Finally, car wash season is here—at least for some of us. Time to break out your extensive kit, complete with the microfibers, that trusty bucket, and a fresh bottle of your favorite wax. Well, maybe ...

Any professional detailer will tell you that it’s not enough to just wash your car with soap and call it a day. Your car’s paint deals with a lot of wear and tear, whether it be damage from UV rays, ...

Chances are you've got one of two paint jobs: the one that's about as dull as a worn-down No. 2 pencil with enough swirl marks and scuffs to make a sheet of sandpaper look smooth, or the brand-new ...

YONKERS, NY — Meguiar’s NXT Generation Tech Wax 2.0, $18, and NU Finish NFP-80, $8, A CR Best Buy, topped Consumer Reports’ latest tests of 19 car waxes, for liquid and paste, respectively. CR’s tests ...

Washing your car yourself is a basic task, but as with many things, there are some details and tricks that are worth knowing. You can get the job done with most cars in ten simple steps. That includes ...

If your eyes glaze over when scanning the car wax section, you're not alone. Alongside the tins of carnauba wax -- once the definitive choice of polish -- is a crowd of bottles, sprays and creams.

CARS.COM — I likely fall into the same camp as most motorists regarding car paint: I don’t really think about it most of the time. When it gets too dirty, I wash it; sometimes I wax it. However, after ...

If you’re a regular at the car wash, you know that the squeaky-clean, shiny post-wash look never lasts as long as you hope it would. While washing your car never hurts, the real way to have a ...