I`ve got a bunch of questions here as its my first time doing a full detail of my car. any help is greatly appreciated. I put questions in bold so they stand out.
Here`s my current inventory (i have no problem buying other products if i need to or if they`re better) --
PC 7336SP
Excel Detail`s Excel Pad/Plate kit (5")
Bunch of microfiber polish towels
waffleweave drying towel
sheepskin mitts
NXT Gen car wash
meg`s quick detailer
meg`s clay bar
turtle wax super hard shell car wax (probably crap?)
meg`s nxt gen instant shine tire coating
meg`s hot shine tire coating
meg`s hot rims wheel cleaner
armorall car wash wipes (these were probably a waste of money?)
blue coral wash & wax
nxt gen tech wax paste
nxt gen liquid wax
meg`s deep crystal system polish (step 2 in their 3 step process)
Heres details of my car --
9 month old black acura tl
It has (what i think are) swirl marks on pretty much every panel
there`s atleast one scratch which can be easily seen but can`t feel it with my finger.
There`s another scratch which can be felt with my finger.
On the side of one of the doors, there`s what i guess would be called a paint chip (its a circle where I guess the metal underneath is exposed, probably the size of a medium tipped pen).
I`ll try to get pictures posted if i can.
So questions --
1. Should I take care of the paint chip before or after the whole detailing process?
2. How should the paint chip be taken care of?
3. For the scratch that can`t be felt, should the normal polishing process take care of it?
4. For the one that can be felt, should I do something prior to polishing to try and fix it?
Okay, onto my process. If you can fill in the blanks,suggest alternatives,whatever I`d greatly appreaciate it.
1. Wash/Clean wheels.
2. Wash car with meg`s nxt gen car wash
3. Rinse car
3a (I`ve got some old paste wax from my first attempt at waxing stuck in the corners, is this a good time to remove it with a detailing brush?)
4. Wash car (nxt gen)/clay (meg`s clay) at same time
5. rinse car
6. dry car
7. do i need to use a quik detailer now???
8. PC with green pad & polish to remove scratches/swirl marks. Recommendations on a product for this?
9. Buff off polish with towel (or should I use the PC for this also?)
10. PC with blue pad & meg`s deep crystal system polish
11. Buff off polish.
12. Polish/Buff again with a sealant Polish? Reco`s for this?
13. Wax with nxt gen liquid wax
14. buff off wax
Am I missing any steps?
More questions:
do the nxt gen paste wax and liquid wax go together? Should I put one on then the other on top? and if so which goes first.
if not should i use any other wax after the nxt gen (or before it)?
do i need to quik detail after waxing?
anyways thanks for reading this whole spiel!
Teamu
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