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christitan21

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What are the right steps in waxing a car from the start please ? New be. This is what i do.



Wash Megs gold glass

Megs clay bar

Megs carbu clean wax

Megs polish

All by Hand

Megs deatiler mist .



Whats a better wax to get ? ( Christmas is coming )





Whats the right steps ?



IS there a link some wear on this site ?







Thanks detailer
 
"How to's" are located at the top of the page. Search is your friend too. Lots of information here. Welcome!



Wash

Clay

Polish / Clean

Seal

Wax

Detail Spray



And, the Souveran 2 for 1 deal is a great one. Search "Souveran"
 
J.J. said:
"How to's" are located at the top of the page. Search is your friend too. Lots of information here. Welcome!



Wash

Clay

Polish / Clean

Seal

Wax

Detail Spray



And, the Souveran 2 for 1 deal is a great one. Search "Souveran"
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I agree, just switch around your polish and then cleaner wax and you're good.
 
christitan21 said:
What are the right steps in waxing a car from the start please ? New be. This is what i do.



Wash Megs gold glass

Megs clay bar

Megs carbu clean wax

Megs polish

All by Hand

Megs deatiler mist .



Whats a better wax to get ? ( Christmas is coming )





Whats the right steps ?



IS there a link some wear on this site ?







Thanks detailer
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What Meg's polish do you intend to use? Deep Crystal 1 or something like 9,80,etc?
 
BigJimZ28 said:
and that's actually a glaze not a polish

just an F.Y.I.
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When I asked, I was thinking about the Paint Cleaner not the Polish (step 2). As I understand step 1 is a cleaner/polish and step 2 although called Polish is really a glaze as you say. I should have asked if DC 1 paint cleaner to be exact.
 
Bunky said:
When I asked, I was thinking about the Paint Cleaner not the Polish (step 2). As I understand step 1 is a cleaner/polish and step 2 although called Polish is really a glaze as you say. I should have asked if DC 1 paint cleaner to be exact.
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Yeah, you have it right, the DC#1 is a paint cleaner. And yeah#2 the DC#2 polish is what most of us would call a glaze.



No point in using the DC#2 if you're using a cleaner wax (it'd clean the DC#2 off).



I'd probably lean towards a better pre-wax product before I replaced the wax. If working by hand, I'd absolutely use 1Z brand Paint Polish or their milder Metallic Polish with Wax (sources: Welcome to Exceldetail! or Aloha & Welcome to Our Oasis for All Your Auto Detailing Supplies & Accessories ). Using those (either or both) instead of the DC#1 and the cleaner wax would give a far greater improvement than changing the wax.



Souveran is a great beauty wax (I use it on my Jag), but I'd rather go with something more durable/protective for a driver. I generally recommend something from Collinite. But again, I'd want better prep products myself, I'd consider a wax upgrade far less important.
 
Is a regular wash ok with gold class and a grout sponge . I see on here people use dawn to erase everything on the paint and start over with good wax. Is this a good idea?
 
Bunky said:
When I asked, I was thinking about the Paint Cleaner not the Polish (step 2). As I understand step 1 is a cleaner/polish and step 2 although called Polish is really a glaze as you say. I should have asked if DC 1 paint cleaner to be exact.
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YEA your correct :hifive:
 
christitan21 said:
Is a regular wash ok with gold class and a grout sponge . I see on here people use dawn to erase everything on the paint and start over with good wax. Is this a good idea?
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Yes a GS and some gold class would be great



you should see that Dawn is a topic of debate on here, some like it some hate it
 
BigJimZ28 said:
you should see that Dawn is a topic of debate on here, some like it some hate it
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Heh heh, man ain't that the truth! Dawn doesn't strip wax all that great anyhow so don't expect it to completely clean all the wax off. Rubbing alcohol generally works a lot better for that, but if you're gonna use a paint cleaner or abrasive polish I don't think you need to worry about it anyhow.
 
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