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Summary: Waxing a car by hand requires the use of liquid wax or paste wax, a damp wax pad and a circular motion that goes with the grain of the car. Learn about waxing a car one panel at a time with help from the owner of a car detailing business in this free video on waxing cars by hand.
Diesel is the owner and operator of 4U2C Detailing. He has owned his own business since 1998 and has been detailing cars for more than 20 years.read more
"Hi, my name is Diesel and I'm the owner and operator 4U2Cdetailing.com. Now I'm going to show you how to wax a car. What I like to use, I like to use a liquid wax. Some people like paste; I like to use a liquid. It's really pretty much your preference. What I will suggest doing; once again, not doing it in the sun. But for the sake of this video, we're just going to do a small portion. Actually, if you look at this part of the car of that I'm going to wax is in, is in the shaded area anyway; so it's not going to do any harm to it. First thing you want to do is you want to use a good quality wax. I prefer; I actually prefer using Meguiars to wax; I like to use 3M products to polish. What you want to do is you want to shake your bottle really well. You want to take a damp wax pad; put a liberal amount on the pad and actually some people like to go on a circular motion; I actually like to go with the grain of the car. The only reason why is because going in a circular motion to me seems like you will swirl the car; maybe it doesn't, but I just enjoy doing it this way. Plus it seems I could go as faster 'cause you can carry, you can actually cover a larger surface area. You wax the car; I usually do a panel at a time. You wait, wait for it to haze up 'till it turns white. Then you take a micro fiber towel and you wipe it off. Once again, my name is Diesel, 4U2C Mobile Auto Detailing; the best in Atlanta. We come to you. This is how you detail a car in the hot, hot, hot sun here in Atlanta. Peace!"
eHow Article: How to Wax a Car by Hand