when to wax again

[anson]

Hi  4 weeks ago I  clayed the car, polish and wax. How often would you think it would be before polish and wax again, as I have cleaned it about 3 times since and when drying there seems to be a film of wax on. Would I have to remove wax before polishing again.   
thanks for any reply

[stealthwolf]

If you want to, you can simply top up the wax after washing and drying the car as per usual. Don't clay or polish unless you want to get back to a clean base from which to start over.

It's generally taken that you shouldn't carry out correctional polishing more than 2-3x per year as each time you do this, you take a little clearcoat off. Polish too often too aggressively and you'll have clearcoat failure resulting in the need for a complete respray.

There's nothing stopping you from wash + dry + wax or wash + dry + clay + wax, bearing in mind the clay will remove all previous products used.

[anson]

Okay thanks for that good advice was a bit confused before on polishing, but thanks for clearing it up.

[Conker]

How often would you think it would be before polish and wax again...

Entirely depends on the wax used. For example...

Collinite  -  Months and months
Megs Spray Tech Wax  -  A week. Maybe. Just.

[dubber36]

I clay, polish and wax my cars twice a yearish.

I always wash the with a mit and two buckets, and top up the wax with something like AG Aqua Wax every 2-3 weeks. You can use it as a drying aid, and it helps to maintain the shine and beading for a lot longer.