Process and Waiting time

[DetailnByDustn]

I was wanting to know what the correct waiting times for layers wax and sealants, and also the alcohol wipe downs between different stages of correcting



My Process



Wash

De-wax

Clay

Wash

Compound

Glaze

Polish

Wax

Wax

-or-

Sealant

Sealant



I don't wait any amount of time in between, Ive seen some post about waiting for the next day to apply another coat of wax or apply another coat of a sealant on the vehicles surface.



Mothers Professional Product Line recommends using the glaze then their polish after that.

 

[brwill2005]

Way too many steps IMO. Wash, polish and apply one layer of sealant or wax. Clay if the car really needs it. Keep it simple.

 

[Got More Wax]

Mothers and Professional Line is an oxymoron!!



Your stages seems a bit skewed. Are you charging people for what it is you are doing, assuming you are performing work as you have outlined - polish after glaze, wax before sealant??



Andy

I was wanting to know what the correct waiting times for layers wax and sealants, and also the alcohol wipe downs between different stages of correcting



My Process



Wash

De-wax

Clay

Wash

Compound

Glaze

Polish

Wax

Wax

-or-

Sealant

Sealant



I don't wait any amount of time in between, Ive seen some post about waiting for the next day to apply another coat of wax or apply another coat of a sealant on the vehicles surface.



Mothers Professional Product Line recommends using the glaze then their polish after that.

 

[imported_DJ Mayo]

If doing a correction job your process should be something like this..



Wash

Clay

Compound

Polish

Seal

Wax

 

[AeroCleanse]

If your doing more than one layer of sealant, check to see if the manufacture has a set wait time. I know that Ultima says to wait 12hrs between coats.

 

[DetailnByDustn]

Way too many steps IMO. Wash, polish and apply one layer of sealant or wax. Clay if the car really needs it. Keep it simple.

Okay, that's usually what I do, I don't clay unless the car needs it, this is an example when I detail a really neglected car.

Mothers and Professional Line is an oxymoron!!



Your stages seems a bit skewed. Are you charging people for what it is you are doing, assuming you are performing work as you have outlined - polish after glaze, wax before sealant??



Andy

The products I use are called Mothers Professional Compound, Mothers Professional Machine Glaze, and Mothers Professional Polish



Mothers® Professional Refinishing System



Yeah If a customer asks me to do a particular thing, ex: just a simple wax, I do a simple wax, if they say do what ever it is to make it look like yours, I usually have to do these steps to get it to the condition of my car, but I don't do this entire procedure on every car I do, only the ones I'm told to do. I always try the least aggressive method first, I try never to compound a car, unless its in dire need.

If doing a correction job your process should be something like this..



Wash

Clay

Compound

Polish

Seal

Wax

I don't usually apply a wax and sealant when detailing, I usually look at the paint, dark color usually use wax,, lighter colors and cars customers tell me to apply a sealant I apply a sealant. That's why I added -or- right before sealant, I usually go either wax -or- sealant, I usually never apply a sealant, then a wax, don't sealants lock in the paint?

If your doing more than one layer of sealant, check to see if the manufacture has a set wait time. I know that Ultima says to wait 12hrs between coats.

Okay, ill check opti-seal



Does anyone do an alcohol wipe down in between steps?