Any car owner seek to do everything to provide your car excellent service and high-quality care. One of the components of the right car care is its regular car wash using appropriate means to ensure not only the cleaning of the body from pollution, but also its protection.

Types of wax that can be treated car body

The modern market is Pestrite with a huge assortment of all sorts of care products, both behind the salon and the car body.

One of the funds with the most popular among motorists is wax for car body processing.

To begin with, let's look at what kinds of wax do currently exist, and what the difference between them:

• wax in the form of spray. This type of wax is very simple and convenient to apply and that is why the car owners often handle their cars on their own. When processing the car body with wax in the form of a spray it is worth remembering that the film formed by this type of wax is quite thin and therefore it is worth repeating processing after 1-2 car wash.
• liquid wax. Despite the fact that liquid consistency wax looks like a wax in the form of spray, the process of its application is different, however, the effect of such wax is better and the protective film holds on the surface of the car longer. Liquid wax is usually applied after washing and drying the car. After applying liquid wax, it is imperative to dry and only then remove its surplus, often using suede or microfiber.
• solid (hard) wax. This type of wax due to its properties provides an unsurpassed car brilliance, and also provides excellent body protection against pollution and exposure to moisture and various substances. Some experts for the best effect are recommended to apply solid wax into two layers with a small interval between application (one day will be more than enough). Two processing of solid wax will protect your car on average for several months. By the cons of this type of wax, it is possible to carry out that it is quite difficult to carry out such processing and therefore it is necessary to contact the specialists, which naturally bes the additional costs.
• liquid synthetic wax. This type of wax is also in a liquid state and due to this it is quite simple to apply, but unlike the conventional liquid wax or wax-spray, the protective film from the bodie coating with synthetic wax ensures the protection of the body to six months. True, the cost of such wax is an order of magnitude higher.

How to apply wax when it is better to do it

Each type of wax has its advantages and, in principle, it is possible to alternate the use of different types of wax to achieve an optimal effect.

For example, for the winter period, it is worth using synthetic wax, as it will provide the most resistant protection against water and especially salt and other aggressive substances sprayed on roads to combat icing.

In summer, it is possible to prefer the body processing with solid or liquid wax.

When using liquid wax, do not forget to regularly repeat this procedure.

It is also worth mentioning that there are many modern car suits containing wax in its composition.

Regular car wash with such shampoos not only improve the appearance of the car, but also ensures the protection of the body from the effects of moisture, synthetic and natural substances, resins and oils.

In addition to protection against corrosion, waxing also prevents paint burnout and provides small protection against mechanical damage.

Summing all the above is logical to summarize that waxing extends the service life of the car LCP.

Also, waxing facilitates the process of removing contaminants from the body of the car, including such complexly removed substances as resin and oil.

Hot wax, what it is, as applied to the car body

Separately, I would like to dwell on such a popular service offered by the majority of car wash, like a bodice coverage with hot wax. What is it, what are the advantages of this method of covering wax?

It is erroneously assumed that the coating with liquid wax and hot wax is the same thing.

But actually it is not.

For the coating of hot wax, completely different waxes are used, forming a much more resistant hydrophilic film on the car body, providing not only an excellent shine of LCP, but also good protection against the effects of aggressive environment.

Due to the applying wax in a preheated state, a uniform coating of the entire surface of the microfile body occurs, creating a preservative protective effect.

The wax film after such a coating provides a faster car drying, for example, after rain, due to the hydrophilic properties of the wax coating.

handling hot wax with your own hands

The treatment with hot wax can be made independently, but due to the specifics of the technological process, it is still better to trust the conduct of this procedure to specialists.

However, if you decide to process the car with hot wax yourself, be sure to acquire a quality composition.

Of the most popular waxes it is worth paying attention to the NERTA Hotwax, Red Penguin, Grass Hot Wax or hot Wax RM 820 ASF, which for applying it is necessary to dilute with hot water (60-70 s °).

You can apply such a hot wax as from the sprayer (including with the help of high pressure miles) and a regular sponge.

IMPORTANT When independent coating, hot waxing machine is very carefully applied to the entire body, without leaving permits.

Also, do not forget after applying the composition to rub the machines, it is preferable to use suede cloth for this, this will increase the gloss of the wax coating, since rubbing the suede cloth creates a polishing effect.

hot wax shampoos

It is worth paying attention to the shampoos containing hot wax, such as Turtle Wax Hot Wax.

Such a universal remedy will significantly reduce the time for washing the car, but the quality of the protective wax layer will not suffer.

For application, this agent is also diluted with hot water according to the proportions specified on the package and then applied to the car body.

After applying, the car is rinsed with water and wipe the suede cloth.

We advise

Regardless of what type of wax you choose, and, despite all the advantages described, it is still not worth abuse of a car coating wax.

Some spend this processing after each washing, which is not really very good.

By forming a multi-layer wax film, the wax, of course, protects the LCP, but on the other hand it also scores "pores" creating a "greenhouse effect" and affects the varnish, changing its properties.

Therefore, it is necessary to refrain from the temptation to cover the car with wax after each washing.

Wax processing frequency depends on the type of wax used.

When using wax-spray, it is possible to repeat the processing after 1-2 miles, when using liquid wax - once a month, when processing solid wax - every 2-4 months, after the processing of synthetic or hot wax, re-processing should be carried out no earlier than 4-6 months (depending on the frequency of the car wash).

Wax abuse can lead to LCP clouding and even pecking varnish.