How long does it take you to wax?

[suprax]

... your truck that is. I believe the time it takes me, anywhere from 4-6 hours, is unusually long. I don't use a buffer (too hard around curves/corners), and usually work by myself.

How long does it take you all to do it? I'm talking about a real waxing here, not that quick spray as you dry wax. Yesterday it took me 4 and a half hours!

[LarryD.]

Quote: Originally Posted by suprax

... your truck that is. I believe the time it takes me, anywhere from 4-6 hours, is unusually long. I don't use a buffer (too hard around curves/corners), and usually work by myself.

How long does it take you all to do it? I'm talking about a real waxing here, not that quick spray as you dry wax. Yesterday it took me 4 and a half hours!

Do yourself a favor. get an orbital polisher i just use a cheap 10" from walmart saves a lot of effort, you still might have to get some of it by hand but will cut you time into less than 2 hours if yoou are really detail oriented.

[suprax]

Quote: Originally Posted by LarryD.

Do yourself a favor. get an orbital polisher i just use a cheap 10" from walmart saves a lot of effort, you still might have to get some of it by hand but will cut you time into less than 2 hours if yoou are really detail oriented.

Yeah I've seen them there before but I guess I'm just really used to doing it by hand. Maybe I'll pick one up.

[Malice]

welp when i wax the truck its usally wash, claybar, wash, then wax 3 coats takes me like 9 hours

[KingScratchie]

It usually takes me 2.5 hrs, and thats if i do the mothers 3 coat, other than that i use the reflections polish and it takes about an hour and a half

[Derek]

do yourself a favor and don't get a cheapie buffer from wal-mart. they achieve decent results, but not the same as a da polisher will. spend the money if you want your truck to look it's best. why fix your truck up and then use a half ass cleaning machine from wal-mart? do it right the first time and it will look better longer. it usually takes me 3-4 hours to do just the outside of my truck. i wash, claybar (maybe twice a year), buff any scratches out with a rotary buffer and a cutting pad, polish, then two coats of a GOOD wax. i usually put one coat on and then give it time to cure, and then the next day put another coat of wax on. i usually do this procedure once every 1 or 2 months and wash about once or twice a week. liquid wax is usually good for a month and paste wax is suppose to hold up for three or four months. just my opinion though!

[suprax]

Quote: Originally Posted by Derek

do yourself a favor and don't get a cheapie buffer from wal-mart. they achieve decent results, but not the same as a da polisher will. spend the money if you want your truck to look it's best. why fix your truck up and then use a half ass cleaning machine from wal-mart? do it right the first time and it will look better longer. it usually takes me 3-4 hours to do just the outside of my truck. i wash, claybar (maybe twice a year), buff any scratches out with a rotary buffer and a cutting pad, polish, then two coats of a GOOD wax. i usually put one coat on and then give it time to cure, and then the next day put another coat of wax on. i usually do this procedure once every 1 or 2 months and wash about once or twice a week. liquid wax is usually good for a month and paste wax is suppose to hold up for three or four months. just my opinion though!

Man thats one hella detailing plan!! I can only WISH I had that much time! Plus it like rains here like every other freaking day so getting time to actually wax is hard.

I'm thinking about picking up one of those polishers from Wal-Mart soon and doing that up.

[Hucko]

Quote: Originally Posted by Malice

welp when i wax the truck its usally wash, claybar, wash, then wax 3 coats takes me like 9 hours

I hear bad things about the claybar that it can ruin your paint!

[Got-20z]

i don't see nothing wrong with an ol walmart buffer
blings my shit up just fine

[Derek]

You don't see nothin wrong, because u have never used a real buffer on it. i felt the same way until i got a good porter cable DA Polisher. now i wouldn't use a walmart buffer on my truck if u gave me $100. Just my opinion though.

Derek

[rainingbullets]

About 2 hours for me. And that's one coat of Turtle Wax. The very next day, my ride is covered in dust. I practically have to dust it off every day. ****in' dust bowl here.

[slammed 97s1o]

takes me about 3 hours from start to finish
i do it about once a month since i live in the middle of no where and its dusty as hell here.

[BlackEsDime]

Probably bout 3-4 hours by hand, liquid wax. (I need a buffer)

[Got-20z]

3 hours

[Chevy Layin Low]

For me it's never ending. . .I wash it, clay bar it, rinse it again, wax it, and even when I'm done waxing it for hours one day. . .in a couple more I'll go at it again. . .then continue with spray wax. . .until the cycle all starts over again.

[97 4.3s-10]

how the hell do you have the motivation to do all that in the damn heat around here black?
plus it always seems to rain after i wash my dime, just used the nanowax keep an eye out for storms :-p

[Blown99Xtreme]

Quote: Originally Posted by slammed 97s1o

takes me about 3 hours from start to finish
i do it about once a month since i live in the middle of no where and its dusty as hell here.

Do yourself a favor and pick up the california car duster at Wal Mart. After I wax my truck I dust it off 1-3 times a day and it looks just as good as was right after it was first waxed. The car duster rocks.

[GreatWhite00]

Less than an hour for me.

[Got-20z]

Quote: Originally Posted by Derek

You don't see nothin wrong, because u have never used a real buffer on it. i felt the same way until i got a good porter cable DA Polisher. now i wouldn't use a walmart buffer on my truck if u gave me $100. Just my opinion though.

Derek

Well since you KNOW my truck has never had a professional buffer used on it, then i guess ill just go trash my little walmart shitter

[suprax]

Quote: Originally Posted by 97 4.3s-10

how the hell do you have the motivation to do all that in the damn heat around here black?
plus it always seems to rain after i wash my dime, just used the nanowax keep an eye out for storms :-p

Yeah isn't this the truth. It ALWAYS rains like the day of or after I wax or clean my truck. It really pisses ya off too. It's been raining here for like days now, I'm beginning to look out for Noah's ark.

[Blown99Xtreme]

Quote: Originally Posted by suprax

Yeah isn't this the truth. It ALWAYS rains like the day of or after I wax or clean my truck. It really pisses ya off too. It's been raining here for like days now, I'm beginning to look out for Noah's ark.

[dansellbuddy]

Quote: Originally Posted by Derek

do yourself a favor and don't get a cheapie buffer from wal-mart. they achieve decent results, but not the same as a da polisher will. spend the money if you want your truck to look it's best. why fix your truck up and then use a half ass cleaning machine from wal-mart? do it right the first time and it will look better longer. it usually takes me 3-4 hours to do just the outside of my truck. i wash, claybar (maybe twice a year), buff any scratches out with a rotary buffer and a cutting pad, polish, then two coats of a GOOD wax. i usually put one coat on and then give it time to cure, and then the next day put another coat of wax on. i usually do this procedure once every 1 or 2 months and wash about once or twice a week. liquid wax is usually good for a month and paste wax is suppose to hold up for three or four months. just my opinion though!

i wouldnt recommend anybody to use a buffer (especialy a good one) to take out scratches. they're too fast for someone that doesnt know what they're doing, thats how people get all those ludicrous swirls. a step above the walmart and a step below some high variable speed buffer (like a craftsman or something), would be alright for just removing the wax.

[Derek]

Quote: Originally Posted by Got-20z

Well since you KNOW my truck has never had a professional buffer used on it, then i guess ill just go trash my little walmart shitter

Sounds like a good idea to me!

[SQUATN20s]

it usually takes me 2 hours start to finish. i also would recomend the california car duster. if you dust every day, you can go much longer between washes, which will prolong wax life.

[suprax]

Quote: Originally Posted by SQUATN20s

it usually takes me 2 hours start to finish. i also would recomend the california car duster. if you dust every day, you can go much longer between washes, which will prolong wax life.

Yeah I just picked up the california car duster last week. At first it scared the shit out of me because I used it and all of a sudden it looks like it left TONS of scratches but come to find out its just excess wax it left on. I guess after a few uses this dosen't happen.

So I'm trying to slowly break it in more so it dosen't leave wax everywhere.

[rydin4life]

The car duster is pretty sweet. I used to wash my car twice a week before the duster, but now I can usually go every two weeks and keep it looking pretty good.

lol..takes me like an hour

[hardlydangerous]

Just to wax? about an hour....
The first wax job of the year take 10-12 hours because I wash, clay bar, polish, wax, complete detail.

[NCHEVYHEVN]

Wow I have never even waxed mine before. I just used that wax as u dry stuff and works fine for me. I just don't see me outside for 10-12 hours cleaning my truck. I can do my whole outside of the truck, engine, interior, and clean off the frame and suspension some in like 3-4 hours and mine looks just fine.

[suprax]

Damn 1 hour for you guys? Is that using a buffer or something? And what kind of wax do you use? It takes me forever to apply it, then wait and wipe it off on each section.

[hardlydangerous]

To apply the wax I use a buffer with sponge pad, remove by hand with micro fiber cloth, then the final step is to finish buffing with the buffer and micro fiber buffing pad.

[jjwalker]

I usually spend 5 a day for 2 days when I wash and wax. I usually after it rains use new finish to take care of what the nasty acid rain has done to the hood and roof which takes some time but does a good job. Then I apply 2 coats of turtle wax ultra shine wax. Then on my wheels I use mothers aluminum wheel polish then go over that with the same turtle wax stuff. The tires get dressed 1 time each day (the second to help make it last longer over a week). On my trim I use the same tire dressing (the turtle wax tire stuff).

Under the hood I usually armor all my hoses and stuff to make them look all new and clean the rest of the engine with WD-40.

[Deepskyy]

usually a wash/wax is a 4 hour or more event for me if Im using liquid wax... soon as I start getting some more hours, Im taking mine to a paint shop and having them buff out all the little scrapes, scratches, and nasty shit that cause me so much headache when I wash, because Im forever finding new ones.

[Proper1]

Takes me about 2 hrs.-2 1/2 hours. I do my truck section by section and use Zymol Wax (some good sh*t). When all finished, the paint is like glass with no orange peel.

[suprax]

Yeah I've used Zymol before.. its pretty good, and expensive! It just seems so old fashioned to me nowadays.

[Offthehook]

i never finish my truck cause i get tired

[swel]

it takes me about 4-5 hours. first wash then i touch up my paint and buff out any scratches and then do the 3 step wax. I use meguirs with terry cloth towls. I suggest finding a dual action polisher that way its not as fast as buffer so you dont burn your paint.