Yes, you should wax the entire string as well as your cables. I don't have a schedule to give you but you can look at the strings and if they look dry, wax them....Here's the kicker, I don't believe you can over wax them, so better to wax them and not need it than not wax it and need it!!!!I probably wax mine every2-3 weeksor so depending on how often and much I am shooting