First time really detailing by hand

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imported_wagonproject

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Well I would like to get some advice on what to do to my white 1998 jimmy thats approaching the 180,000 mile mark. I would like to make the white just a little nicer. I am not looking at buying the PC yet as all my money is going to my race quad, just looking at doing it by hand. I did the frame/wheel wells with some simple green/water and was amazed at what it did. My question is can I just use some rubbing compound, then some polish and wax by hand? I know its probably a stupid question, just thought I would ask before I commit to doing it tomorrow, lol.
 
wagonproject said:
Well I would like to get some advice on what to do to my white 1998 jimmy thats approaching the 180,000 mile mark. I would like to make the white just a little nicer. I am not looking at buying the PC yet as all my money is going to my race quad, just looking at doing it by hand. I did the frame/wheel wells with some simple green/water and was amazed at what it did. My question is can I just use some rubbing compound, then some polish and wax by hand? I know its probably a stupid question, just thought I would ask before I commit to doing it tomorrow, lol.
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You can do all that by hand, but I don't know how much affect it will have on it all......



If you just want it to look better and are doing it all by hand, I'd recommend claybaring it and then go over it with a good paint cleaner, then polish then sealent.
 
JoshVette said:
You can do all that by hand, but I don't know how much affect it will have on it all......



If you just want it to look better and are doing it all by hand, I'd recommend claybaring it and then go over it with a good paint cleaner, then polish then sealent.
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+1, I am going to buy the JW, Prime Strong and Acrylic Jett Trigger...a nice, easy two step (not including clay) that will look great for a hand detail.
 
Why not just get it detailed by someone who is affordable? If you have no clue, you might do more harm then good.
 
wagonproject- Welcome to Autopia!



I have a '00 Blazer, bought *very* used (to put it politely) so maybe my $0.02 will be helpful.



The clear on these is pretty hard, tough to do much by hand. Unfortunately, IMO, there are no OTC products that're both easy to use and effective.



No matter what you do for polish and wax, IMO you oughta clay it. You can find Mother's and ClayMagic in autoparts stores. Then I'd just polish and wax, trying for "better" instead of "perfect".



Hands-down product choice: 1Z Paint Polish topped with Collinite wax. You can even use these on the black plastic trim (at least they worked fine on my Blazer). User-friendly in the extreme and quite effective. Gotta order the 1Z (try Aloha & Welcome to Our Oasis for All Your Auto Detailing Supplies & Accessories ) dunno if you can get the Collinite locally (PakShak has it too). Seriously, I've used a lot of stuff and this is the only way I can see you getting a nice improvement by hand without really knocking yourself out with the effort. No kidding, the cost and hassle of ordering the 1Z will be utterly outweighed by how well/easily it'll do the job, nothing like it for working by hand. And the Collinite will not only look good and bead like crazy, it'll last a long time.
 
BlueBoxer1 said:
Which Collinite wax, I think they make 4. And is the 845 an LSP?
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I genenerally prefer their 476S paste (the 885 is the same stuff in a bigger can). The 845 Insulator Wax *is* an LSP and it's very user-friendly (at least after you shake it up forever).



The 845 is the wax I used on the Blazer's black plastic trim, no staining or other problems.
 
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