Your personal detailing calendar

J

Johnnie27

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I was curious if anyone had a schedule that they go by.



Here's what I have in mind.



January- Wash exterior, clean interior. 2-3 times

February-Wash exterior, clean interior. 2-3 times

March-Wash exterior, clean interior. 2-3 times

April - Exterior Detail-Clay, polish, wax, etc.. Interior shampoo and detail. Prep for summer heat.

May-Wash exterior, clean interior. 2-3 times

June-Wash exterior, clean interior. 2-3 times

July-Wash exterior, clean interior. 2-3 times

August-Exterior Detail-Wax. Interior shampoo and detail. More prep for summer and into winter.

September-Wash exterior, clean interior. 2-3 times

October-Wash exterior, clean interior. 2-3 times

November-Wash exterior, clean interior. 2-3 times

December-Exterior Detail- Polish, wax, etc.. Interior shampoo and detail. Clean winter grime and prep for more winter.



How many times a year do you guys actaully polish your vehicles? I assume you wouldn't polish everytime you detailed your car. Just based on my research here you would only polish it when needed. I.e. swirls, imperfections of paint. If polish isn't needed, do you just wax through out the year?



Please feel free to make your own calendar for others to reference.



Thanks,



J
 
i wax every 3-4 weeks and polish once/twice a year, problem is that i dont get to wash my car every week.
 
As far as a schedule, I really don't have one.



I will do a "spring cleanup" every year after all of the winter weather is over. This will include a clay, paint cleaner, polish and LSP. I will spot polish and clay as needed during the year, but this is generally pretty infrequent. The cars usually get a new coat of LSP about every 3 weeks, for no other reason than my OCD.



Regular washing is generally weekly, more or less, when time will allow.



Interior gets cleaned good about once a month, including treating the leather. Will vac more often if needed (wifes car gets done almost weekly because she hauls around the messy kids).



Engines get done about 4 times a year. This is generally just a ONR cleaning with a brush and towels. Armor All on the plastic.
 
My schedule is to get out there whenever I can, which is mostly later at night, or when the kids are napping ;)
 
My garage king gets polished once every year & a half or two years

Since it's a 98 model car and has been machine polished with four steps twice and finessed with non abrasive paint enhancers by hand a few times, I won't be machining it again and have cut my hand polishing down because of it



usually it goes out once a month or a couple times a week and It doesn't go out when it's raining anymore so I wash it very gently with foam gun, microfibre blot wash (two buckets) and sheet off spray and then a flooding rinse probably once a month or two.



However I apply two coats of aquawax after every wash and apply more fireglaze DS probably every three months
 
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