Does frequent waxing really prolong the life of clearcoat?

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I am in CA so it is frequent to see car with clearcoat start to fail starting 10-15 years if always parked outside.

My last vehicle was garaged before but once I had it park outside for daily driver duty, within a couple years, it also started to have a very early clearcoat failure that I can see.

The question is if I "wax" it often does it really keep the UV from damaging the clear coat. Wax being a verb here and what I use is Menzerna powerlock sealant.

I always thought the dust and pollen from outside was like a sunblock, but I guess not.
 
^^ The water restriction has been bad here so a frequent car washing is discouraged.
 
Along with the dirt and pollen you'll have bird crap,bug guts,sap road debri etc. How often do you apply the Powerlock? As long as one is in good health and with the advances in rinsless/waterless washes there's no reason not to keep your car clean. I've noticed most of your threads are about paint/ headlight fading and my thought it's easier to do the maintanence then repair
 
I have always liked that description of a good LSP to be a "sacrificial barrier" for your paint and clearcoat. I would have to say, unscientifically, yes, any wax, sealant or better yet, coating will only help to keep adverse elements from degrading a clearcoat.

And even with frequent car washings not as available, i would still want all that crap on my LSP over my paint.
 
Yes I am starting over with another car and it cleaned (decontaminated) nice.. wasn't even that dirty. Picking up from some of the damages from the previous owner. So I should look into waterless cleaning and apply sealant.
 
IMO yes wax or sealant or both would be a great barrier and help your longevity with your CC on your car. I too live in Liberal Southern CA...Land of the Fruits and Nuts! I have always put on a wax or sealant since I have learned to drive 1975 - 76. I have had DD with no garage and some with a garage.

So yes a wax/sealant would benefit you ride for the long term.
 
I can pretty much assure you that:
Never applying any type of an LSP upon the Clear Coat
is not going to help in prolonging its expected life-cycle.


Bob
 
If you are near the irvine area check out a Meguiar's Thursday night garage.

I'm in CA as well and rinseless washing is the way to go for water restrictions. I use Meguiar's D114.
 
FUNX650 said:
I can pretty much assure you that:
Never applying any type of an LSP upon the Clear Coat
is not going to help in prolonging its expected life-cycle.


Bob
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While I did have to read this 4 times, once I understood it, I definitely agree!
 
The Guz said:
If you are near the irvine area check out a Meguiar's Thursday night garage.

I'm in CA as well and rinseless washing is the way to go for water restrictions. I use Meguiar's D114.
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I live in Tustin/Irvine and I thought Meg's no longer did their classes. I will check for the next class. Thanks for the heads up!
 
Kamakaz1961 said:
I live in Tustin/Irvine and I thought Meg's no longer did their classes. I will check for the next class. Thanks for the heads up!
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Can you post here if you find anything? I am close too. Thanks:xyxthumbs:
 
Yes.
Frequent waxing with a non cleaning wax does help preserve the clear.
I had a car that was also banished from the garage in favor of my new car.
At the time it got parked outside it was fifteen years old and the finish looked like new.
But after being out in the SoCal sun for three years the area that wasn't getting waxed regularly (the roof) was starting to show clear failure. But the easy to reach area (the hood) still looked like new.
The wax I was using is a hard carnuba called Harly Wax. It used to be carried at Fedco, a now defunct chain of local stores. It was a pure wax product with no cleaner abrasives in it at all.
I would wash and re-wax the paint every two weeks.
The unwaxed roof now has lost almost the entire coating of clear and should be repainted.
 
oldmodman said:
...the wax I was using is a hard carnuba called Harly Wax. It used to be carried at Fedco, a now defunct chain of local stores. It was a pure wax product with no cleaner abrasives in it at all...
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Fedco...talk about going back into some history. That is a company that had completely left my memory bank-till now.

Bill
 
Water restriction workaround.
For very dirty car use 2BM, (two bucket method) grit guards in both and wash-mitts. One bucket with a dilution of Meguiar's D114 Express Rinseless Wash the other with cold water to rinse the mitt before putting it in the D114 bucket.
Meguiars Rinse Free Express Wash, rinseless car wash, no rinse

For not so dirty, fill a spray bottle the Dilution of Megs D114 (from bucket above) and keep for future use. Use the spray bottle of solution one panel at a time and wipe with microfiber.

For wax, or LSP you're choice, but if you don't like waxing or doing regular maintenance, you may want to invest in a CQ, Opticoat or Pinnacle Diamond Coatings. The ceramic coatings can last "up to" two years if properly maintained and boosted every 6 months. Each product has pre-steps which will require an application of a pre-step product. Read the directions.
 
FUNX650 said:
I can pretty much assure you that:
Never applying any type of an LSP upon the Clear Coat
is not going to help in prolonging its expected life-cycle.


Bob
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Jaretr1 said:
While I did have to read this 4 times, once I understood it, I definitely agree!
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Same here, Jaret. Once the double negative is removed, you have........... Applying an LSP to clear coat is going to help prolong its life cycle.
 
WaxMaster1 said:
Same here, Jaret.
Once the double negative is removed, you have...........

Applying an LSP to clear coat
is going to help prolong its life cycle.
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Sorry; but No:
That is not what I said; or not even
how it's was meant to be interpreted.

You've got it bassackwards. :)



Bob
 
FUNX650 said:
Sorry; but No:
That is not what I said; or not even
how it's was meant to be interpreted.

You've got it bassackwards. :)



Bob
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Sorry, but the rules of the english language say otherwise. Nor did you even try to clarify if, in fact, I did get it ass backwards. Because I also believe bassackwards means ass backwards..........correct me if I'm wrong again.
 
FUNX650 said:
Sorry; but No:
That is not what I said; or not even
how it's was meant to be interpreted.

You've got it bassackwards. :)



Bob
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:iagree:

You better read post #9 again...and again until you understand it if that's what you think Bob said because you're not even close.



FUNX650 said:
I can pretty much assure you that:

Never applying any type of an LSP upon the Clear Coat

is not going to help in prolonging its expected life-cycle.





Bob
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