the area on the left was waxed with p21s the middle with turtle wax and the right was just cleaned with Adams detail spray and received no further treatment.

close up of detailed vs. untreated :

water beading:

detailed vs untreated close up:

in conclusion... I have no life....

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I'm currently in love with Optimum No Rinse as a soap. It lets me wash my car even with these water restrictions.

my dirty 2009 Aveo

some mean scratches that happened when I parked my car under a tree on a windy day:
before

After:

Bird crap etching that was there when I bought the car:
before

after

clean

as you can see I significantly reduced the scratches and etching and still have no life... lol

this time I used clay bar, followed by 3m rubbing compound, nu finish polish, and finally turtle wax

I think I'll pay someone to do it.

Why? It only takes 4 hours normally, you just need a buffer.

What I do for detailing..
Dawn Prewash
Claybar
Car wash soap wash
Meguiars Paint Cleaner
Mothers CARNAUBA wax

After the process is completed I use Mothers Mag Polish on the exhaust tip, Mothers back to black on the roof rack, and tire shine on the tires. The paint feels so soft with the claybar, like baby's skin.

I used the wax and polish that I have had for years, and want to get rid of, plus I didn't want to use my housemates good wax on a Chevy Aveo. plus nu finish also did a good job at getting rid of some swirl marks and some light scratches

dish soap is really bad for your car.

When I wax my STi its 6 coat of wax and clay bar. heres the end result.

Ill take a picture of my full line up today too.

Modified by -]sTm[-HeavyHips at 3:36 PM 11/8/2009

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I dont want to have this debate again, but if you DONT REWAX UR CAR dishsoap IS bad

-Wash
-Meguiars Clay using Quik Detailer as lube
-Rinse or wash again if you prefer
-If you need to get rid of light scratches follow up with 3m compound or swirlx
-Any pure polish, apply and wipe off immediately
-wax with nxt 2.0; goes on/off fast so easy to do multiple layers

This is wrong imo. Dish soap is bad for your car even if you are re-applying wax. You are stripping components of the paint that cannot be replenished by wax. Wax fills in low spots and sits on top of the paint to make it look newer but its not actually doing anything to the paint itself. You can to some extent rejuvenate the paint by applying a pure polish, but overtime you are just doing harm by using dish soap.

absolutely true. they make a soap that will remove all wax build up.

I use nothing but Meguiars, it's the best stuff you'll find without internet purchasing.

Ok, heres what I've got.

From the left to right.

First is what you use to remove all wax build up. then you have wash n wax, its a safe to use all the time car and wont remove wax. next is paint gloss. this is paint conditioner, also it used to lube the paint with using the clay bar. Then we come to ultra coat wax. this bonds to the urethane paint to protect it from be coming dull. Moving along to the blue one is a clear coat protection wax. The pink one is a light scratch remover, works wonders on swirl marks and water spots. after that comes the purple wax, this is a semi-mild wax with some polishing propriety. Then for the final step come the par-k wax. this is the best stuff ever. par-k wax is a cream wax that leaves your car with the wet look. Maybe some day Ill do a nice detail/waxing wright up.

Ah, you're learning!

I'm a detailing whore.

I just spend 4 hours this weekend (these pics are from 3 months ago...) trying to fix what the dealer's s***ty car wash did to my car...clay, scratchx 2.0, wax, etc...grrr

LBC Tail Overlays!

4.08 VLSD, NICO 8-way ECU, full exhaust with custom headers,
Tokico Blues with Eibach springs, Stillen FSTB, 20mm RSB

before:

after

before

after

the paint feels so smooth now

feel free to post up pictures of any detailing job your proud of

Modified by bloodspread at 1:30 AM 11/10/2009