Advice/Opinions/Answers on detail products.

[ALTANertive]

Hello all. I am taking delivery of a new car at the end of May and after hour upon hours of reading and researching, I think I have come up with my list of products and procedure. Just wanted to see if it's flawed anywhere. Any feedback would be nice. TIA.



Interior

-Dyson car cleaning kit

-Meguiar's Quick Interior Detailer Spray

-303 Aerospace Protectant for trim, dash, etc.

-303 Carpet and Upholstery Cleaner

-303 High Tech Fabric Guard

-Zaino Z-9 Leather Soft Spray Cleaner

-Zaino Z-10 Leather in a Bottle

-Meguiar's NXT Generation Glass Cleaner



Exterior

-Eagle One Car Wash

-Sonus SFX Ultra-Fine Detailing Clay

-Sonus Glyde Detailing Clay Lubricant

-P21S Paintwork Cleansing Lotion

-Klasse All-In-One

-Klasse Sealent Glaze

-Sonus Acrylic Spritz

-P21S Carnuba Wax

-Plexus Plastic Polish

-Luster Lace

-P21S Gel Wheel Cleaner





Procedure - Interior

-Vacuum interior with Dyson kit

-Wipe everything down except leather with Meguair's spray

-Wipe everything except leather with 303 protectant

-Clean leather with Zaino Z-9 and Z-10

-Clean carpets with 303 carpet cleaner

-Apply 303 fabric guard to carpets

-Clean windows with Meguair's spray



Procedure - Exterior

-Clean wheels and tires using P21S wheel cleaner and double concentrated mix of Eagle One

-Clean car with Eagle One

-Clay car using Sonus clay and lubricant

-Polish car using P21S Cleaner

-Apply Klasse AIO to car AND wheels

-Apply 303 protectant to tires

-Apply Klasse SG

-Apply P21S wax

-Apply Plexus on plastic parts

-Use luster lace on metal parts



Sorry for the long post. I do have a few questions.

I've seen on different threads differing opinions on the Dawn wash. Currently I've decided not to. Should I?

This is a new car, do I need to clay and polish (P21S cleaner)?

What's a good product(s) to clean and/or protect suede/alacantara?

Any estimate on how much MF/cotton stuff I'll need?



Again, thanks in advance. I can't believe the immense amount of information on this site.

 

[natebood]

The dawn wash is not needed. If you were to use the Zaino products on the exterior, they recommend it. Claying would probably be a good idea if it's a brand new car, just in case of any raildust, etc.



Also, you may want to refuse that the dealer detail/cleanup the car upon delivery. Majority of the time they come out nice and swirled up free of charge!

 

[ALTANertive]

The dawn wash is not needed. If you were to use the Zaino products on the exterior, they recommend it. Claying would probably be a good idea if it's a brand new car, just in case of any raildust, etc.



Also, you may want to refuse that the dealer detail/cleanup the car upon delivery. Majority of the time they come out nice and swirled up free of charge!

Yea, I've told my sales person to tell the prep people not to wash my car.