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paulk:

--- Quote from: leeroy20vt on December 30, 2012, 07:25:19 pm ---had a spare few hours today and have been having a look round at what products people are using
i had been using autoglym products but today i went to halfrauds and got some
zymol shampoo smells so nice  :grin:
Meguiars ultimate polish
Meguiars Gold Class Liquid Car Wax is this a ok starting point or do u recommend any thing else i need or should use instead

i also have meguiars claybar kit which i havent used on the golf yet

so had a spare couple of hours wash car polished and waxed looking good didnt have enough time to clay bar aswell tho

as im new to all this i presume i would
wash ,claybar, wash again , polish ,wax ? in that order

anyway heres a couple of pics from todays efforts does look a load better than it did

thanks in advance for your help

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Snow Foam
rince
wash two buckets
Re Foam if claying
clay bar
Rince
polish
wax

Id only clay if im machine polishing ..

leeroy20vt:
cheers that my next purchace a snow foam lance  :happy2:

Rhys_Gti:
Mine is pretty much as follows but there are plenty of ways people get good results  :smiley:

Id say first step always invest in a good quality wash mit!! they may seem pricey the bigger ones but the quality really helps to avoid swirls on the paint.

use of a tar remover or grime remover  (i use dodo crudzilla first before a was to get heavy contaminants and break down traffic film before a wash)then rinse,
two bucket wash(one for shampoo one for rinse of the mit)
Rinse and towel dry.
Polish autoglym SRP always works well for me but i also like lime prime/microprime depending on budget.
followed up with black hole glaze by poor boys (as yours is black)
I like to have a quick once over with QD at this point to get rid of any smearing or residue.
Then its Wax (i uses purple haze pro by dodo myself)
Then a final top off with Red mist spray.

Obviously product of choice for me is Dodo with a mix of auto glym polish and poorboys but thats cause its worked well for me!  try some new things and see what you can like to work with  :smiley:
good luck and enjoy! its addictive :happy2:

Mikeygtir:
you dont know what your letting yourself in for.. especially with a dark car! lol

have a nose around, read the forums and hide your wallet as your new hobby (believe me it will become one) is about to get expensive

i do the following (just my way) if the weather is going to hold for the day.

Magi-foam
Rinse
2 bucket wash with meg's gold wash
rinse
final DI spotless finish rinse
Dry if required with MF towel (not normally needed now i have the DI filter)
Clay bar
AG HD cleanser
AG SRP
AG Extra gloss
AG ultra deep shine (on the BMW as its a black car, not the golf as its white)
AG HD wax (couple of coats)

I've not tried machine polishing the car yet as i want to get some practise/training with them first so i dont damage the paint.

Get yourself over to detailing world forums...

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