I haven’t had this much fun working on my car in a long time. Let me start by thanking all who have made suggestions to me directly or contributions to Autopia that I have used. :wavey I’ve always considered myself a reasonably good amateur detailer but in the past month I’ve gotten so much good information on products and application methods here at Autopia I thought I’d share my experience with the several new products and techniques I used in prepping my car for a local Concours.
I did a brief write up on my engine, interior and wheel well detailing efforts at the links below so I won’t repeat here.
http://www.autopia.org/forums/showth...threadid=26143
http://www.autopia.org/forums/showth...threadid=26226
http://www.autopia.org/forums/showth...threadid=26530
Process -- Product --Applicator/Application Method
1. Wash -- Dawn -- Boar’s hair brush/2 bucket method
2. Clay -- Griot’s Clay -- Megs FI/Clayed while car was wet
3. Wash -- Dawn -- Boar’s hair brush/2 bucket method
4. Clean/Polish -- 3M PI-IIIMG -- PC w/Orange Pad (2 passes)
5. Clean/Polish -- Klasse AIO -- MF hand application (2 Passes)
6. Seal -- Klasse SG -- MF hand application (4 coats)
7. Wax Topper -- Pinnacle Souveran -- Foam applicator by hand (2 coats)
I also used MF towels from Pakshak :up
1-3. Wash/Clay/Wash
I’ve used the 2 bucket method for a couple of years but had not used Dawn. Dawn may be a bit overrated but it did remove several coats of wax so it will remain in the detailing cabinet for use a couple of times a year. I have used clay in the past but not on this car, nor had I used the suggestion to leave the car wet and clay with water and QD as lubricant. I can say it went much faster and is also a technique I’ll use in the future. I used Griot’s clay and thought it did the job but I don’t have another product to compare it to. I used Megs FI for the lube, in addition to the water, and it worked fine for this purpose (no indication here of how great a product this is).
A little trick I`ve used for years is to place towels in the engine bay to keep water out. It keeps me from having to go back into the engine after the wash.
I also tried Carguy’s â€Perfect drying technique.†Wow, it worked great. I will definitely use this every time I dry a car. :up
http://www.autopia.org/forums/showth...?threadid=5120
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