How to correctly detail your auto

[Tundrav8yamaha]

Originally Posted by ngleo

Do you polish your windows and windshield?

yea I do that but make sure you don't get that on the black trim..

Erik

[Tundrav8yamaha]

Originally Posted by Brandon1

Ehh, I would generally use the PC on windows, has extra cutting power when you need to remove spots!

does anybody have any suggestion on cleaning the navi screen that doesn't have any Alcohol based stuff on it I haven't cleaned my screen since I got it fearing i might stratch it.

ERik

[Brandon1]

Meguiars Quick Interior Detailer was made for stuff like Navi Screens. It is what I use on 95% of my customers cars for vinyl and leather dressing. Cleans while protecting with a non-glossy non-streaking formula.

[ny_transplant]

Just getting invloved in detailing for the first time.

I have a 2005 Toyota Sequoia in Phantom Gray that has a pretty good paint surface. I have Menzerna Final Polish II and a CCS white pad. I am going to use the spray lube for clay to wet the pad, place a dime sized amount of MFP on it and buff until the polish breaks down.

How much lube should i put on the pad? If i break the hood into four sections, should i lube the pad before each one? Or just once for the entire use of that pad.

Also, what do i look for to detemine that the polish has broken down? i am not clear on this. after awhile do i wipe it and look for how clear the reflection is?

When i am done, do i put the pad into a bucket of water with snappy or something similar and leave it in for a period of time or do i massage the polish residue out and then put it up somehwere to dry until the next use?

[Brandon1]

Just lube the pad once, then the polish lubes the pad from then on. Or you can just spray when you think it needs it.

Polish is worked in when it turns transparent. On a 2X2' area, on speed 5 on the PC, the polish should take 3-4 min to break down.

To clean pads, just put some snappy in a bucket, fill with water, soak pads for 30min, then rinse.

[ny_transplant]

Thanks Brandon.

This will be an adventure.....

[One Seventeen]

I just finished doing mine, and my friends. We couldnt find the same products that you used, but we found ones that worked really well for us. We finished at almost 4am and we started at 8pm, if that says something. I'll post another picture later on when the sun comes up so you can see the full effect. Amazing guide to detailing, with the most amazing results i've ever seen. My friends corvette has never looked so good. Way to make an '88 look like an '07.

[Brandon1]

Nice job, what products did yall use?

[One Seventeen]

Meguires Tech Wax, Liquid Glass, and Meguires Clay bar. The only place to really buy car cleaning products around here is Discount Auto, so theres really few choices. I think the main thing that made them look good was actually spending 4 hours on each vehicle with two people that really care about the look of it. The products help a lot, but I think trying to make it perfect made the most difference. My camera sucks (camera phone) so this is the best i could do this morning:








I'll try to invite someone with a camera that has more than 1.3 megapixels over. I think I know someone with like a 5 megapixel camera that could take a picture or two.

[Brandon1]

Hey they look great man!

FWIW, Duragloss has $5 shipping on everything if you order online. You could order most of the stuff in my writeup from them.

[One Seventeen]

how often do you reccomend doing this to a vehicle?

[Brandon1]

Umm, if you clay then NXT, probably need to add a coat of NXT every other month. NXT does not last very long IMHO and should be looked after. You could get something like Duragloss Aquawax that you spray on (bout 2min to do whole truck) that increases longevity of NXT 10fold.

I recomend just getting some Duragloss precleaner and #105 and you would not have to worry about re-applying it but about 3 times a year.

[One Seventeen]

wow man. you really know your stuff, haha. what products do you reccommend for the interior? I used to drive a jeep wrangler so keeping the interior clean is gonna be a really new thing for me

[Brandon1]

That would be in my "interior" detail writeup in the "sticky" section.

[One Seventeen]

Also, this is the 'vette I did the other night. This one turned out a lot better than my truck.