Waxing a car and rust - dumb question!

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So I'm in the process of considering getting the small patch of paint bubbling fixed up on my car. It hasn't got worse in the year or so I have owned the car and it does still seem very solid.

I'm currently looking into the po15 starter kit and feel semi-confident on doing a patch repair on the affected area and then applying por 15 in the inner arches to make sure for the moment no further rust forms. I'm not in a position to get clean new arches welded in at this time and personally until any other rust forms I'm not going to consider it for now.

My question is, I clean my car once every fortnight and I do so myself as I like to give the inside of each arch a good clean to stop the usual build up of dirt and grime . Once every month or two I intend to give the car a full wax which I apply by hand. Will I be speeding up the process of the rust bubbling by applying wax to this area or am I better to avoid it at all costs?

Realistically it will be another month before I have the funds to buy all the equipment I need to prep, treat and paint the effected area. So any help and tips would be greatly appreciated

Picture below for reference (Excuse the unclean car!):

[Craig_85]

Without seeing pictures I would expect your rust is bubbling up from the inside, not from the outside, wax shouldn't affect it. What might help, a tiny bit, is to remove the rear seats, rear interior trim and look down into the arch, possibly soaking the whole inside of the inner and outer arch with a waxoyl type product.

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Without seeing pictures I would expect your rust is bubbling up from the inside, not from the outside, wax shouldn't affect it. What might help, a tiny bit, is to remove the rear seats, rear interior trim and look down into the arch, possibly soaking the whole inside of the inner and outer arch with a waxoyl type product.

thanks for the reply I have updated the thread with a picture above. Its inevitably been caused by the inside of the arches not being cleaned properly by previous owners. Should just be a case of taking off the paint and sanding it down, prepping and using por 15 on the inside and on the outside of the area affected.