Should I wax a brand new Honda Accord?

**WillMax95** · 12-31-2005, 08:35 AM

My sister is getting a brand new black Honda Accord EX and seeing as I am the detailing person in the house, she wants me to clean it up. I read the stuff about "should you really wax a new car" and it didn`t give me any straight forward answes. Should I wax this car when she brings it home today?

**stilez** · 12-31-2005, 09:02 AM

Yes you should.

**06E90** · 12-31-2005, 09:06 AM

There is no reason not to. I washed, clayed then waxed/sealed my new car the next day after I got it home. The paint did look better and was smoother. Sometimes dealer prep can do more harm than good. I was lucky and my dealer did a very good job. By the way, new-car factory paint is fully cured.

**C. Charles Hahn** · 12-31-2005, 09:22 AM

YES.

Let`s look at what wax does: Wax protects the vehicle`s finish from environmental abuse and contaminants that can cause surface defects and visible flaws. It also ensures that the vehicle will remain looking as-new longer than it would if it were left unprotected. So, if you purchase a brand new car (which in theory should be flawless as it came from the factory) that would be the ideal time to start waxing it. If you protect it now and treat it right, you won`t have to do much defect correction and removal later.

To those folks in the older crowd who remember the days before clearcoat paints, I welcome you to 2005 (well, 2006 basically). In this day and age, factory paints are fully cured the minute they leave the paint shop in the factory, because they are baked on in such a way that the necessary amount of solvents leech out during the process.

**White95Max** · 12-31-2005, 09:42 AM

Yes.......

**atticdog** · 12-31-2005, 10:39 AM

the sooner the better

**a.k.a. Patrick** · 12-31-2005, 11:13 AM

Especially Hondas, there notorius for clear coat failure if left uncared for...........

**Lowejackson** · 12-31-2005, 12:03 PM

Another vote for yes :xyxthumbs

**Ed Fisher** · 12-31-2005, 12:04 PM

Go right ahead !!

**WSUcommuter** · 12-31-2005, 01:29 PM

Tell your sister to tell the stealership to NOT PREP THE CAR. Repeat, DO NOT LET THEM "WASH and DETAIL" her new car because they will do more harm than good. Once she brings it home, go for it as others have mentioned.

**Tasty** · 12-31-2005, 04:39 PM

Originally Posted by a.k.a. Patrick

Especially Hondas, there notorius for clear coat failure if left uncared for...........

So true. I just finished an Accord that probably had never been waxed, and the paint was absolute crap. Clearcoat in ruins.

**imported_Neothin** · 12-31-2005, 10:45 PM

factory paint is baked on at the factory and is therefore cured and outgassed before it even leaves the factory. It is perfectly safe to wax brand new factory paint. Make that baby shine!

**ntoddalbert** · 01-01-2006, 06:03 PM

Your asking a group of people who waxed today the same car they waxed last week.

Of course wax it, after you clay and polish it. Don`t forget your wheel wells!

Move over this is a short bus were ridin on

**Mad iX** · 01-01-2006, 07:00 PM

Originally Posted by WSUcommuter

Tell your sister to tell the stealership to NOT PREP THE CAR. Repeat, DO NOT LET THEM "WASH and DETAIL" her new car because they will do more harm than good. Once she brings it home, go for it as others have mentioned.

:werd:

You should wax the car, but don`t let the dealer`s detailers do it for you.

**aaron33** · 01-02-2006, 12:55 AM

Check first if you really need to clay. Usually a new car has very little contaminants on the surface. After claying, you should use a very mild finishing polish as clay will mar the paint. The best situation is that the paint is reasonably flawless now and all you need is to apply wax on to it.