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Best way to wash / detail the car

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simonp:
http://sniffpetrol.com/2007/08/13/car-geek-details-dirty-dishes/

vRS Carl:

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You been spying on me  :grin:

GINGER224:

--- Quote from: vRS Carl on April 20, 2012, 05:45:08 pm ---No need to snow foam so many times

Here is an example of what process i normally use.

Rinsed with Pressure Washer
AF Citrus Power to remove/loosen traffic film & bugs etc
PW Rinse
Wheels cleaned with Bilberry wheel cleaner, Daytona Speedmaster & Small Brushes
Snowfoamed with CG No Touch and left to dwell for 20-30mins
Whilst foam is dwelling - Door shuts, fuel cap, logos and intricate places all agitated with small detailing brush and Poor Boys APC


Engine bay cleaned with APC & dressed with 303 Aerospace Protectant
PW Rinse
Snowfoamed
Immediately washed using 2BM, AF Lather and Sheepskin Shop Lambswool mitt for all major panels, Megs Microfibre wash mitt for lower panels and bumpers
Rinsed
Tardis applied on any tar
Clayed using Washshop Clay & FK425 as Lube. Also used Megs Smooth surface kit
Rinsed
Dried using ultra plush drying towel
Taped up
Polished using DAS6-Pro & Menzerna Polishes
Exhausts cleaned with Autosol
Sealed with 1 Coat of GTechniq C2
Glazed with 2 Coats of GTechniq C1.5
Glass sealed with Nanolex Ultra
Tyres dressed.

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I thought your meant to glaze before you seal/wax??? Or is g tech stuff different?

Deako:
You should. As an oil based glaze should only be used directly on bare paint. An acrylic glaze can be used after a sealant, but will just wash off. If you were at a show and wanted your paint to look wetter, you can leave it glazed. But after that, you should either seal/wax over an acrylic glaze. Leaving a glaze as you LSP is pointless IMO. Unless you just want to take tarty photos of how glossy your paint looks.

vRS Carl:

--- Quote from: Deako on April 21, 2012, 10:02:36 am ---You should. As an oil based glaze should only be used directly on bare paint. An acrylic glaze can be used after a sealant, but will just wash off. If you were at a show and wanted your paint to look wetter, you can leave it glazed. But after that, you should either seal/wax over an acrylic glaze. Leaving a glaze as you LSP is pointless IMO. Unless you just want to take tarty photos of how glossy your paint looks.

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Firstly GTechniq C1.5 is not an Oil based glaze. C1.5 can also be used to seal your paint. Same as you can with C1 & C2.

C1 will give around a years worth of protection
C2 will give around 8 months of protection
C1.5 will give around 6 months of protection

The reason i used C2 first as that gave the most amount of protection. Then layering 2 layers of C1.5 over the top just adds gloss to it. If you look at the labels on C1.5 and C2 they say they can be layered over the top of other waxes/sealants. So although i have called it a glaze it isn't a glaze per se

My understanding of the process is you always seal the paint first as this locks in the polishing you have done by Machine/Hand. You then add a wax for durability and a glaze for Gloss.

Another example is Wet Glaze 2.0

This specifically states that you can Seal, Wax, Glaze, Wax, Glaze as it doesn't contain any cleaners it is purely a gloss enhancer.

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