cal_gecko
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many years ago, I used to work in a high end body shop and I was tasked with doing the colorsanding/buffing/polishing of the cars (especially the black cars) after getting painted - back then, the process was to colorsand with 1500 then 2000, then cut with a coarse wool pad with an aggressive rubbing compound (Glasurit rubbing compound was my favorite), then clean it, and hit it with a different pad and then polish, and then a black foam waffle pad with 3M Finesse-it and then as a final step, we'd use some kind of a glaze by hand (no wax, since it was fresh paint, and needed to breathe for a while).
Things have changed quite a bit since then - AND, I don't really care to spend hours cleaning my car..
But I'm in a pickle now - I just got a 2016 DIB S550, which is a GORGEOUS color, but it shows EVERY speck of dust/dirt - so I've been trying to keep up on it with just a detail spray each night ... tonight I actually washed it and then went over it with Zymol cleaner/wax by hand using some microfiber towels.. it looks good (but it was also dark by the time I was done, so I'll do a final inspection in the morning). I have been seeing so many references to sealers, waxes, and other products - I don't want to get crazy.. but I do want something that keeps the paint looking good and easy to maintain with a quick wipe down with detail spray every now and then.
So - what is the 'order' in which the process should be done?
My understanding is:
Wash car
Clay bar (if necessary - and I will probably never do this)
Polish (hand or machine)
Sealer
Wax
Glaze
is that right? or is the sealer the last thing? Chances are pretty good I'm just gonna wash it and maybe hit it with a wax or sealer every now and then.
Also - are there any popular detail sprays on the market you guys like? Something to use to get the light dust off the car in between washings?
Things have changed quite a bit since then - AND, I don't really care to spend hours cleaning my car..
But I'm in a pickle now - I just got a 2016 DIB S550, which is a GORGEOUS color, but it shows EVERY speck of dust/dirt - so I've been trying to keep up on it with just a detail spray each night ... tonight I actually washed it and then went over it with Zymol cleaner/wax by hand using some microfiber towels.. it looks good (but it was also dark by the time I was done, so I'll do a final inspection in the morning). I have been seeing so many references to sealers, waxes, and other products - I don't want to get crazy.. but I do want something that keeps the paint looking good and easy to maintain with a quick wipe down with detail spray every now and then.
So - what is the 'order' in which the process should be done?
My understanding is:
Wash car
Clay bar (if necessary - and I will probably never do this)
Polish (hand or machine)
Sealer
Wax
Glaze
is that right? or is the sealer the last thing? Chances are pretty good I'm just gonna wash it and maybe hit it with a wax or sealer every now and then.
Also - are there any popular detail sprays on the market you guys like? Something to use to get the light dust off the car in between washings?
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