Detailing product overview...

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Djulin

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I currently have a 07 VW GTI (White). I started detailing my car last year and these are the products in order of use:



Exterior:

Optimum car wash

Blue Magic clay

PB SSR 2.5 LC Orange

PB SSR 1 LC Orange

PB SSR 1 LC White

Klasse AIO LC White

PB Ex-P By hand

Clearkote Carnauba Moose Wax



1) Hows the list? Is there any steps I don't need or could improve on?



2) Does anyone know of better products to use on white? (Especially the wax)
 
Honestly I don't like the SSR1 and ornage pad step you have. I would go with sSR and a white pad or something. Let the products do the work not the pads. You could also cut out two of the AIO, CK or EX-P steps if you wanted too. I think since you finished with SSR1 as a polish I'd use a black or finishing pad with AIO.
 
Oh no... I'm sorry. You are totally right it should be:



Exterior:

Optimum car wash

Blue Magic clay

PB SSR 2.5 LC Orange

PB SSR 2.5 LC white

PB SSR 1 LC White

Klasse AIO LC White

PB Ex-P By hand

Clearkote Carnauba Moose Wax
 
Try a sealant for your white car as they tend to be more reflective or "wet" looking rather than a wax which gives a deep look but not as crisply reflective (of course all depending on which wax used). I would try something like Optimum Opti-Seal, Meguiar's #21 Sealant, or Meguiar's NXT 2.0 (if you want something you can just go to the store and pick up) but I personally don't like NXT. Just pick one and try it out. That's what this stuff is all about.
 
Poorboy's EX-P is actually a sealant. The op is then putting a carnauba topper on top of it.



I do the same. I have Poorboy's EX-P followed by a simple Meguiar's #26.



However, for my fiancee's car, I tried NXT 2.0 as a stand alone w/o a topper. From all reviews, it is much improved from the original NXT, so I decided to give it a try.



Both EX-P and NXT 2.0 look great to me.



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Can the AIO serve as a glaze? If not, it looks like an unnecessary layer to me, better replaced w/ a dedicated glaze (e.g. Menzerna's FTG - clay based filler, Meguiar's #7 - oil based fillers). I listed one of each glaze type as an example since that's what I have, but there are lots of good products out there. Meguiar's #7 Show Car Glaze may be an oil based glaze, but it is safe to seal with NXT 2.0. The NXT will still bond.



As you can tell, I'm trying different products. So I did Menzerna FTG -> Poorboy's EX-P (2 coats, 24 hrs apart) -> #26 (few days later) for mine, and Meguiar's #7 -> NXT 2.0 (2 coats, 24 hrs apart) on fiancee's.
 
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