Greeting :)

[Johnny-J5]

Hello all of autopia. Ive heard good things about this forum so i decided to join in .

I am new to the world of detailing. If someone could give me some advice one some detailing products it would be appreciated. I have the following products and i would like to know what i would need to add to have a good multi step detail.

1.) Turtle wax platinum high gloss wax
2.) Turtle wax 100% carnuba wax
3.) Meguiars gold class (bought a couple years ago)
4.) Mothers car cleaner wax
5.) Meguiars step 2 polish
6.) Mothers spray detailer
7.) Zymol cleaner wax
8.)microfiber towels
9.) cloth walmart applicators

So im wondering which products would go well together for a spring cleaning after rough salty winter. Thanks

[John Styrnol]

Welcome Aboard,

You have just about everything you need. Get some car wash, clay bar, and you should be good to go.

[Johnny-J5]

should i go:

wash
clay
wash
zymol cleaner wax
polish
TW plat
megs gold class

Or is there some overkill there?

[John Styrnol]

I would go:

Wash
Clay
Rinse
Polish
TW Plat or Meg's Gold Class

or

Wash
Clay
Rinse
Zymol Cleaner Wax
Then a couple of weeks later put the TW plat or Meg's Gold Class for maybe a different look.

[Johnny-J5]

What if i wanted to do a seal and glaze? Where would i do that in the procedure written above? Thanks for all the input john!

[John Styrnol]

Glaze before a wax and instead of a polish if you want. Sealant before wax.

[Johnny-J5]

Excellent, im now starting to know the standard detailing procedure:

1.)Wash
2.)Clay
3.)rinse
4.)Polish or Glaze
5.)Seal
6.)Wax

Is this right? Now what products do you recommend for steps 4 and 5? I have no OB so everything is gonna be done by hand. Ive read good things about the klasse twins...any other products? THanks

[John Styrnol]

Yes. Step 4 product(s) would be determined as to the defects you want to remove or hide.

Step 4: Menzerna, Werkstatt, 1Z, Klasse, FK1, ClearKote
Step 5: Menzerna, Klasse, Werkstatt, FK1

You really need to get some products and make your own decision. There are tons of great products out there.

[Johnny-J5]

Sounds like i do need to try out some products. Ive been reading (and seeing via images) good thinngs about of clearkote. I really dont want to dump a lot of money into trying all different products....maybe ill try poorboys first since its cheap.

Well here are pics of todays work: wash, then waxed with megs gold class. On top a nice coat of TW platinum ultra gloss. I guess it turned out alright. Ive got a bunch of clearcoat scratches from using dirty terry towels instead of clean microfiber. Take a look



The paint has a very nice reflective shine to it but its not deep or as wet looking as id like.

Here are a couple of the car:

[John Styrnol]

Nice car. Good Luck and have fun.

[Johnny-J5]

Hey thanks John, im trying to keep my car as nice as possible....thats why im an autopian now! It seems like ive seen some really good results with clearkote moose products, now the question is to buy an OB or not..