hello everyone, well i got up @ 10 today and detailed the car, well, im sure its called detailing.

all together took nearly 10 hours including debadging.

and i have a new found respect for car detailers, as my hands and arms are absolutly killing me.
i also recommend to EVERYONE here to use a clay bar after washing, i thought my car was clean after 13 years of regular washes. how wrong i was.
using it on the roof, after just a few rubs, the clay bar had turned green, thats how dirty it was!
then i used the scratch remover, that thing does *** wonders, i was simply amazed.
all done by hand mind you.

then a quick spray of meguairs hot shine tyre spray, and goddam the car looks bloody awesome.

$97 and about 10 hours later the end result is marvelous (sorry about the pics it was getting late, ill take some tomorrow when its sunny:))

Clay Bar - 10cm of roof! (http://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a52/dodgeviper89/magna002.jpg)

Magna - finished! (http://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a52/dodgeviper89/magna004.jpg)

mmmm no more swirls (http://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a52/dodgeviper89/magna010.jpg)


it was a long and painful day but its all done, now all i have to do is rebadge (thanks to snu2 and temagna for the badges, well appreciated).

i hope some other people can take something out of what ive done today. anyhoo, im bloody starving and dinner is being served!!!

comments ppl!

Awesome end result. I've been using meguires gold class shampoo and wax combo since the beginning of the year and am pretty happy with the results - but starting to get some very fine swirling in the clear coat.

Been thinking about trying out the clay bar and scratch X for a while now....... but I know first hand how long it can take...... so I might just wait til I'm on holidays in October.

well i used meguiars scratct remover 2.0, retails @ $25, and takes alot of elbow grease to get a good result, actually, the swirl remover worked so well i didnt need to polish it (cause it has a polish in built aswell.

im very happy with the results for a noob like me!

and yes black beard, the clay bar will open your eyes when you use it on bonnet/roof/boot and it turns green, its amazing stuff

Take the Ralliart badge and the street performance sticker and you're set.
Leave the badges off, lol who cares, looks cleaner.

how could you spedn 10 hours on it.. if you woke up at 10am... its only 6.30 now.. thats like... 8hours... such a liar.. my gosh!!
hahaha jokes ;)

tops!

Awesome finish mate :cool:

Now for a detailing noob like myself who is wanting to give the car a good going over this weekend ready for MM05, like you have inspired me to do, can you please list the products that you used in the order that you used them :)

1. wash
2. meguiars scratch remover 2.0
3. clay bar
4. meguairs hot shine tyre spray

Is that it?

p.s. What the hell is a clay bar and what is it meant to do?

lol thanks

It gets the dirt out from in between the clear coats scratches and crevices.

wow that looks smick as
btw what brand of glay and scrach remover did you use??

lol, well yes 8 hours to do that, and 1 and a bit to debadge, so 10 all up.

hyperTF, a clay bar, properly used gets off all the contaminants and pollution you cant actually see on your car, if you really want to understand what i mean do this;
get a frezzer bag (really thing type of plastic bag)
put your hand in it
and touch the paint on your car, after a wash, you will notice it feels like sandpaper.

what the clar bar does is lift all this crap off the paint, leaving it feeling like glass, and i kid you not, it bloody works.
about $35 from super cheap.
excellent product indeed.

ok now;
wash
Clar bar (to remove crap from paint before opolishing)
scratch remover 2.0
polish.
then the tyre spray

now i did not polish my car, why? well after all the treatment i gave it today, it felt so nice, i felt spending another hour polishing would be a waste.

also, hyperTF, if you get in quick super cheap auto has a meguairs gift pack, has the tyre spray, polymer sealant, wheel cleaner, dash and trim foam (AWESOME ****), and soft wash gel, for about $50, now, considering the tyre shine retails for nearly $20 itself, the pack is worth getting. all up i spent about $100 but its stuff which is top quality and should last for ages to come.

tyre shine is supposed to do 50 tyres, its a big can hehe:P

just make sure you buy some foam pads, and have some terry toweling cloth on hand as you'll need a bit of it.


hope this helps dood!

peace

wow that looks smick as
btw what brand of glay and scrach remover did you use??


all meguairs bro, excellent stuff indeed, i cant recommend this stuff and more, i mean you pay an arm and a leg for it, but leaves the car looking ready for show!

Hey thanks for that!!! :D


... you don't work for them do you? lol (what an advertisement haha ;))

Good job! If you include Waxing you be all worn out by now. lol

all meguairs bro, excellent stuff indeed, i cant recommend this stuff and more, i mean you pay an arm and a leg for it, but leaves the car looking ready for show!
ahh good old meguairs, yes they do sell top products i already have a few of theres and now i know which ones are next on my list to get
thanks for that!

Good job! If you include Waxing you be all worn out by now. lol


i was thinking of waxing, might do it tonight? should i? im not sure, i mean i want to do this stuff to the car whiles its still clean, should i do it tonight?

btw should i polish or wax? :confused:

When can I bring mine round? :P

As im a detailer thats a good job, now do that 5 days a week 9 hours a day its hard and at the mo im on stress leave cause i work at car rental company and i have cleaned and detailed and regoed and prepared for rentals this summer and includes
50 hyandai getz,50 nissan xtrails,100 pulsars, and 10 nissan pathfinders ****ing hard work and thats not all taking and cleaning up all the old fleet cars :rant: cause we all know people dont give a flying fu*k about rental cars and the people who have to clean them.

I have never used one of those clay bars might use one when i geet my car back and see for my self, did you clean inside lol

PS com to tassie and please do mine, giv ya a beer lol

ahhh well seeing as you live in SA, itll take you 8 hours to get here, 8 hours to detail, and 8 hours to get back, got a spare 24 hours?

when you have a day off work and want to do something productive, detail the car its really worth the hassle

mate i cant even imagine how hard that must be, i did one and im about to collapse on the keyboard, yeah i gave inside a good clean aswell, i usually use armourall, but this dash and trim care stuff absolutly craps on that, it leaves the vynal with a wet appearnce and leaves a tip top smell in the carinside - stock as a rock (http://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a52/dodgeviper89/magna024.jpg)

i must amit i really enjoy cleaning a dirty car cause its like rebirthing it lol you yack dirty pricks and then WOW now thats what i like :bowrofl:

actually i might detail the engine bay when i get a chance :cool: :cool: ............................................should nt be too hard

you might want to put some tyer shine on the mudflaps in the finished pic
sorry to be picky

but it looks showroom
top job :thumbsup: :thumbsup: :thumbsup:

good idea!.............ill use the cheap tyre shine for that....

lookin good mate, but i would wanna seal it for extra shine n protection, but looks like a top job mate

im halfwy thru my car, swirl remover 2.0 is doing SFA for it lol, the guy who had the car before must hav used a scourer or sumthing because the paint is scratched/hazed all over the place, ive done the rear and boot, drivers side of the car, front of the car nad the bnonnet, still got one side of car and roof to do (wish i had a day off when it wouldnt rain, and my GF would let me clean the dam car!)

i shall be investing in a RO Buffer soon, with better polish to combat these scratches, im not particularly happy with my shine either

well when i used 2.0 first it did sweet F.A aswell, i said to myself this is **** i want my money back, i tried it again but this time really rubbed hard into the paint, virtually until i broke a sweat, then i saw results, im pretty sure if the swirling is more serious use the meguairs fine cut polish, if you take note on the 2.0 bottle theres a graph indictaing the "cut" level, 2.0 is around 3/10, a fine cut is about 5-6/10, and a medium cut is around 8/10, you might want to use those.

well i have nothing else better to do with my time, so what the hell ill go polish the car (in myabe 10 or so :cool: )

cheers dude

i was thinking of waxing, might do it tonight? should i? im not sure, i mean i want to do this stuff to the car whiles its still clean, should i do it tonight?

btw should i polish or wax? :confused:

Ur Polish first and then wax. Do it soon so you get a better and good shine that will be sealed by the wax. Its really a lot of hard work. I recommend you to do the rear first, then the roof, then the doors and lastly the bonet.

Cheers!

well when i used 2.0 first it did sweet F.A aswell, i said to myself this is **** i want my money back, i tried it again but this time really rubbed hard into the paint, virtually until i broke a sweat, then i saw results, im pretty sure if the swirling is more serious use the meguairs fine cut polish, if you take note on the 2.0 bottle theres a graph indictaing the "cut" level, 2.0 is around 3/10, a fine cut is about 5-6/10, and a medium cut is around 8/10, you might want to use those.

well i have nothing else better to do with my time, so what the hell ill go polish the car (in myabe 10 or so :cool: )

cheers dude

yah, also should use a rotary buffer for stronger stuff, which is what i was doing

heh, I bought a can of cheap tyre shine, god damn it makes the car look about 6000 times better.

i swear dood the meguairs one kicks it butt, its like its constantly wet,

well i went outside and polished, who likes wiping there ass across the paint after a polish as much as me!!!

i really cant be bothered doing a wax right now, and besides i think it can wait another day.

when its polished mmmmm how nice 'n' smooth is it, god i love that feel of the smooth paint. i got the turtle wax ultra gloss stuff so its good sh|te, but yeah, im tottaly pooped atm.

i know tomorrow as soon as my parents get in the car, it'll be ruined

Mate, give the car 1 night outside and all your hard work will be wasted, so enjoy it while you can :)

yeah well done!!
thats a top effort!!!

lucky for me its in a garage, well after i come home from work tomorrow if its dirty ill spot clean, it will really p|ss me off if it gets dirty after 9-11 hours work (including de/rebadging)

I spent a whole saturday once, cleaning the car. Next day I woke up, all this gay pollen on the car. Hosed it down, then it was fine. Did this a few times.
Then it was those really windy days recently in melbourne, car was covered in dirt and crap. So I gave up. 3rd week running with no clean. Tell you what, the rain keeps it pretty clean :D

frig man, lifes a b|tch i tell ya, maybe you should invest in a car cover ($30 @ Super cheap)

That involves me taking it off every morning. Too much trouble man LOL. Let the car get dirty. The interior the weather can't touch mwahahaha.

When our new houses are built i'll finally be able to keep the cars undercover at our place. WOOHOO. lol

top job there... can i recommend that you wax it with either meguiars NXT gen. Wax (purple bottle with green lid) or meguiars wet-look polymer sealant. Either of these on your colour will really blow you away...

top job there... can i recommend that you wax it with either meguiars NXT gen. Wax (purple bottle with green lid) or meguiars wet-look polymer sealant. Either of these on your colour will really blow you away...

just used the wet look polymer sealant and mate it make a huge difference
example, bonnet has been resprayed, front gaurd has not, i could easily tell the bonnet had been resprayed as it was shiny, and the front gaurd was a duller color and full of swirl marks, NOW, im getting to the stage where the front gaurd resembles the bonnet, its magic stuff i tell ya.


oh and btw dood im not blowing $40 on wax, the turtle wax will do me fine :cool:

just used the wet look polymer sealant and mate it make a huge difference
example, bonnet has been resprayed, front gaurd has not, i could easily tell the bonnet had been resprayed as it was shiny, and the front gaurd was a duller color and full of swirl marks, NOW, im getting to the stage where the front gaurd resembles the bonnet, its magic stuff i tell ya.


oh and btw dood im not blowing $40 on wax, the turtle wax will do me fine :cool:

trust me you will not be "blowing" $40 on Megs NXT Wax... its like the other stuff you have used, u need to try it to see for yourself.... this stuff is magic... I have 3 - 4 shelves full of detailing products, spent $XXXX (sh!t loads) on waxes/polishes etc over the years and NXT is my all time favourite.... Only bottle i have had to replace because i used it all, all others have only been used once... Mad iX is right into the detailing, he for one can probably vouch for me how good this stuff is!!

yeah ive been talking to him about this subject, hes been really helpful.

so listen i go work tomorrow ok so i wanna know now, should i just stay with the turtle wax, or get this NXT wax, ( i only get it for $30..mmmm...love discounts)

i just really want to make sure i wont be wasting my dosh.

but if its that good yeah why not ill get some

I spent ages waxing and Deep cleaning the paint on my Magna, Thought it was safe so I went inside.. a Sparrow decided to poop on the bonnet and Roof in the space of 5 minutes !!!
I could have killed it..

That is an awesome job.. Well Done...

But what is " Clay bar " exactly ??

lol, well yes 8 hours to do that, and 1 and a bit to debadge, so 10 all up.

hyperTF, a clay bar, properly used gets off all the contaminants and pollution you cant actually see on your car, if you really want to understand what i mean do this;
get a frezzer bag (really thing type of plastic bag)
put your hand in it
and touch the paint on your car, after a wash, you will notice it feels like sandpaper.

what the clar bar does is lift all this crap off the paint, leaving it feeling like glass, and i kid you not, it bloody works.
about $35 from super cheap.
excellent product indeed.

ok now;
wash
Clar bar (to remove crap from paint before opolishing)
scratch remover 2.0
polish.
then the tyre spray

now i did not polish my car, why? well after all the treatment i gave it today, it felt so nice, i felt spending another hour polishing would be a waste.

also, hyperTF, if you get in quick super cheap auto has a meguairs gift pack, has the tyre spray, polymer sealant, wheel cleaner, dash and trim foam (AWESOME ****), and soft wash gel, for about $50, now, considering the tyre shine retails for nearly $20 itself, the pack is worth getting. all up i spent about $100 but its stuff which is top quality and should last for ages to come.

tyre shine is supposed to do 50 tyres, its a big can hehe:P

just make sure you buy some foam pads, and have some terry toweling cloth on hand as you'll need a bit of it.


hope this helps dood!

peace

thats what i said on the 1st page to hyperTF

magnat, this is serioulsy something you/anyone should do, the results will astound you no jokes

yeah ive been talking to him about this subject, hes been really helpful.

so listen i go work tomorrow ok so i wanna know now, should i just stay with the turtle wax, or get this NXT wax, ( i only get it for $30..mmmm...love discounts)

i just really want to make sure i wont be wasting my dosh.

but if its that good yeah why not ill get some

well i highly recommend it and dont think you would be wasting money, however i havent used this turtle product u are talkin about so it is hard to say which would be better... i was turned off turtle a long way back, never used any of it since, might give it a try... one wax i got wasnt bad and that was Mothers Premium Wax, it was a promo with a matchbox car at supercheap, promo had finished and they were clearing the stock.... $5 BARGAIN!!

when waxing with any of these products i recommend:
-make sure car is clean
-park in garage or complete shade and allow car to completley cool
-using a yellow round megs hand applicator pad (~$4 for 2 at supercheap, autobarn etc) apply the wax (NXT etc - whateva) sparringly to the whole car
-MOST IMPORTANT STEP (well it think it is) allow applied wax to completley dry. U will know when it dry by running your finger across it and it wipes the powder clean from the paint and leaves absoluley no trace of wax left.
-Use a soft terry towelling or microfibre cloths (x2) (i prefer the Kenco Twin Pack of Microfibre cloths from autobarn - $14.99 for the 2 and one is yellow, one is blue... the best cloth i have ever used, have about 10 of them) use one to remove 99% of the dried wax from the entire vehicle then use the fresh one to give the car a thorough wipe over..
-BINGO!! you have one nicly waxed paint job

no worries mate, well on this site
good car cleaning site (http://www.ls1.com.au/forum/showthread.php?t=40605)
they said the turtle wax one is the best they've tried, i have the same one, but in liquid form.

and as clothes go, well my mum has plenty of them, used some ooooolllllllddddddd nappys from ages ago (were made of terry toweling so they were fine and saved me $15:P) and it came up beautiful, im gonna get a microfibre dustmagnat one though, good for dust.

but ah well mightaswell get some expensive wax......geesus.....i dont think ive ever spent this amount of money b4 :confused:

no worries mate, well on this site
good car cleaning site (http://www.ls1.com.au/forum/showthread.php?t=40605)
they said the turtle wax one is the best they've tried, i have the same one, but in liquid form.

and as clothes go, well my mum has plenty of them, used some ooooolllllllddddddd nappys from ages ago (were made of terry toweling so they were fine and saved me $15:P) and it came up beautiful, im gonna get a microfibre dustmagnat one though, good for dust.

but ah well mightaswell get some expensive wax......geesus.....i dont think ive ever spent this amount of money b4 :confused:

haha wait till you have about 15 bottles of wax that cost about $35 each sitting on a shelf that probably will never be used becuase something is always better than the last one u used.... ive given up with stuff from autobarn, i get all mine online now and get brands such as menzerna, wolfgang, poorboys, sourverign (spelling?) and some of them cost anywhere up to $60-70 a pop!! detailing has now become an addiction hehe!! and a bloody expensive one at that!

oh and these kenco ones are brilliant for wiping away dust from a clean car, i find them better than the megs dust magnet....

omg dood thats alot of dosh!

well i work at super cheap so i just go there for all my crap, if ya ever around the highpoint area and need some stuff from there gimme a bell ill get ya a discount :cool:


providing your in VIC, which i should check

*EDIT*
in which your not, lol, forget about that discount :P

omg dood thats alot of dosh!

well i work at super cheap so i just go there for all my crap, if ya ever around the highpoint area and need some stuff from there gimme a bell ill get ya a discount :cool:


providing your in VIC, which i should check

*EDIT*
in which your not, lol, forget about that discount :P

no worries... i get alot of my stuff from supercheap... i go there when its like 20% off storewide... although they dont carry the autoglym range and some other products that i like so i have to go elsewhere...

fair enough, i mean id love to try some of these other brands, but for the money i paid (under $100 to wash, clay, remove scratches, polish, and detail inside) i think i got real good vaule, im happy with the crap i brought, might not be $70, but its good stuff.
getting seat covers and floor mats tomorrow :cool: :cool: :cool:

fair enough, i mean id love to try some of these other brands, but for the money i paid (under $100 to wash, clay, remove scratches, polish, and detail inside) i think i got real good vaule, im happy with the crap i brought, might not be $70, but its good stuff.
getting seat covers and floor mats tomorrow :cool: :cool: :cool:

top stuff mate, as long as your happy with it, and dont forget this is your first attempt at detailing, it depends on how far you wanna take it and how much money you are prepared to spend... i could spend bucketloads on high quality products...

and from what you have spent and done, youve done a fantastic job!! well done!! if ya need any help with anything, or any recommendations, pm me

cool mate, thanks for the offer, yeah i was so amazed with how the car looked, i had one of those moments where you stand back and just stare aimlessly for like 30 seconds at the sparkle then snap out and try and figure out why you went into a daze hehe.

my dad said .....gee that looks good, well now you will know what to do when you do my car next week (el station wagon)......i was like GF i aint doing that car, besdies he treats it liek crap anyway.


anyhoo thanks for the comments people

*EDIT*

to anyone who is concerned, this is the product i used
quik clay (http://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a52/dodgeviper89/magnagarage019.jpg)

I've been using the Meguiar's waxes for the last two years and I've been very happy with the results. I just got some NXT and I've got to admit it's pretty impressive. It's definitely not a waste of money, particularly on dark coloured cars.

You should always wax after you have polished the car. Remember that by polishing you are removing any protection the paint had. The wax will protect the paint from the sun and other contaminants. You only need to polish the car 3-4 times a year but you should be waxing every couple of weeks depending on where you keep your car.

Your car is looking excellent. :thumbsup: I love how the deep coloured cars look after a good detail. You might also want to splash out for some Meguiars Quick Detailer. It's excellent for giving the car a quick clean in between details (really good for removing bird poo). It gives the car a just detailed look without all the effort but it should only be used on a relatively clean/waxed surface. I can't live without the stuff. Luckily I have a 5 litre container of it. :D

where did u get a 5 litre containter of it!

Meguiar's #9 (Swirl Remover 2.0) IS a polish, with light abrasives to cut down the swirls.
If you want to use #2 (Fine Cut), you better have a rotary, or orbital buffer at least. You will be at it for far more than 10 hours if you want to use if by hand.
If you haven't sealed/waxed your car yet, do it ASAP. Wash your car again or use QD. Have the people on DP taught you nothing? No point polishing if you don't put some protection on it. Give some credit to MRJUCY too.
All that money would only buy you a can of Souveran so I would say you're still scratching the surface. There is a lot more beyond what SuperCheap offer. Maybe for your next car.

']where did u get a 5 litre containter of it!

I am also curious, where did you get 5L of wax? or is it all products combined?

Meguiar's #9 (Swirl Remover 2.0) IS a polish, with light abrasives to cut down the swirls.
If you want to use #2 (Fine Cut), you better have a rotary, or orbital buffer at least. You will be at it for far more than 10 hours if you want to use if by hand.
If you haven't sealed/waxed your car yet, do it ASAP. Wash your car again or use QD. Have the people on DP taught you nothing? No point polishing if you don't put some protection on it. Give some credit to MRJUCY too.
All that money would only buy you a can of Souveran so I would say you're still scratching the surface. There is a lot more beyond what SuperCheap offer. Maybe for your next car.


after i made those last posts i sealed the car using a wet look polymer sealant. is alllooooooooooooooooooooot better now :).

but if you(everyone on here) think i should WAX aswell, ill do it tonight as the car is till clean.

thoughts?

']where did u get a 5 litre containter of it!

I've got a friend who's a detailer and she got me 5 litres of the professional version, called Final Inspection.

http://www.meguiars.com.au/Products_Professional.htm

It's nearly the same thing. It's lasted me nearly a year so far, not much left though.

I'm pretty sure you can buy it in most Supercheaps/Autobarns.

after i made those last posts i sealed the car using a wet look polymer sealant. is alllooooooooooooooooooooot better now :).

but if you(everyone on here) think i should WAX aswell, ill do it tonight as the car is till clean.

thoughts?

I'm pretty sure the polymer sealant is a polish/wax combination, so you don't need to wax. You'll be surprised at the difference if you do though. I used to use the carnauba wax (from Meguiars), it gave it a lot more depth.

You can go over board though. :D

aweosme then, ill leave the car as is, i got a dust magnet thing today aswell, keep it looking shiney.

nah SCA only sell final detail in the small bottle.

im sure of it lol

yeah spent another $70 on the car today, interior,
interior (http://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a52/dodgeviper89/magnanewfilterandinterior010.jpg)
and
interior 2 (http://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a52/dodgeviper89/magnanewfilterandinterior009.jpg)

also got this the other day
K&N (http://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a52/dodgeviper89/magnanewfilterandinterior007.jpg)


but this is my favorite pic, tint is cool, as im actually in the car, and you cant see me Muhahahaha
leet photo (http://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a52/dodgeviper89/magnawedmorn004.jpg)

anyway sorry to hijack my thread but thought id show ya's

Is that the standard TR steering wheel in your car?

You can only get quick deatiler in the small bottles but Final Inspection comes in 5L containers. I just pour off what I need into a QD spray bottle.

I've definitely seen the 5L container in a SCA but Meguiars stuff is a bit funny cos different shops will carry different products. I'm finding it really hard to find some of the new NXT stuff. Apparently they have 5 star and 4 star dealers. I'm not too sure how it works.

That final photo looks awesome. 8 hours well spent.

yeh i got Megs FI and QD, 5 ltrs would be nice tho

the polymer sealent is like waxing ur car, cept using a pure canabru wax gives a differnet effect, more warmth and wet look

been over naother part of the car today, def need a buffer for this car, swirl marks i can get rid off, the scatches i cannot

']yeh i got Megs FI and QD, 5 ltrs would be nice tho

the polymer sealent is like waxing ur car, cept using a pure canabru wax gives a differnet effect, more warmth and wet look

been over naother part of the car today, def need a buffer for this car, swirl marks i can get rid off, the scatches i cannot

ahhh and its black, what a bastard of a job... i did a full scratch and swirl removal on my black lancer when i got it, i swore that the previous owner had washed it with a wire brush... makes me :rant: when idiots do that!! it took me til now just to get it right... and i got it just before last christmas

thats the funny thing, after caring for it for years you wonder how so many bloody scratches come about!.


but those days are over thanks god, well least not for a few months.

and blackVRX yes thats the standard wheel, pretty much everything in that car is stock.
ill be changing wheels early next year, get the sporty feel going.

and well yeah my dad took some shots this morning, i think he's more wrapt about the paint then i am, and yeah well the shots came out awesome, not bad for a $250 camera.

o and to anyone interested super cheap auto now has an exclusive line of boher ( i have no idea how to spell it, i think it swedish) polishers/buffers. instead of one large pad it uses 3 seperate ones that look like donuts, just lettin yas know incase anyones in the market for one. i havent got exact specs yet but am told this is premo stuff.

oh and the seatcovers rock, $35 retail at super cheap, they give the car an eeny amount of street cred, ......ahh....sorta

where would i find a book on how to properly detail my car. Surely there has to be some car detailing bible out there somewhere.?

ahhh and its black, what a bastard of a job... i did a full scratch and swirl removal on my black lancer when i got it, i swore that the previous owner had washed it with a wire brush... makes me :rant: when idiots do that!! it took me til now just to get it right... and i got it just before last christmas

yeh mate, i swear he used a scourer to clean the car, meg #9 did SFA just get rid of the minor swirl marks and hazing, parts aroudn the car have been resprayed, basically nearly eveyrthing accept the doors and roof have been resprayed, and not well (bit of sand on bonnet stuck in, the prep work on the bonnet sucks and the body kit is orange peel city)

the car looks shiny now, but upclose the paint lets it down, wil lget osme pics on w/e

where would i find a book on how to properly detail my car. Surely there has to be some car detailing bible out there somewhere.?

Here you go:

http://www.guidetodetailing.com/

it's part of:

http://autopia.org

A guys even created an ebook on the subject. You can download it but you need to register.

Everything you would want to know and then some.

or this, just a basic guide but i fount it usefull

Detailing car guide (http://www.ls1.com.au/forum/showthread.php?t=40605)

ok so i have read this entire thread and many others...
now, my car is dark green and full of swirls, nows it shiny but not very shiny and i want to go all out with the meguiars clean
can somebody please list the products i should use in order :D

so far i have got:

1- Meguiars nxt generation Car Wash
2- ??


i dont know what order to use the products in like the clay bar and the tech wax and wet look wax and sealant

cheers
sean

thanks black vrx for the tips!

my car once looked like that in 1991 then it got dirty. i used 2 have the same hubbies as u :D

ok so i have read this entire thread and many others...
now, my car is dark green and full of swirls, nows it shiny but not very shiny and i want to go all out with the meguiars clean
can somebody please list the products i should use in order :D

:confused: I asked the same question on page 1 and it was answered on the same page... did that not answer it enough?

:confused: I asked the same question on page 1 and it was answered on the same page... did that not answer it enough?

no, you have only listed
1. wash
2. meguiars scratch remover 2.0
3. clay bar
4. meguairs hot shine tyre spray

what about waxes and polishes?

no, you have only listed
1. wash
2. meguiars scratch remover 2.0
3. clay bar
4. meguairs hot shine tyre spray

what about waxes and polishes?

yo dude, just refer to this link cheers!

1.Wash
2. Use the claybar
3. Polish (depends on paintwork!!! Metalic cars do not use those polish that cut deep into paint!!)

4. WAX.

URL specially talking about all this: Step by step guides to cleaning your pride and joy (http://www.ls1.com.au/forum/showthread.php?t=40605)

cheers! Now work on it!

Here you go:

http://www.guidetodetailing.com/

it's part of:

http://autopia.org

A guys even created an ebook on the subject. You can download it but you need to register.

Everything you would want to know and then some.

Refer to above.
It's got everything you need to know and then some.