briggy
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hi guys, got a friend tht has offered to clean, claybar, seal, polish and wax my baby. says he normally charges bout 70quid for it bt will do it for me at mates rates 35 quid. just wanted to know is it worth having done?
what i used was the following
Detailing
1) polished wheels (using Brasso stuff, my god is it hard work, did all 4 lips), then using a wheel cleaner (or some fairy + spray bottle, try and get a good one that will foam up, from elitecarcleaning/cleanyourcar) then using a wheel brush got into all the hard to get places, then rinse
2) spray car with water (I use a pressure washer, helps get the dirt off) cleaning inner arches etc
3) using the 2 bucket method (1 filled with Meguiars Gold Class Shampoo + warm-ish water, 1 filled with just water) using a hand mitt work your way around the car, everytime you want to get more shampoo put it into the bucket with just water and get rud of the dirt and rinse in this bucket, then get more shampoo
I always split the car into 4 (Left, Right, Rear and front, and I split the roof with the Left/Right, and rinse after each section with pressure washer)
4) keep the car wet, and using a clay (Bilt Hammer is excellent, as you can use water as a lube, so saves you using a detailer spray, so saves money) make sure the panel being clayed is lube'd up well, or can cause damage
5) rinse with pressure washer (if you want to, not necessary)
6) using 2 micro fibre's, dry the whole car (1 in each hand, keep wringing out the water), (also get 1 the microfibres and dry all the openings, so open the boot and dry all the water, the door gaps, this stops water dripping when you are going to wax the car)
then using another microfibre, dry the wheels too
7) polish the car (I use Autoglym Super Resin Polish, but will hopefully get a rotary polish and Zaino stuff soon), work in circles, then in straight lines every few strokes to make sure it is even, then buff off with a microfibre cloth
8) you can use a sealant, but not necessary
9) use a wax, i use Autoglym HD Wax (amazing stuff for the price), wax the whole car, then buff off, can do more than 1 layer, I did 2, before winter I will do 3 over that period
10) using a cloth and Tesco's Ground Nut Oil I put onto all the plastic trims (then buff off)
11) put sealant on wheels, and tyre dressing
then stand back and faint from exhaustion
Maintaining
the car will not need polishing/waxing for the next 2-3months, so just wash car or using a detailing spray every week keep it clean
so step 1) can be done again (but not using fairy, as it will strip the sealant, using the car shampoo)
then you just do 2), 3) and 6) and it will look awesome
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DO not spend £35 for someone to clay your car.
Buy your own clay for £8 or so...You can make a lub solution yourself quite easily or use quick detailer if you have it. It is not a difficult task...in fact go on youtube and type in "Claying", you will see how simple it is.
do it yourself, not hard, you can get most bits for about that (well more if good wax) and it will last you forever!
what I use:
PS, this is how it can look
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(that is driving from birmingham to london (ace cafe for a dub meet) then back, in rain) still looks clean (can see the dirt on the 3rd pic on the lower door etc)
and here is the water beading
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Im gonna pay t av it done bt im gna help so i can pick it up and eventually do it myself when im confident im not gna make a complete mess of it
Try this wash your car when still wet rub your finger tips along the paint you will probably feel a lot of rough areas,get some clay I reccomend Bilt Hamber soft, lubes with water a rub it gently over each panel and feel and see the difference.