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The best way to deep clean before a polish and wax

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stealthwolf:
The paintwork of most cars can be improved on irrespective of their age. Hence the "doesn't need polish" is pointless. The process of washing inflicts damage, so your car will need polishing at some stage.

Zymol stuff can be good but very expensive. What clays have you used that were found to be poor? You only need to clay maybe twice a year. Ditto with polishing. Once you've detailed the car and protected the paintwork, simply washing, rinsing and drying is enough.

stealthwolf:
Depending on what you wanted the apc to do, I'd dilute it to 1:10.

Carrera2RS:
Stealth, thanks

Many a year ago when I was OCD about cleaning my car, I used to go away with friends and excitingish cars to France, I'd get up early every morning and fully valet my car and wax ready for the thrash.....

I found clay superb, then brought some maguiars and it wasn't a patch on Zymol 'blutack'

My polish kit way back then was. Autoglym wash, Zymol clay, Zymol HDcleanse, Zymol carbon wax (I also had a couple of small tubs of the more exotic, but found the carbon very good and easy) The trouble is I have no space any more to polish my car at home, so I tend to go to the £6 hands free (Sorry, yes I know...)

When I had a black M5 and as really busy I used some really aggressive car cleaner (he bought a 2 gallon drum) spray on leave 15 mins then get off quick, it did an amazing job ! Don't know what it was or how much damage it might do if used regularly but it was remarkable, like putting a stained teacup in a dishwasher on the soiled pan cycle

stealthwolf:
Sounds like you used some kind of harsh traffic film remover (I'm not a pro detailer so am just guessing).

I have similar issues with lack of space. Live on a main road so I can't polish. Doesn't stop me from doing everything else though.

Have a look at JPC's website - miglior detailing. There are pics of brand new cars being worked on - the final finish from the factory gives everything an orange peel effect. Proper correction is always going to be required unless you get the paint done properly first time.

Every step of the washing process will inflict damage, so at some point you'll need to polish. The entire point of detailing products is to do the job effectively but with minimal paintwork damage.

I would honestly say get the car detailed professionally, which would then be easier to maintain. This is what I do every year.

If you want to get back into detailing, I suggest you join up to detailing world. There are people who are so obsessive, they make your OCD look like you're normal!

Carrera2RS:
Just checked out the web site, loving the work on a new S5, wow that's poor to have a new car with that quality paint....

Manchester is a long way for me (Herts) no prices on the site. Any views of what a correction detail might cost, I can't seem to find prices on site or threads ?

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