gr8corvette

I have not waxed my Corvettes in a long time because I had a great company that did it for me at a cheap price. I guess no one else thought it was a cheap price because they went out of business!
The reason I paid someone else to wax the car was because I have a bad back and all that leaning and stretching just aggravates it. Well, my back was already hurting, so I thought pain is pain, I might as well wax the '61 Corvette myself. What a mistake!!! Not only is my back worse, but now I have a bad wax job!
I couldn't remember what wax to use, so I got Carnuba wax. I guess you are supposed to put it on very thin because when I was buffing it off there was dust everywhere! Worse than that, every stress crack in the fiberglass and every small pit in the paint is a nice bright wax-white against the Honudas Maroon car! I couldn't get the wax out of those crevises because my back was hurting more. I now have a speckled Corvette. There aren't many speckles, but you guys know how it is; you know your car and you know every imperfection is!
To make my back worse, I decided that since it is in the lower 90s in Florida now, it would get hot soon; so I decided to take the hard top off for the summer. Since I have a wench (the mechanical kind), it came off pretty easy. However, I put it on the stand upside down. When I realized that, I tried to pick it up without the wench. Just made my back worse.
So, I will spend the night with a heating pad on my back and try to find another good wax service for my other Corvettes.

Frankie the Fink

Sorry to hear that Allen. My new lift has saved my back already on several 'undercar' adventures. But the recent leaning over those wide fenders on the '63 doing carb work has torn my back up some so I'm "chilling out" the next couple of days.

You may have been better off just going over your car with some of that quickee wax such as Lucas Speed Wax or the Turtle Wax equivalent (my favorite).

SDVette

Sorry to hear about your back - hope it feels better soon.

When waxing, humidity is your enemy.
When waxing in humid conditions, you need to apply a VERY thin layer of wax, and make sure it is totally dry before removing it (which can take hours in humid conditions).

Not a sales pitch, but I also switched from wax to Zaino several years ago. It's called a "polish", but it's non-abrasive, and it's not wax-based (it's a polymer of some kind). The melting point of carnuba wax is easily exceeded on a hot summer day. The Zaino also seems to require a lot less elbow grease to apply and remove.

JMG2

+1 for zanio. It doesn't cake in cracks, and works great. I use it on my '14 jeep srt, '00 'vette, '67 vette, and '67 buick.

Wayne1964

Zano workes great. 2 ounces gave me 3 coats of wax. I added the hardner so it would dry faster. Secreat apply very little at a time.
Works on the chrome as well . I use the detailer after with a cloth from Zano.

Wayne1964

Here are some of the Zano products.