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Old 04-12-2008, 11:17 PM
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detailing tomorrow...please help

ok so i just went out and bought some stuff to detail my car tomorrow...please tell me if this is the correct stuff and process...

i bought meguiars gold class car wash, meguiars smooth surface clay kit, meguiars step 1 deepcrystal system paint cleaner, meguiars "mirror glaze" 7 show car glaze, and meguiars "mirror glaze" 26 HI-TECH yellow wax.

steps:

1. wash my car with the meguiars gold class car wash
2. wash it again with 75% dish soap, and 25% meguiars gold class car wash (to remove previous wax and stuff)
3. apply step 1 meguiars paint cleaner and remove it with microfiber towel
4.use the meguiars clay bar kit
(not sure if i should claybar for step 3, then apply the paint cleaner for step 4, so any input on that would be great)
5.apply mequiars #7 show car glaze and remove
6. apply meguiars #26 hi-tech yellow wax and remove

please let me know if these products and the order i plan to use them in are correct, thanks in advance!!

anyone....i think i decided i didnt need the paint cleaner since i will be clay baring...

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Old 04-12-2008, 11:20 PM
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If you really want it to get clean clay bar the car. First wash the car with dish soap instead of car wash soap so that you get all the old wax off the car. Then clay bar and re wash. Now your are ready for waxing.
Old 04-12-2008, 11:22 PM
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not sure how new york is about the pollen. here where i m at i m going to have to wait until the pollen stops. if not it would be a waste of time to wash it.
Old 04-12-2008, 11:24 PM
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Originally Posted by artawesome
not sure how new york is about the pollen. here where i m at i m going to have to wait until the pollen stops. if not it would be a waste of time to wash it.
Their car is black so it doesn't matter what kind of conditions they have cause the car will only be clean for 5 minutes or so!
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Originally Posted by stealthy1ss
Their car is black so it doesn't matter what kind of conditions they have cause the car will only be clean for 5 minutes or so!
i get tired of looking at a simi-green car this time of the year!
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yah its not a good idea to use dish soap on your car, yea your right it does get most of the old wax off but it can also damage the paint ive seen plenty of cases where this has happened.... Most good car wash soap will already have chemicals in it to take wax off the car.....

i use mostly all dura gloss products
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what about using the show car glaze to polish the car after clay baring and then waxing it after polish
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dude, your car is black...its going to be clean for 2 hours lol. black is too hard to keep clean
Old 04-12-2008, 11:48 PM
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Originally Posted by BLACK2007LS
dude, your car is black...its going to be clean for 2 hours lol. black is too hard to keep clean
x45345345 ... it will look damn sexy for that 2 hours though
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