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AjNavo61490
11-06-2007, 08:40 PM
ok guys heres the deal. my mom needs her car detailed (2003 Ford Expedition). i usually dont charge her but since i told her i was gonna wax it she said she would give me some $$ to help pay for the supplies im going to use...

Process:
Clean tires with Eagle1 Wheel/Tire Cleaner
Clean rims with Meguiar's Hot Rims Multi-piece Wheel Cleaner
Clean wheel wells with Simple Green
Pre-soak with Meguiar's Gold Class Car Wash via foam gun
Hand wash with Meguiar's Gold Class Car Wash
Dry with waffle weave towels
Polish rims with Meguiar's NXT All Metal Polish
Dress tires with Meguiar's Hot Shine High Gloss Gel
Dress rims with Meguiar's NXT Tech Wax
Dress wheel wells with NXT Insane Shine Tire Spray
Dress trim with Meguiar's All-Season Dressing
Polish headlamps and tail lights with Plastx via PC
Wax paint with Meguiar's Gold Class Liquid Wax

so what do yall think about my line up here?

budman3
11-06-2007, 10:35 PM
It's a solid routine, that's for sure. If you don't want to use 3 different products to clean the wheels, tires and wells, you can just use the Eagle 1 product, it'll clean all of the above quite nicely. But if you have the time and products, go for it. I personally find it to be a hassle to carry 3 bottles and necessary brushes around to each tire, when one bottle will work :). I can't say that I've used Plastx with a PC before ... you may want to be careful with that. Once the polish goes clear, I'd stop the PC and wipe off with a towel to get optimal clarity.

ltoman
11-06-2007, 10:50 PM
ok guys heres the deal. my mom needs her car detailed (2003 Ford Expedition). i usually dont charge her but since i told her i was gonna wax it she said she would give me some $$ to help pay for the supplies im going to use...

Process:
Clean tires with Eagle1 Wheel/Tire Cleaner
Clean rims with Meguiar's Hot Rims Multi-piece Wheel Cleaner
Clean wheel wells with Simple Green
Pre-soak with Meguiar's Gold Class Car Wash via foam gun
Hand wash with Meguiar's Gold Class Car Wash
Dry with waffle weave towels
Polish rims with Meguiar's NXT All Metal Polish
Dress tires with Meguiar's Hot Shine High Gloss Gel
Dress rims with Meguiar's NXT Tech Wax
Dress wheel wells with NXT Insane Shine Tire Spray
Dress trim with Meguiar's All-Season Dressing
Polish headlamps and tail lights with Plastx via PC
Wax paint with Meguiar's Gold Class Liquid Wax

so what do yall think about my line up here?

Come on - you can't charge MOM!! She didn't charge you for 9 mpnths of pregnancy, did she?
Other than that, kudos to you! We want to see pics too!:welcome:

dontsleeponit
11-06-2007, 11:00 PM
Polish headlamps and tail lights with Plastx via PC

Just did this myself with PlastX, it was simple and quick to do with the 3.5" pads, I also used 106ff. I wasnt really "careful" at all with the headlights and the polishing, didnt really think I had to be.

Link to my procedure and results are in my sig

Other than the simple green, because I dont really like it for use on cars, you'll do fine with the stuff youve got. Make sure to post pics of your results.