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As you may have seen, got a new car last week:
The plan now is to get it cleaned and prepped and then protect the paintwork. I'm hoping that with a good initial prep it won't take much to keep it up.
I'm on a budget and I have no rotary/porter cable so I delved in to the garage, worked out what I could reuse and purchased a few new bits and bobs:
The plan is as follows:
1.) Foam wash (to get the initial gunk off) then rinse
2.) Normal mitt wash (two buckets)
3.) Clay bar whilst still damp
4.) Quick detail and pat dry
5.) When dry, use a bit of SSR2 (abrasive) to correct any marks
6.) Use the polish, buff to a nice finish
7.) Apply the glaze, hoping for a really nice finish
8.) Apply the sealant to keep all the goodness in.
9.) Top it off with a nice wax. Hoping this really sets it off.
10.) Clay bar the glass and apply glass polish to the interior and exterior
11.) Apply another coat of wheel sealant (did this initially when I got the car, really makes washing the wheels easy)
12.) Apply a nice glossy finish to the tyres
Estimated time? All day, possibly in to the next. Tedious maybe, hoping it'll be nice and satisfying when finished.
That is until I roll off the drive and get the car dirty, it is black after all.
Shall update with pics tomorrow!
The plan now is to get it cleaned and prepped and then protect the paintwork. I'm hoping that with a good initial prep it won't take much to keep it up.
I'm on a budget and I have no rotary/porter cable so I delved in to the garage, worked out what I could reuse and purchased a few new bits and bobs:
The plan is as follows:
1.) Foam wash (to get the initial gunk off) then rinse
2.) Normal mitt wash (two buckets)
3.) Clay bar whilst still damp
4.) Quick detail and pat dry
5.) When dry, use a bit of SSR2 (abrasive) to correct any marks
6.) Use the polish, buff to a nice finish
7.) Apply the glaze, hoping for a really nice finish
8.) Apply the sealant to keep all the goodness in.
9.) Top it off with a nice wax. Hoping this really sets it off.
10.) Clay bar the glass and apply glass polish to the interior and exterior
11.) Apply another coat of wheel sealant (did this initially when I got the car, really makes washing the wheels easy)
12.) Apply a nice glossy finish to the tyres
Estimated time? All day, possibly in to the next. Tedious maybe, hoping it'll be nice and satisfying when finished.
That is until I roll off the drive and get the car dirty, it is black after all.
Shall update with pics tomorrow!
This was taken about 30-60 secs after applied, as you can imagine, my car looked like it had been snowed on.
