ZaneO said:
What is your process and products on the paint?
Once a year, I do a wax strip with Dawn dishwashing soap, then clay down the surface.
Next step is to go over the surface and retouch all of the rock chips from last season with a fine brush, and Lanka to smooth out the touchup.
Next is to go over the surface with 3M hand glaze to fill in things.
I do not use wax, but rather use Rejex on the body, wheels, and glass. I let that cure overnight, then I might use some swirl remover on top of the Rejex to give it some more depth.
Rejex is great for wheels, because it sets up such a slick surface that brake dust has very little to stick to except for a fine layer due to electrostatic cling. The windshield and glass stays much cleaner with Rejex because bugs don't tend to stick when they hit, they bounce off at speed.
That is about it. The car does not get washed during the year except maybe once or twice, just wiped down with a good spray of Final Inspection and microfiber towels.
The canvas top gets cleaned in the spring with the Porsche canvas top soap, and a nylon kitchen brush. I rinse the top with cold water, then vacuum up the excess water with a shop vacuum. I then give the top a coat of the Porsche canvas top water repellant, which is essentially commercial Scotchguard. The top gets cleaned throughout the year with a shop vacuum and a lint roller.
The underneath of the car was initially cleaned of the cosmoline shipping coating with a spray bottle of Mineral spirits from Home Depot, and a pressure washer. After that the bottom gets hand cleaned off with Simple Green, and the black plastic pieces get polished with Meguires tire dressing. The front side of the mufflers are polished with metal polish.
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