Hi guys!
Well today I just finished detailing my car, first time I've ever done this (consider ingI just bought my car recently and am still in college), and have to say, the car came out great. Total time was 6 hours, with a break for dinner in there.
Anywho, my main followup questions are in relation to the exterior of the car. Since I bought a white 95 BMW, the color in it definetly was lagging and there were bunches of marks, so obviously it need a good wash/polish/wax. Here is what I did:
Wash: Meguiars Gold Class
Polish: Meguiars Crystal Paint Cleaner
Wax: Liquid Glass
Trim: Turtle Wax Wet N' Black
Windows: Windex + RainX
After using all of those, the car came out looking amazing, almost brand new looking too. Also, for the polish, I used my new PC 7424 with the yellow pad, to apply the polish.
So now, here are my questions:
1. What products would you recommend I change/upgrade, keeping in mind I'm not looking for super expensive stuff yet?
2. Is there something I should have used or didn't do?
3. Now what do I do, say in a week, to maintain all of this? Just wash car?
4. How long till my next wax, say about a month? What about next polish, a few months? (I know these depend on conditions, but just general approx works)
5. What wheel cleaner would you recommend (I ended up using Castrol Degreaser on the wheels, since it works good with those, but soon I'll be putting on clear coated/painted wheels, so need something that isn't as harsh)?
6. Is there any good way to clean that yellow polish pad with the PC? I was just rinsing with water but noticed it was quite black :nixweiss
And I think that's it. Overall, I'm extremely pleased with the results, learned a great deal, and am even more into keeping my car clean then ever. Thanks for all the help guys, it's much appreciated :xyxthumbs
Well today I just finished detailing my car, first time I've ever done this (consider ingI just bought my car recently and am still in college), and have to say, the car came out great. Total time was 6 hours, with a break for dinner in there.
Anywho, my main followup questions are in relation to the exterior of the car. Since I bought a white 95 BMW, the color in it definetly was lagging and there were bunches of marks, so obviously it need a good wash/polish/wax. Here is what I did:
Wash: Meguiars Gold Class
Polish: Meguiars Crystal Paint Cleaner
Wax: Liquid Glass
Trim: Turtle Wax Wet N' Black
Windows: Windex + RainX
After using all of those, the car came out looking amazing, almost brand new looking too. Also, for the polish, I used my new PC 7424 with the yellow pad, to apply the polish.
So now, here are my questions:
1. What products would you recommend I change/upgrade, keeping in mind I'm not looking for super expensive stuff yet?
2. Is there something I should have used or didn't do?
3. Now what do I do, say in a week, to maintain all of this? Just wash car?
4. How long till my next wax, say about a month? What about next polish, a few months? (I know these depend on conditions, but just general approx works)
5. What wheel cleaner would you recommend (I ended up using Castrol Degreaser on the wheels, since it works good with those, but soon I'll be putting on clear coated/painted wheels, so need something that isn't as harsh)?
6. Is there any good way to clean that yellow polish pad with the PC? I was just rinsing with water but noticed it was quite black :nixweiss
And I think that's it. Overall, I'm extremely pleased with the results, learned a great deal, and am even more into keeping my car clean then ever. Thanks for all the help guys, it's much appreciated :xyxthumbs