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Originally Posted by Coralyn
I need a little advice on washing and maintaining this beautiful car. When I picked it up at the dealer they had washed it and I could still see rail dust in all the crevices so I know they didn't do the best job. Yes I read all the posts about not letting the dealer wash it but I know nothing about washing cars so I figured they'd do a better job to start. Well obviously after 10 days on a train they didn't.
So I started reading the forum about washing/detailing your car. OMG seriously it's overwhelming to me. That Glen guy keeps telling me it's not overwhelming but considering I've never even heard 1/2 of these terms before it is overwhelming, whether or not he thinks it is.
What I've done is hired a detailer today to clay my car to get all of the contaminants off of the paint, and to wash it really well to get it squeaky clean. Then he is waxing it also. I figure this gives me a better fresh start - done by an expert instead of me.
Now it's mine to maintain and here is where I need you guys. I'm not going to spend 6 hours washing my car but I could do 2 or 3 every week - if I knew what products to use & what order to use them in.
I've read up on the two bucket method and the rinseless method and I think I can do those things. Glen says to use a polish & sealant instead of a wax, it looks easy enough on you tube videos. I guess I just don't want to screw it up - so please, tell me what your methods are, what are your favorite products, and what you like to do to your car, how often do you do it, how do you clean the brake dust, etc.
I'm tired of sorting through the washing forum where everybody is an expert but I don't understand any of them. You guys I like! What do you do to keep your babies clean?
Looking forward to any responses.
~ Coralyn  |
If I may offer a suggestion... Go to
www.adamspolishes.com. There are of course many other quality car care companies out there but this is the one that I know many forum people use, as do I. They have videos on how to use all of their products and you can get yourself started easily with a combo kit like the basic wash and wax setup, etc.
I wouldn't worry much about polishing just yet, particularly since the car is brand new, but you eventually might want to look into those products. For now, quality car shampoo, wash pads, two buckets with at least one grit guard, a few quality microfiber towels (single soft is fine), and a drying towel would get you going for the wash and then buttery wax and/or the H20 Guard and Gloss. So again, the basic wash and wax kit is a good deal. For interior work, I recommend their Total Interior Detailer. It's the bee's knees for keeping a clean interior clean and protected.
Hope that helps and no, they didn't pay me to say all that. I just talk too much.
