First Time Detailing

[MovingShadow]

Still a giant nooblet at this, me and a friend did some detailing of our cars.

Only thing I didn't get to clean was my exhaust tip.. it looks nasty!! (no picture fortunatly )

 

[Alex_225]

Looking good there chap, I'm rather liking the Wind with those rims!

What products processes did you use mate?

 

[MovingShadow]

Well I cheated a little bit.

We first went into a carwash (I know its bad mojo but it's a fairly new one so it has all the newest brushes and fancy gadgets etc). I very very rarely carwash it because in the manual of the car it says its actually not recommended.

Afterwards we let them get dry in the shade and clean the drops that were still on it.

I used Turtle wax and my friend used the liquid Turtle Wax to see the difference.
Big difference was time. I started before him and he finished before me. Liquid wax is so much faster to apply.

Also some Turtle Wax Tyre polisher (wasn't my product, was of my friends and he applied it to my tyres when I was still waxing my car)

and as last some Autoglym: Vinyl & Rubber care. This is one of my most favorite products. I use it on all the rubber and plastic on my car, inside and out. Gives this nice black shine.

Prefer to use it on the roof and rear diffuser and on the rubbers around the (folding) roof.

Usually I use Turtle Wax Wheel cleaner but since I've carwashed it I didn't had to use it.
Although I bought something else to try, some G-Wheel Cleaner (don't remember the exact name, haven't used it yet).

 

[Araf]

I remember a time when it was just called washing and polishing.

 

[Chicken]

I remember a time when it was just called washing and polishing.

Wasn't there a time it was a wash and wax shampoo?

Looks nice and clean mate.

 

[Jjay]

not too bad on turtle wax... imagine the capability of dodo juice on that? would look mint

 

[maggi200]

Or most likely... The same

 

[holliedynamique]

You really don't like dodo juice do u haha!

 

[jra3d]

I've always used turtlewax and to be fair you wouldn't notice the difference between two cars done with either if you care for them!

 

[MovingShadow]

I've always used turtlewax and to be fair you wouldn't notice the difference between two cars done with either if you care for them!

I guess it's not bad, was done waxing it and some walked by and said, "is that a new car?"

Having it over one year and a half, I take that as a compliment

But I'm out of Turtlewax and I'm gonna give a try with Kenotek and try their wax, wheelcleaner, quickdetailer & interior products.