how often should i wax my car i am looking into doing it before the winter?

 

I try to do it twice a year,spring, to clean winters salt away,and fall,to protect against the salt.
I use Mothers 3 step process,cleaner,polish then wax.

 

twice a year is what I do.

 

every 3 months.

 

Polish - 1x a year
Wax - 1x a month
Clay - 1x a month
Seal - 3x per year before winter

 

Wax will only last you a month or two tops. I clay bar, polish, and seal twice a year. Once before winter and once in the spring. Then I just wax every month or so between that. Then I'll usually seal it one additional time in between the 2 full polishes.

 

i bought my car in december 09 and haven't had it waxed yet. Is that bad ? ha

 

I wax my G 1x a month. You need to be waxing it much more than 1-2 x's a year in order to keep it protected.

Claying every month is a bad idea without sealing/polishing. When you clay it takes everything down to the bare minimum. You should really only clay when you do your full detail

Uh, yeah.

 

There is a forum dedicated to this topic.

Car Care and Detailing

 

For every product you will get a different answer as durability varies.

 

I seal my car 2x a year and plan on waxing it 2x as well. Claying 2-3 times a year. I wash it each 10-20 days.

 

When I run it through the local touch-less car wash I pick 'wax' option.. does that count?

 

lol

 

so if u wax it twice a year at a car wash place would that be fine?

 

That's the last thing you want to do. Car washes usually end up doing more harm than good.