Detailing help (Basics)

[Ganty]

K so i have a black mk2 clio, and around my area there are so many nice black cars that literally reflect everything around them.

Just wondering what i should get for a decent price to give my car a decent shine and bring out the colour a bit. Dad has a buffer if thats any use but as for the products i dont really know what i should be doing for the best results. I usually just give it a thorough clean and a polish and leave it at that, hear sealants? and wax's are appropriate aswell so just wondered if anyone could recommend some products/info on what to do to give my car a real "WoW" Shine without spending a s**t load of money.

Mini list of steps would be nice, with the equipment needed.

Cheers.

 

[db]

Hi mate... have a look here: http://www.cliosport.net/forum/showthread.php?t=148366
Has some really good info about all the various stages and techniques involved.

With regards to products, it really does depend on what you want to spend, but for a beginner, a good start would be to go for these:

Clay: http://www.cleanyourcar.co.uk/detailing-clay/meguiars-quik-clay-kit-50g-clay-/prod_226.html . This will help prepare your paint for polishing leaving it silky smooth.

Polish: What do you use at the minute? AutoGlym Super Resin Polish is a good start and can be applyed by hand. You can find it in Halfords where I think they are still doing 3 for 2 on all Car cleaning products.

Sealant: http://www.cleanyourcar.co.uk/sealants/chemical-guys-blitz-spray-sealant/prod_227.html . This will add a good amount of protection for your paint and you can add as many layers as you wish.

Wax: http://www.cleanyourcar.co.uk/wax/r222-carnauba-wax/prod_357.html . This should give you a good 'wet-look' finish with lots of reflections.

And get some good applicators and microfibre cloths, something like these:
http://www.cleanyourcar.co.uk/accessories/sonus-der-wunder-applicators-pkg/2/prod_136.html
http://www.cleanyourcar.co.uk/microfibre-cloths/eurow-shag-pile-double-density-towels/prod_436.html

Bit of a rushed reply... I'm now on my way out the door to work, but I'm sure someone else will be along soon with some good advise too.
Hope this helps.

Darren

 

[VIICarCare]

Hey mate, I have a black/gold + get the best results from the following -

A good shampoo like swissvax car bath or dodo juice btbm

Towels -

Eurow
Any retailers deep pile towel
Dodo juice mmmmm!

Clay - Plays a major part in this! Megs does the job

Mmmm, polish! Theres soo many! -

Poorboys black hole
Dodo juice lime prime/lite mmmmmmmmmm!
Wolfgang mmmmmmmmmmm!
Swissvax cleaner fluid mmmmmmm
ag srp
ag egp

Sealant -

Wolfgang
Chem guys jetseal 901
Chem guys polish with sealant
Chem guys butter wet wax

Wax -

The best bit!

Dodo juice supernatural :star:
Dodo juice dw double
Dodo juice rubbish boys juiced edition
Dodo juice blue velvet
Dodo juice purple haze
Swissvax onyx :star:
Petes 53
Pinnacle conc

Final touch -

FK#425 :star: :star:
Dodo juice red mist
Zaino z-8 ?


Just a few to get you thinking :approve:

 

[Ali]

Dodo Sucker!

 

[VIICarCare]

I know :rasp: but im starting to love swissvax!

washed her with car bath + a quick spray with fk425 + she looked great!

 

[Ali]

Slippery slope now! SV is not cheap! lol

 

[Gareth]

SwissVax is good, I've just used all mine up, need to order some more.

 

[Ganty]

Right, i went down to halfords and saw all sorts of Autoglym stuff on offer lol but really dont know what im looking for, i know the super resin polish is decent but what are the other Autoglym products like in terms of quality? and what order do i use them in? Clean>Polish>Sealant>Wax?

Cheers

 

[Paul.]

Right, i went down to halfords and saw all sorts of Autoglym stuff on offer lol but really dont know what im looking for, i know the super resin polish is decent but what are the other Autoglym products like in terms of quality? and what order do i use them in? Clean>Polish>Sealant>Wax?

Cheers

if your looking at all autoglym (which is good but not the best) you will need :
-Bodywork shampoo
-Super resin Polish
-Extra gloss protection
-Then the wax


Use them in that order and youll be fine

 

[richy22]

You dont HAVE to use wax though. Many people just wash, SRP and EGP and that gives good results, okay the protection might not be the same as with a wax but still.

Just something to think about... that way you can buy Autoglym Shampoo, Super Resin Polish and Extra Gloss Protection from Halfrauds and take advantage of the 3 for 2 offer

 

[DanFreemanPhoto]

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[DanFreemanPhoto]

if your looking at all autoglym (which is good but not the best) you will need :
-Bodywork shampoo
-Super resin Polish
-Extra gloss protection
-Then the wax


Use them in that order and youll be fine

^Yep, that will sort you out good and proper, and it's not too expensive either

I was very surprised after I used SRP for the first time