Originally Posted by jmk

The longer you wait to wax, the better. I do not wax my everyday runners. We always noticed that waxed test panels weathered quicker in Florida than their unwaxed counterparts. I'll wax my Benz because it looks nicer afterwards, but I do not run it every day or in the winter.

Wax will get you some abrasion protection, but little else. One thing I learned about durability after 20 years making paint: beading off of a car hood or wood looks nice, but that effect gains you no durability. Products that promote water beading really have no benefit. It was amazing the tests they could run to imply improvement, but when you stuck them out for real world testing . . . .