Hi, i`ve been lurking around in this fourm for a while now and have found it to be a wealth of information. I am new to this detailing thing and don`t plan to start a business, so please excuse my ignorance.
Recently, I purchase a silver toyota matrix and am curious as to the proper way to take care of it. The car is mostly parked outside and is a daily driver.
As of right now, I have put on
1 coat of Mequires "deep crystal series" polish
2 coats of mequires "deep crystal series" wax (with 1 week to cure inbetween coats)
I`m doing everything by hand so...
1) when I put on the polish I try to rub it in as much as possiable, but looking at the demo clips of people using the pc`s I see that they buff it to the point where the polish starts dissapearing? Am I supposed to do the same when I polish by hand?
2) when applying the wax, I sometimes get wax on the trim pieces (in my case the mud flaps, which are made of a smooth black plastic) what is the best way to get this stuff off?? I know dishwashing detergent will prob strip it failry good, but if I drip it on the car then I`m going to have no wax on the car either.
3) I`m in the Vancouver B.C (canada) area, and currently winter is approaching fast, so I don`t think i`ll have too much more time to work on the car this year. I was thinking next summer I`ll try something to give it more shine... how would this sound?
1)wash car (i`m currently zip wax by turtle wax just because I have lots of it)
2) polish car with mequires "show car glaze"
3) mequires hi-tech yellow wax (2 coats with 1-2 days inbetween to cure)
4) S100 (1 coat the next day)
I will prob wax the car one a month, and the hi-tech yellow wax will provide a nice durable base (incase I get lazy and froget to wax my car for a few weeks) while the s100 will give it some nice shine. The only problem is that i`ll be moving up to the pro. meguires line... without access to a pc, i`m not sure if this is a good idea. Also, i`ve not used any of these products before so any tips would be apprechiated.
TIA
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