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Old Feb 15, 2006 | 01:43 AM
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Whats up guys never been in this part of the forum but i need some advice. Earlier this evening i was on the phone with my Aunt who recently bought a crystler 300. She is going to the beach with her friends and asked me to detail her car for her, she said she was going to take it to White Glove ( car wash near by) but that they would have the car for too long. She said they wanted $125 for it and would give me that to do it. So im going to clean it up on fri and i need some advice on how to make the 300 look real good.
I figure i will
-wash it
- clean interior while car is drying (windex)
-clean inside windows
-armoral dash, ect.
- clean outside window (windex)
-wax the car and wheels when dry
- spray the tires

does this sound good? thanks guyssss
Old Feb 15, 2006 | 02:59 AM
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Dont use armorall, it smells bad and itll just attract more dust, use another type of interior cleaner, or just wipe the dash down with a wet cloth....
Old Feb 15, 2006 | 05:23 PM
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really iv never used anything that shines like armoral, never heard anything bad about it before
Old Feb 15, 2006 | 06:34 PM
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I use Meguiars stuff on my car, from the soap to the wax and everything in between. I've never had any problems with any of their products.
Old Feb 16, 2006 | 05:24 PM
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Washing the outside is the last step. First u wanna spray the engine with degreaser and then power wash it. Dont spray any fuse boxes or the alternator. When thats done, blow everything out with air completely. Then spray a mist of armorall or something similar on all the hoses and darker plastic parts. Wipe the parts u sprayed completely. Then vacuum everything u can on the inside. If the plastic or even the seats or carpet are dirty then you will have to scrub them with a brush using a mild degreaser. Last you wanna wash the car and towel dry it. Then finish up by putting armorall on the rims and doin the windows.

This might seem like a lot of stuff to do, and I can tell you have never fully detailed a car before. There is actually alot more to this whole process, I just figured u dont have all the tools and experience to do it. Hope this helps tho.
Old Feb 16, 2006 | 06:40 PM
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Haha, well, thats good advice

But I doubt his aunt will be popping the hood of that car....

I say clean it, wax it, clean the interior, and you are set.
Old Feb 16, 2006 | 07:45 PM
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usea microfibre clothe to dry the exterior, leaves it spot free!...and dont use armorall...garbage....leaves the dash greasy!!
Old Feb 17, 2006 | 01:00 AM
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i cleaner her car tonight and it came out really well.. i jus washed it and vaccumed the interior as well as cleaning all of the windows and dash and left everything spotless. then waxed the car and wheels and about 3 hours later it was looking pretty good. so thanks for the imput fellas.
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