Few question before I begin
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Few question before I begin
Hey guys,
Looking for some feed back on detailing steps. I'm getting my malbec black 2011 vert cleaned up. Iv had her about 4 months and so far only washed and waxed her. Meg's Ultimate wash and wax followed with ultimate liquid wax.
Now a local studio is going to us her in a fashion photo shoot. So I want to step the detail and shine up a little. So here are my questions.
Should I go with a pure car wash or is it Kay to stick with the ult wash and wax? I have armor all concentrate too, or could pick up something if it would be better.
Next I'm going to clay bar. Getting Meg's smooth surface clay kit.
After I clay I was thinking I would add a coat of cleaner wax. Do I have the right idea here? A little polish and chemical cleaning. I have and old can of turtle wax cleaner wax but I'm not to sure about it. Again thinking I'll go with Meg's for cleaner wax.
Top it all off with 2 coats of Megs ULW.
This will all be done by hand, no DA or buffer. Do I need to add anything/step or change products? If I change they need to be things I can buy local today.
Thanks,
JbabsG37
Looking for some feed back on detailing steps. I'm getting my malbec black 2011 vert cleaned up. Iv had her about 4 months and so far only washed and waxed her. Meg's Ultimate wash and wax followed with ultimate liquid wax.
Now a local studio is going to us her in a fashion photo shoot. So I want to step the detail and shine up a little. So here are my questions.
Should I go with a pure car wash or is it Kay to stick with the ult wash and wax? I have armor all concentrate too, or could pick up something if it would be better.
Next I'm going to clay bar. Getting Meg's smooth surface clay kit.
After I clay I was thinking I would add a coat of cleaner wax. Do I have the right idea here? A little polish and chemical cleaning. I have and old can of turtle wax cleaner wax but I'm not to sure about it. Again thinking I'll go with Meg's for cleaner wax.
Top it all off with 2 coats of Megs ULW.
This will all be done by hand, no DA or buffer. Do I need to add anything/step or change products? If I change they need to be things I can buy local today.
Thanks,
JbabsG37
Last edited by JbabsG37; Apr 29, 2012 at 12:57 PM.
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You have a decent plan. However, with those lights any imperfection will scream.
Doesn't matter what you wash with if you plan to wax afterward. In fact I'd probably clean with Dawn if you plan to wax afterward in order to help strip any protection on the car.
Follow that up with clay bar. Remember, if you drop it, throw it away. And use LOTS of spray.
Now the paint is "clean." I wouldn't recommend cleaner wax at this point. Why? Because you already removed the dirt with a physical cleaning. Now is time to either cut then polish or if the paint isn't bad, just polish. Doing this by hand sucks. You want a machine, preferably something easy like a porter cable or flex.
After its all polished up you'll want to protect the time you just spent. I recommend a sealant. This will help fill in any areas you missed as well as locking in what you did. Follow that up with a coat of wax if you are looking for "depth" in your paint.
Finally, don't let anyone near what you've done till you've shot pics...even a simple wash could screw up what you've done.
Doesn't matter what you wash with if you plan to wax afterward. In fact I'd probably clean with Dawn if you plan to wax afterward in order to help strip any protection on the car.
Follow that up with clay bar. Remember, if you drop it, throw it away. And use LOTS of spray.
Now the paint is "clean." I wouldn't recommend cleaner wax at this point. Why? Because you already removed the dirt with a physical cleaning. Now is time to either cut then polish or if the paint isn't bad, just polish. Doing this by hand sucks. You want a machine, preferably something easy like a porter cable or flex.
After its all polished up you'll want to protect the time you just spent. I recommend a sealant. This will help fill in any areas you missed as well as locking in what you did. Follow that up with a coat of wax if you are looking for "depth" in your paint.
Finally, don't let anyone near what you've done till you've shot pics...even a simple wash could screw up what you've done.
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