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extreme newbie help pleeze
Top Cat:
--- Quote from: savechip17 on March 11, 2009, 06:40:49 pm ---im in the same shoes mate. a ttl noob. if anyone has a regime or like step by step on how to clean and what products to use that would be really helpful to the new guys
thanks
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Have a read through the threads in this section there is loads of info. :smiley:
stealthwolf:
Have a read over on detailingworld. Has some good tutorials, especially on two-bucket method (2BM).
Why do you have two waxes?
1. Rinse car.
2. Wash car with shampoo + 2BM
3. Pat dry. Do the wheels + tyres.
4. It's worth getting a clay bar like Meg's smooth surface clay kit. Costs around £22 from halfrauds. Clay the car.
5. Polish using AG SRP, remember to work in the polish as it will break down into smaller and smaller particles. Use an applicator. Work over small areas eg 2m square.
6. Apply AG EGP, allow to dry but not long (only a few mins) and buff off.
7. Apply wax. Buff. Allow to cure for a few hours, repeat.
matsu:
thanks again mate.
doing me research at the mo- this forum is very helpful and the guys seem cool!
i bought the aqua wax before id done a lil reading but it will look after the gf's car or mine on a weekly quick wash.
fanx again
matsu
savechip17:
--- Quote from: stealthwolf on March 11, 2009, 06:45:36 pm ---Have a read over on detailingworld. Has some good tutorials, especially on two-bucket method (2BM).
Why do you have two waxes?
1. Rinse car.
2. Wash car with shampoo + 2BM
3. Pat dry. Do the wheels + tyres.
4. It's worth getting a clay bar like Meg's smooth surface clay kit. Costs around £22 from halfrauds. Clay the car.
5. Polish using AG SRP, remember to work in the polish as it will break down into smaller and smaller particles. Use an applicator. Work over small areas eg 2m square.
6. Apply AG EGP, allow to dry but not long (only a few mins) and buff off.
Is this the method u use,? See I have no cloths or anything and don't know how to use any products. I've just signed onto detailing world and seems like too much info. What sort of chamois or cloths would you recomed to put on and rub off polish. I also have a spinning buffer machine but was unsure if it's to apply or rub off the polish
7. Apply wax. Buff. Allow to cure for a few hours, repeat.
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stealthwolf:
--- Quote from: savechip17 on March 12, 2009, 01:18:27 am ---
--- Quote from: stealthwolf on March 11, 2009, 06:45:36 pm ---6. Apply AG EGP, allow to dry but not long (only a few mins) and buff off.
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Is this the method u use,? See I have no cloths or anything and don't know how to use any products. I've just signed onto detailing world and seems like too much info. What sort of chamois or cloths would you recomed to put on and rub off polish. I also have a spinning buffer machine but was unsure if it's to apply or rub off the polish
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Yes. Don't use microfibre cloths for the polish as this will remove some of it, which you don't want. Get some detailing cloths from halfrauds.
For the EGP/Wax etc you can use microfibre cloths - use a clean one to apply and a clean one to buff off for each product. Tescos do them 2 for £2 in the household cleaning section. Much cheaper than £4 for one cloth from halfrauds.
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