Cheapo noob needs some help with exterior detail
#1
Cheapo noob needs some help with exterior detail
Alright, I'm cheap (so think cheap), and I'm trying to do a half-decent job with detailing the exterior of a car.
From what I understand, here are the steps:
Wash
Clay
Chemically Clean (Polish?)
Protect/Wax
Wax Again?
I'm too cheap to use clay, but here's what I plan to do:
Wash- Dawn/Simple Green
Polish- Turtle Wax Scratch and Swirl Remover, paste, 10.5oz, $3.29
Wax- Turtle Wax Super Hard Shell, 14oz, paste, $4.29
Pads- Meguiar's High-Tech Applicator Pads, $1.99
Rags- 10-pk (?) of Microfiber Cloths from Sam's Club for < $10.
If I waxed every two months, and use the polish as well a few times a year, should I be good to go?
This is when I get the new car (Civic or tC), with either white or silver paint.
TIA.
From what I understand, here are the steps:
Wash
Clay
Chemically Clean (Polish?)
Protect/Wax
Wax Again?
I'm too cheap to use clay, but here's what I plan to do:
Wash- Dawn/Simple Green
Polish- Turtle Wax Scratch and Swirl Remover, paste, 10.5oz, $3.29
Wax- Turtle Wax Super Hard Shell, 14oz, paste, $4.29
Pads- Meguiar's High-Tech Applicator Pads, $1.99
Rags- 10-pk (?) of Microfiber Cloths from Sam's Club for < $10.
If I waxed every two months, and use the polish as well a few times a year, should I be good to go?
This is when I get the new car (Civic or tC), with either white or silver paint.
TIA.
#2
Originally Posted by SodaLuvr
Alright, I'm cheap (so think cheap), and I'm trying to do a half-decent job with detailing the exterior of a car.
From what I understand, here are the steps:
Wash
Clay
Chemically Clean (Polish?)
Protect/Wax
Wax Again?
From what I understand, here are the steps:
Wash
Clay
Chemically Clean (Polish?)
Protect/Wax
Wax Again?
2. Clay
3. Polish
4. Seal
Originally Posted by SodaLuvr
I'm too cheap to use clay, but here's what I plan to do:
Wash- Dawn/Simple Green
Polish- Turtle Wax Scratch and Swirl Remover, paste, 10.5oz, $3.29
Wax- Turtle Wax Super Hard Shell, 14oz, paste, $4.29
Pads- Meguiar's High-Tech Applicator Pads, $1.99
Rags- 10-pk (?) of Microfiber Cloths from Sam's Club for < $10.
If I waxed every two months, and use the polish as well a few times a year, should I be good to go?
This is when I get the new car (Civic or tC), with either white or silver paint.
TIA.
Wash- Dawn/Simple Green
Polish- Turtle Wax Scratch and Swirl Remover, paste, 10.5oz, $3.29
Wax- Turtle Wax Super Hard Shell, 14oz, paste, $4.29
Pads- Meguiar's High-Tech Applicator Pads, $1.99
Rags- 10-pk (?) of Microfiber Cloths from Sam's Club for < $10.
If I waxed every two months, and use the polish as well a few times a year, should I be good to go?
This is when I get the new car (Civic or tC), with either white or silver paint.
TIA.
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