Originally Posted by civicburner

I good wax like Mothers would help protect the paint, I think. Just to tell you a story, I used rubbing compound on my girlfriend's hood to take off some dried up bird shit about a year ago. Well,I got the bird shit off but I also took off the clear coat. I bought some mother's wax and polish and the hood was shiny like nothing happened. It's still shines to this day.