Detailing you car
02-05-2010, 08:28 AM
#2
2nd Gear Member
Join Date: Nov 2009
Location: NJ
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Start the 8 million page thread of what products are better and why...
Personally I use Mothers and Meguiars stuff as far as products go.
Claybar is an awesome thing to have, especially to get anything out of the clear coat.
Make sure of have lots of clean microfiber towels.
Lexol for cleaning/conditioning leather.
I hate anything Armor-All, in my opinion worst products for car care.
Personally I use Mothers and Meguiars stuff as far as products go.
Claybar is an awesome thing to have, especially to get anything out of the clear coat.
Make sure of have lots of clean microfiber towels.
Lexol for cleaning/conditioning leather.
I hate anything Armor-All, in my opinion worst products for car care.
02-05-2010, 09:41 AM
#3
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Join Date: Mar 2007
Location: Portland, OR
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02-05-2010, 10:43 AM
#5
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Join Date: Jan 2007
Location: Southeast Virginia
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Yep, same here....I use Meguiars and Mother's products and have been very Satisfied for over 25 years.
Here's their website;
http://www.meguiars.com/
You can find these prodructs at any Wal-Mart or Automotive stores.
Here's their website;
http://www.meguiars.com/
You can find these prodructs at any Wal-Mart or Automotive stores.
02-05-2010, 10:52 AM
#6
2nd Gear Member
Join Date: Aug 2009
Location: Louisiana
Posts: 375
Interior I use turtle wax leather cleaner and conditioner. Cleans dash and seats and doesnt leave a nasty greasy residue like armorall. On my tint and all interior plastics I use Plexus.
Outside I wash with a car wash soap and dry. I havent had to clay yet. I am getting ready to buy good wax, either wet obsession or pinnacle. I am going to use a paint sealer and then wax. I hope this gives me the results I am looking for.
Outside I wash with a car wash soap and dry. I havent had to clay yet. I am getting ready to buy good wax, either wet obsession or pinnacle. I am going to use a paint sealer and then wax. I hope this gives me the results I am looking for.
02-05-2010, 11:41 AM
#8
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Join Date: Mar 2007
Location: Portland, OR
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I heard pinnacle is awesome stuff, but its pretty spendy isnt it?
02-05-2010, 01:17 PM
#10
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I used it years ago and it can be used as step 1 of their 3-step. It is similar to the Mothers Pre-Wax Cleaner which is what I have used for years when I do a 3-step. I follow it with Mothers Sealer & Glaze and the Mothers Pure Carnauba Wax paste.
The cleaner will help remove mild oxidation and clean the surface. It's a different type of cleaning than clay, but you should still clay first to remove any stuck-on contaminants.
If your paint is a bit neglected, the cleaner will help spruce it up whether you use the next 2 steps in the system, or if you simply use a cleaner wax combo afterwards.
The 3-step systems are great for darker colored cars, or cars with visible spiderwebbing. They're easy to do by hand, but a bit of a project, so do part of the car at a time if you can't do it all at once.
The cleaner will help remove mild oxidation and clean the surface. It's a different type of cleaning than clay, but you should still clay first to remove any stuck-on contaminants.
If your paint is a bit neglected, the cleaner will help spruce it up whether you use the next 2 steps in the system, or if you simply use a cleaner wax combo afterwards.
The 3-step systems are great for darker colored cars, or cars with visible spiderwebbing. They're easy to do by hand, but a bit of a project, so do part of the car at a time if you can't do it all at once.