Just brought home a new 2007 GT vert in redfire. Will be a "fun" car and my intention is that it will rarely see rain or snow. It will be (Dustop) covered in my garage. I cleanmy cars prettyregularly with just basic auto products, car wash soap, mitt, dry with microfiber towels,wax every 4 months or so - they're kept nice but I'm not a "detailer". My water is hard and I don't have any cover to wash under so while I try my best to avoid it, I'm often in the sun. I really have a problem with spotting on my maroon 2005 Maxima but it seems better on my dark gray 2007 Mazda3.

Anyway, since the Mustang is new and will be used differently I'd like to start out right. Any recommendations? Which products? Any sites (product or otherwise) where there's good info?

The hard water is a big issue. Other thancompletehome water treatment is there anything that can be done to help?

Thanks all!

 

juztang will get you everything you need. wether you are looking for basic wash soap, towels, and wax. or if you are looking to go all out with clay bar, polish, glaze, wax, sealants, and a porter cable. i have ordered quite a bit from him and i dont have a complaint yet.

 

+1 to juz. Obssesivedetail.com is his site.

Check out the no rinse, or waterless wash.

 

+2 for Obsessive Detail. Justin really knows his stuff and is a great resource.

 

Optimum No Rinse for car washes, you can do it in your garage and dry it right after washing a panel.

 

Sounds like this stuff will work for me with the way I will be using the car but it's hard to believe you can wash a car (safely) without water?!?!

Any more anyone can tell me about it and how it's used?


Thanks all - I'm looking at excessivedetail.com now...

 

I keep my car garaged and try to only drive it on dry roads. I rarely wash it. Get some good microfiber towels and detail spray and do touchups. California duster is a must also. When I do wash it, I like to take it to the local touchless high pressure carwash (The Typhoon) that also does a nice undercarriage job.

And don't worry, Justin from Obsessive will be chiming in shortly.

 

The No Rinse that others have mentioned is a great product. I've actually had a lot of customers that have used it that have had hard water and it still worked really well. The good thing about No Rinse is that you only do one panel at a time and then dry right away, so you won't get any waterspots. There is a No Rinse demo video at the top of this detailing section. That should help you out a lot.

After the wash I would claybar the whole vehicle, I know the vehicle is new but I claybar new vehicles all of the time and almost always they need it.

Next I would use a polish to clean the paint, bring out more shine and reflection, and to prep the paint for the next steps. For this, I highly recommend my Light Polish or Poorboys SSR1.

Now to add a lot of depth and wetness to your red I would go with my Wet Glaze.

Lastly you can top with either Poorboy's Natty's blue or my Wet Wax for that carnuaba look. If you want to add even more gloss and excellent durability you can top that with Optimum Opti Seal, to add both is just personal preference.

If you are looking for some good quality microfibers I carry a few different styles. My Plush towels are a good all purpose towel. The Super and Ultra Premiums are my high end towels, they are very plush and thick, they are great for drying or taking off products. Then I have my Amazing Dryer that is a great drying towel. All of my towels are a 70/30 grade which is a lot better than what you can get over the counter.

Let me know if you have anymore questions, I will be glad to help out.

Justin

 

Great info -videostoo!

Frankly I've never polished a vehicle in my life and if I do it would be by hand for sure. Also, all this "claying" stuff scares the HE-- out of me. Any videos on those subjects or any advice?

 

All I have to say is you won't be disappointed there has never been a vendor where I have carried their whole line of products and with Justin I can say I do! I am very pleased with everything he carries. About the claybar on a brand new car I have to agree as well. I just did a full detail on a 2008 mazda 3 hatch. I was shocked how much contaminents came off. Good Luck to you.