Thread: It's Finally Time for a Detail After 9 Years...update pics of sat car wash

ok heres my list of products
- http://shop.advanceautoparts.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/product_Quik-Detailer&174;-(32-oz-)-Meguiars_7110139-P_N3302_T%7CGRP2074_____ to be used with the clay bar....doesnt the clay bar come with something to lub it with?..then why use something else?
- Buy Meguiars Ultimate Polish G19216 at Advance Auto Parts_____ ..what do i appy this with a pad and buffer or a rag type deal?
- Buy Meguiars Ultimate Quik Wax (15.2 oz.) G17516 at Advance Auto Parts_____ only if i can...can i use this after the polish and just wipe it off and then be done..or do i need more.....
and this is the only clay bar i found Buy Mothers California Gold Clay Bar System 07240 at Advance Auto Parts____ good or bad?

Originally Posted by dpzelenak

doesnt the clay bar come with something to lub it with?..then why use something else?
- Buy Meguiars Ultimate Quik Wax (15.2 oz.) G17516 at Advance Auto Parts_____ only if i can...can i use this after the polish and just wipe it off and then be done..or do i need more.....
and this is the only clay bar i found Buy Mothers California Gold Clay Bar System 07240 at Advance Auto Parts____ good or bad?

1. Buy the cheapest claybar you can - they're all the same.
2. Buy the cheapest detail spray you can - they're all the same.
3. Claybar kits do not come with enough detail spray to claybar a Grand Prix, so you need extra. You'll wind up buying it by the gallon eventually if you like keeping a clean car.
4. You need a real wax for your car to seal it for many months. A spray wax will work at a mediocre level for about a week, depending on how much you drive and if it rains. When it's done working, it'll combine with dust and turn into a soapscum-like film that's a pain to clean off.
5. Get an random orbital polisher/sander setup. You'll want to hang yourself doing it all by hand. Heck it takes DAYS to do a full detail with a machine, probably takes a week to do it by hand.*


*Waxing by hand actually isn't terrible, it's the polishing that sucks the life out of you.

ok thanks,
about the spray detail..which one should i get beause theres a bunch of different kinds...i know i want to go with meguiars but they have like 4 different kinds of spray detail

Lol, please if ur not experienced with ur high speed polisher DON'T use it! I've done detailing before and I've seen many ppl who *thought* they could just figure it out as they go and end up really messing up the car, burning the paint/trim, or actually ripping things off like antennas, headlights, or even gas doors!! Lol. Id hate for you to make a mistake. Not saying ur uncapable, just trying to help.

does anyone use mequiars Nxt 2 wax? goes on with a cloth and wipes off really easily. and OP wizards is a good detailer that adds gloss and could easily replace a wax job

Originally Posted by dpzelenak

about the spray detail..which one should i get

The one that's cheapest $/oz

aright went and bought some stuff today...
bug and tar remover
a QD
polish
quick wax
and some tire shine
was gonna get a clay bar but i had to spend money elsewhere on parts to get the car inspected, but i think what i got is good enough for me to get started with,
thanks everyone for all the help

well this isnt my grandprix but i didnt want to start another thread about cleaning,
i just spent the last 6 hours on this thing in 99* weather, but i think it looks good and alot better now
this is all the things i used, plus rags, sponges, steel wool, and water,,,of corse

and this is what i washed

and this one is just because i like clean bays

man i wish i took some before pics because make a big transformation
now on to the prix, then the mazda

Originally Posted by dpzelenak

and this one is just because i like clean bays...man i wish i took some before pics....

I thought this was a before pic...because of all the dirt on it.

This was a before pic on a 8100...


This was an after...


Same deal with this Escalade...here is an aftershot...


And a GTP...

yeah i know, but this is very clean compared to what it was

how does the bay get so clean?!

Originally Posted by Jakescoots

how does the bay get so clean?!

water + degresser, wipe away

Tire foam/ detailer spray

= Clean as **** engine bay

Originally Posted by Jakescoots

how does the bay get so clean?!

Just...just...well sh1t see my next reply.

Originally Posted by Spartan GL

water + degresser, wipe away

Tire foam/ detailer spray

= Clean as **** engine bay

Actually, tire FOAM is the only tire solvent that has a degreaser already built into it...so if you put it on a cool engine/engine compartment...then you actually don't need to use degreaser. Spray...I let it sit for about 5-10 minutes...then scrub/wipe down.

Done.

I love black magic for engine bay