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Originally Posted by jt20
take a look at JMK 's posts on the subject.
he was a paint maker for a very long time and was involved with numerous long-term field tests involving waxes and their effects on paint.
He said paint lasted longer without wax on it.
in general, the reason we paint metals is to protect them... do we need to protect the protector as well?
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If you want your car looking like a $100 240D that has been sitting for 10 years under an oak tree.. sure!
But I like my paint and clearcoat to be buttery smooth with as little imperfections and swirls as possible. Which is why I take care of my paint and clearcoat. I don't have to clay, polish, seal, wax, or even wash my cabriolet.. but I like having water bead right off leaving no water spots or acid rain etching my clear coat and making me have to polish the car more than it needs.
But hey that's just me. Don't let the members over at autiopia.org know this secret. It'd surely save hundreds if not thousands of dollars and put a lot of hard working individuals and companies out of business. As well as save me 8 hours of my time every 6 months.