six months If your vehicle is kept garaged, then wax can last as long as six months.

Q. Is car wax the same as car polish? No, car wax and car polish are not the same. Car wax provides a protective layer on the surface of the car, while car polish is used to remove minor scratches, swirls and other imperfections, and enhance the shine.

Mothers waxes and washes are manufactured under contract by a firm in Florida but are formulated and marketed at corporate headquarters in Huntington Beach. The company is owned by Barbara Holloway, whose late husband founded it with a partner in 1973.

Mothers® Polish is a Californian product created over 40 years ago and owned by the same family not unlike our own. Mothers® Polish was started by Jim and Dennis Holloway's parents, and their “Mother” still comes in every day!

In some cases, twice a year is enough. For others, waxing is necessary every three to four months or with the change of seasons. And some people will wax their vehicle as often as every eight weeks. The time interval has a lot to do with the harshness of the environment in which the car lives.

Mother`s products are great for what they are. They are easy to use, and get great results. However, the limitation is the wax`s durability. Klasse, for instance, will last up to 10 times longer than a carnauba wax, so for me, that was what caused me to switch.

Wax is best used after cleaning and polishing to make your car's paintwork shine. It does this by smoothing out the painted surface by filling swirls and scratches with a protective coating. So instead of removing a fine layer of paint like polish does, car wax puts a smooths coating on top of the paint.

We've picked five that are among the top according to buyers just like you.

• Turtle Wax Hybrid Solutions Ceramic Acrylic Black Wax.
• Meguiar's M7 Mirror Glaze Show Car Glaze.
• Griot's Garage Ceramic All-In-One Wax.
• Chemical Guys Lucent Spray Shine Synthetic Spray Wax.
• Adam's Polishes Graphene Liquid Wax.

Use Mothers aluminum polish for headlights, wheels, engine blocks, exhausts, brass hardware and other metal parts to restore their luster. Their vast selection also includes pure carnauba wax, glass cleaners, tire shine and odor eliminator.

Mothers® Polish is a Californian product created over 40 years ago and owned by the same family not unlike our own. Mothers® Polish was started by Jim and Dennis Holloway's parents, and their “Mother” still comes in every day!

If you're getting that then you should continue that's a good thing. So rub till you feel you've done a good job. And remembered remove well with little elbow grease a good polish you have a shiny.

Mothers Mag and Aluminum Polish is a legendary metal polish. Mothers secret formula balances a brilliant shine with ease-of-use for aluminum wheels and parts, brass, alloys and accessories. The application is just a matter of a clean cloth and a little elbow grease.