REX-RACER
01-06-2005, 08:26 AM
Hello all!
<---- 1st Post! :D
I`ve been trolling here for about a month or so trying to pick up as much as I can and figure out all the jargon. I gotta say this the friendliest internet B/B I`ve ever seen unlike other places where people are constantly trying to flame you. Everybody here seems very mellow and especially willing to help the newbies. :) I think it has to w/ the fact the the average age and maturiyt level of participants here seems to be a little higher than in many other internet boards! :xyxthumbs
At any rate, down to business!
I have been a car nut since I was about 12 years old and I love all aspects of driving, owning and taking care of cars . . . well except for the car note and insurance payments. I`ve always done most of the light maintenance and appearance care on my own vehicles but I stumbled across this site and found out how much I really didn`t know about detailing care even though I`m usually the guy amongst my family and friends that everyone asks to wash and wax their car when they want it to look good. I usesd to think polishing, buffing and waxing a car were all the same thing! :rolleyes:
Basically what I want to do now is start doing some mobile detailing on the side to earn some extra money for go fast parts for `01 Mustang Cobra! :bounce
I`ll probably start doing this in the spring like March or April when the weather permits so right now I am learning as much as I can from this sight and I want to see if I`m on the right track?
So far I`ve come up w/ the following process and products I want to use:
NXT Wash
Pinnacle PolyClay or ClayMagic Claybars
Wolgang Deep Gloss/PorterCable Kit (http://www.autogeek.net/pcw100.html)
Klasse All-In-One and Klasse Sealant Glaze
#26 Meguiar`s Hi-Tech Yellow Wax
Also I want to get a portable blower/vac like this one for quick exterior drying and interior vaccuiming.
Vac-`N-Blow (http://www.autogeek.net/vacnbloporva.html)
As well as a small liquid deep cleaner like the Bissell "Little Green Machine" for stain removal.
My process would be :
Autoglym Engine Cleaner > Sonus Total Eclipse > NXT Wash > Claybar > Klasse AIO > Klasse SG > #26 > Sonus Rim Bright + Total Eclipse
I thin that about covers it but any help would be greatly appreciated! Please let me know if I`ve forgotten anything or I have something I don`t really need?
I figure I have about $500 to get my supplies and get up and running hopefully. I don`t have any experience w/ the PC yet so I`ve been linning up some "practice" vehicles:
My Red 1995 Jeep Cherokee:
This one needs serious help. It`s my winter beater car and is parked outside all the time. It has 115k miles on it and has serious oxidation/paint contamination. I don`t even know when this car was last waxed or anything! It`s a good and faithful truck in the winter though so it deserves some TLC!
My True Blue 2001 Mustang Cobra:
This is my p&j of course! Last year I claybarred ( for the first time ) and used the Meguiar`s 3 step I got at AutoZone. I did it all by hand and it took like 5 hours but it came out really good. This year I want to take it to the next level!
My g/f Black 1996 Monte Carlo:
You know how g/f`s are so you can guess what this is like. Last year I used some "Color Back" and then Meguiar`s Gold Class on this and it came out so-so. I figure I can really take this one up two notches w/ the right stuff.
My mother`s Black 2002 Acura TL:
This ones a real shame since my folks don`t wash their cars until they go in for service! They live out in the sticks and every time I see this car I swear it has new swirls or scratches. It`s a shame `cause this car was sharp when it was new. I`ll need to really help the paint on this one too.
My father`s 2004 Black Silverado Sport Side:
Same thing as my mother`s car + my dad gets off-road from time-to-time.
So that`s my story. Sorry for the excessively long post but I figured I`d make it good for my first one!
Thanx so much for reading and any help any one can offer!
<---- 1st Post! :D
I`ve been trolling here for about a month or so trying to pick up as much as I can and figure out all the jargon. I gotta say this the friendliest internet B/B I`ve ever seen unlike other places where people are constantly trying to flame you. Everybody here seems very mellow and especially willing to help the newbies. :) I think it has to w/ the fact the the average age and maturiyt level of participants here seems to be a little higher than in many other internet boards! :xyxthumbs
At any rate, down to business!
I have been a car nut since I was about 12 years old and I love all aspects of driving, owning and taking care of cars . . . well except for the car note and insurance payments. I`ve always done most of the light maintenance and appearance care on my own vehicles but I stumbled across this site and found out how much I really didn`t know about detailing care even though I`m usually the guy amongst my family and friends that everyone asks to wash and wax their car when they want it to look good. I usesd to think polishing, buffing and waxing a car were all the same thing! :rolleyes:
Basically what I want to do now is start doing some mobile detailing on the side to earn some extra money for go fast parts for `01 Mustang Cobra! :bounce
I`ll probably start doing this in the spring like March or April when the weather permits so right now I am learning as much as I can from this sight and I want to see if I`m on the right track?
So far I`ve come up w/ the following process and products I want to use:
NXT Wash
Pinnacle PolyClay or ClayMagic Claybars
Wolgang Deep Gloss/PorterCable Kit (http://www.autogeek.net/pcw100.html)
Klasse All-In-One and Klasse Sealant Glaze
#26 Meguiar`s Hi-Tech Yellow Wax
Also I want to get a portable blower/vac like this one for quick exterior drying and interior vaccuiming.
Vac-`N-Blow (http://www.autogeek.net/vacnbloporva.html)
As well as a small liquid deep cleaner like the Bissell "Little Green Machine" for stain removal.
My process would be :
Autoglym Engine Cleaner > Sonus Total Eclipse > NXT Wash > Claybar > Klasse AIO > Klasse SG > #26 > Sonus Rim Bright + Total Eclipse
I thin that about covers it but any help would be greatly appreciated! Please let me know if I`ve forgotten anything or I have something I don`t really need?
I figure I have about $500 to get my supplies and get up and running hopefully. I don`t have any experience w/ the PC yet so I`ve been linning up some "practice" vehicles:
My Red 1995 Jeep Cherokee:
This one needs serious help. It`s my winter beater car and is parked outside all the time. It has 115k miles on it and has serious oxidation/paint contamination. I don`t even know when this car was last waxed or anything! It`s a good and faithful truck in the winter though so it deserves some TLC!
My True Blue 2001 Mustang Cobra:
This is my p&j of course! Last year I claybarred ( for the first time ) and used the Meguiar`s 3 step I got at AutoZone. I did it all by hand and it took like 5 hours but it came out really good. This year I want to take it to the next level!
My g/f Black 1996 Monte Carlo:
You know how g/f`s are so you can guess what this is like. Last year I used some "Color Back" and then Meguiar`s Gold Class on this and it came out so-so. I figure I can really take this one up two notches w/ the right stuff.
My mother`s Black 2002 Acura TL:
This ones a real shame since my folks don`t wash their cars until they go in for service! They live out in the sticks and every time I see this car I swear it has new swirls or scratches. It`s a shame `cause this car was sharp when it was new. I`ll need to really help the paint on this one too.
My father`s 2004 Black Silverado Sport Side:
Same thing as my mother`s car + my dad gets off-road from time-to-time.
So that`s my story. Sorry for the excessively long post but I figured I`d make it good for my first one!
Thanx so much for reading and any help any one can offer!