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"How We Wax Our Cars"

This is the easy bit! What, you say? Isn't waxing correctly a mysterious and difficult procedure?

NO.

Believe it or not, cleansing is the hard bit. If you put in the hard work cleansing and preparing a smooth surface for the wax. It should be an enjoyable walk in the park.

Ensure that your car has been thoroughly washed and cleansed with Bowden's Own Auto Body Gel and Auto Body Cleanser respectively. No matter how good we make the wax, if it is not applied to a correctly treated surface, it will neither look very sharp, nor bind to the surface correctly to offer adequate protection.

Ensure the cars surface is out of direct sunlight and cool to touch.

Shake Well!

We aren't saying that for practice, shake the arse off it!!

Apply a 50-cent size amount of Auto Body Perfection to a micro-fibre applicator pad.

Work on one small area of the car at a time, using a back and forth motion, imagine the manner in which the paint was applied and mimic this, but with shorter, overlapping strokes. Or think of how air travels over the surface of your vehicle, both will achieve the same result. Try and spread the wax as far as possible

The less you use, the better the results and your dollar stretches much further.

Remember this simple rule; Less is Best!!

Remove the Auto Body Perfection before it dries with a clean microfibre, or a well washed 100% cotton terry towel cloth.

TIP; to ensure that the entire car is worked upon, do only one square metre, or no more than one panel at a time.

Inspect the car to ensure all residue is buffed away.

TIP Give the wax at least 12 hours to cure on the car, before it gets water on it again. We sit our cars out in the sun, for an hour in winter, 15 minutes in summer then let them sit overnight.

For on-going shine and protection repeat the waxing process every 2-4 months. Or once it has stopped 'beading' water (Could be up to 8-12 months!).

For the record, you don't have to cleanse every time. I do the bonnet and any other area that gets it a bit tougher, than the rest of the car. But that is all a matter of personal preference; "Just how good can I make it look?", and circumstance;  "How was I to know about the plauge of locusts?".

Happy Motoring, the Bowden's Own team.