I`ve always maintained a clean and healthy car with regular washes and the occasional waxing but I usually spent more time on the interior and never bothered with clay bars or even polishing because "it`s just going to get dirty again". Now that my daughter has gotten older I`ve got more time on my hands so I figured I`d start devoting more time to the appearance.
I`ve read through a lot of the articles on techniques and notice that the appropriate order for a good stripping seems to be washing with Dawn, clay detailing, and then washing again. If I want to add a polishing in there, would I want to do it before or after the clay? I just wonder if I do the clay first and then polish, if that would bring more dirt to the surface that would need to be cleaned once more.
Another question is... before I spend a bunch of money on high-end products for the optimal result, I`d like to start out with entry-level stuff to practice with so that I`m not wasting money. I`ve seen several threads on "favorite" products, but could anyone suggest some of the tried-and-true items that I could pick up at Walmart?
I could probably go through and pick them out but I don`t know which ones work good and which ones don`t. I bought a bottle of Eagle One Tire & Wheel cleaner last week because it said something to along the lines of "#1 rated" but it didn`t even touch the brake dust on my wheels.
I appreciate any assistance
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