deank93 Posted March 6, 2011 Share Posted March 6, 2011 Morning all, As it looks quite a nice day I'm planning on giving the Zed a good going over this afternoon, in anticipation of the chance to have a good clean I'd got rather excited while on the i4detailing website and spent a small fortune on various bits and bobs as recommended by the chap I bought the car from a few weeks ago...but I have a problem...I was given a list of what to buy and in what order to use it but that list seems to have done a runner so I was hoping if I listed everything I have one of you kind chaps might be able to offer me some much needed guidance...it's been a long while since I have owned a car worth caring about cleaning so have completely forgot how to do the best possible job. Anyway, here is what I have: An assortment of microfibre cloths including a dodo supernatural buffing cloth, wax pad, drying towel and a washing mitt Durogloss car shampoo Britemax ultrafine polishing glaze no.4 Britemax spray and shine wet look detail spray Dodo juice supernatural wax Foam tyre shine Autoglym alloy wheel seal Autoglym leather care balm Autogylm leather cleaner Any advice on the best order to use them in and and tips on how to best apply ie a panel at a time etc would be much appriciated. Dean. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris`I Posted March 6, 2011 Share Posted March 6, 2011 1. Wash - preferably with 2 buckets, one just water and one with soap. Rinse in water only first to remove most of the dirt then into the one with soap before washing the car. 2. Dry with towel - dab dont drag. Place towel on car and dab it down. 3. Polishing glaze. Do a panel at a time. 4. Wax - do a panel or 2 at a time. Let it haze over then wipe off. You will learn when it is hazed enough, leave it for about 10 mins at least in this weather. Apply it thin too. 5. Spay and shine. Leave the wax a good few hours to harden up before using this. If it were me, I'd leave it a few hours, layer up 2x wax, then wash again next week and top up using this spray. Wax once every 3-6 months, use the spray after each wash to keep shine topped up. Wheels - sealer and tyre shine afterward when the wheels are clean and dry Leather - use the cleaner first to remove dirt, then the care balm afterwards. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deank93 Posted March 6, 2011 Author Share Posted March 6, 2011 Thanks very much...I'm about to head out to start now but the wife has told me she wants to go and see the film Paul this afternoon so looks like it might just be a quicky today. I'll be giving the car a proper clean next Saturday ready for the missbanzai tunnel run though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy75 Posted March 8, 2011 Share Posted March 8, 2011 Gents, Just to piggy back onto this thread - I have never detailed a car, or gone through more than a simple wash / polish / wax. Now I am a newbie to the Church of Zed, but I feel that may ginger baby needs to be looked after more than anything else I've had before, so have been lurking on this here part of the forum trying to soak up info and methods like a sponge. So - attached should be my shopping list at i4detailing. Would this suffice for a complete n00b like me? Would I struggle to get on with / use the products listed? Any suggestions / alterations? Cheers, Andy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
martinmac Posted March 8, 2011 Share Posted March 8, 2011 Go big on the micro fibre cloths mate, I have loads of them and go through a lot when cleaning. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy75 Posted March 8, 2011 Share Posted March 8, 2011 Sweet, will do Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dblock Posted March 9, 2011 Share Posted March 9, 2011 Me personally I like duragloss but that's me. I would go for lime prime lite as it has no cut. I would get last touch but again up to you. Wookie mitt is good but the sonus one is nice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter10 Posted March 9, 2011 Share Posted March 9, 2011 +1 on the microfibres, I have about 7 of them at the moment and each one does something different. I got some Dodo Juice Red Mist. I heard a lot of good stuff about it and thought what the heck and got a 250ml bottle. I have only used it once after a quick wax (with cheapo wax, before getting DJ Blue Velvet) and the difference was great. Gave it that still wet look. I was in the same boat as you only a few weeks ago. I sold a lot of these products for over a year and never really batted an eyelid. I now have a pretty good collection of stuff which I will add to as and when I feel I need to. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy75 Posted March 14, 2011 Share Posted March 14, 2011 Well, I used all my kit at the weekend - fabulous result Would have taken a picture this morning, but she's covered in frost. I bought the Red Mist too - I thought it was an in-between-waxes type of cleaner rather than a post-wax operation? If not, I'll get on that tonight after work Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris`I Posted March 14, 2011 Share Posted March 14, 2011 Red Mist is technically a quick deatiler, but its more like a sealant really. It should be used to spouse up the car finish, on top of wax (leave at least 24hrs after waxing before applying it or it will strip wax). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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