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my routine - adjust as needed
Posted: Sat May 21, 2011 11:04 pm
by roop27
about to start detailing once my pressure washer arrives...adjust as needed
body:
jet wash/snow foam
2 bucket method
drying
claying (every 3 months)
polishing - ag super resin polish then extra gloss protection (every 2 months)
glaze - poorboys white diamond (silver car) (every 2 weeks)
wax - 476s (every 3 months)
wheels: (every 2 weeks)
(just refurbed so waxing first)
jet wash/snow foam
spray wiht ag custom wheel cleaner
2 bucket method
polishing - ag super resin polish then extra gloss protection (every 6 months)
sealant - poorboys wheel sealant (every 2 weeks)
windows: (every 2 weeks)
ag car glass polish or f1 williams glass cleaner (got about 12cans for £5 from local market)
interior: (every month)
vacuum all fabrics
ag vinyl and rubber cleaner
interior shampoo for seats/lining
SHINY SHINY SHINE
(i hope)
(thanks to tim's previous routine post)
Re: my routine - adjust as needed please
Posted: Sun May 22, 2011 10:53 am
by whitegtipolo
Wish i had the time lolz
Re: my routine - adjust as needed
Posted: Sun May 22, 2011 12:17 pm
by roop27
whitegtipolo wrote:Wish i had the time lolz
its amazing how much time you get when you miss lectures
Re: my routine - adjust as needed please
Posted: Sun May 22, 2011 12:53 pm
by Joz
You should not polish and not wax.. ?
I've made my own little list, it's here on the forum somewhere.
In addition, this guy and video is awesome;
https://www.youtube*.com/watch?v=UaliWjVKwnA&feature=fvw
Re: my routine - adjust as needed
Posted: Sun May 22, 2011 1:09 pm
by roop27
thanks joz, about the not waxing, i actually meant leaving out the extra gloss protection seeing as i'm adding wheel sealant anyway, but im just going to do it anyway. i should have made that clearer.
Re: my routine - adjust as needed
Posted: Sun May 22, 2011 7:36 pm
by Tim_GTi
Clean the wheels every wash, that's important to keep them up to par. Then seal them every two months (or more if you feel like it)
Try and glaze every wash, keeps the holograms away.
Don't wax or polish without claying first. So incorporate that into every wax/polish routine, which as you said only needs doing 4 times a year or so.
Re: my routine - adjust as needed
Posted: Mon May 23, 2011 10:58 pm
by roop27
Tim_GTi wrote:Clean the wheels every wash, that's important to keep them up to par. Then seal them every two months (or more if you feel like it)
Try and glaze every wash, keeps the holograms away.
Don't wax or polish without claying first. So incorporate that into every wax/polish routine, which as you said only needs doing 4 times a year or so.
when you say clean the wheels every wash, do you mean shampoo down and dry, or polish and gloss too?
and would you recommend stripping all the wax/polish off everytime i top it up or should i just keep layering it on?
Re: my routine - adjust as needed
Posted: Tue May 24, 2011 6:41 am
by Tim_GTi
roop27 wrote:Tim_GTi wrote:Clean the wheels every wash, that's important to keep them up to par. Then seal them every two months (or more if you feel like it)
Try and glaze every wash, keeps the holograms away.
Don't wax or polish without claying first. So incorporate that into every wax/polish routine, which as you said only needs doing 4 times a year or so.
when you say clean the wheels every wash, do you mean shampoo down and dry, or polish and gloss too?
and would you recommend stripping all the wax/polish off everytime i top it up or should i just keep layering it on?
Shampoo and dry should be sufficient, depends on your wheel finish (for example polished wheels watermark really easily so require polishing most washes).
You'll be lucky for wax or polish to last as long as 4 months if you wash it regulary, so just top it up.