out?
 
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