How to Safely Wax Your Car

Wax may make your car's paint shine, but there's a side benefit to all of the work -- protection. A well cared for finish will repel chemicals, dirt, debris, rocks, wind and the beating heat of the sun. All of those things can make your expensive paint job look like a stick of chalk over time.

Before you dive in with your high-powered electric buffer, let me give you some tips to be sure you don't do damage to your paint while you're trying to help it out.