h8dirtycars
04-13-2017, 03:18 PM
My mother in law bought a new Honda Civic around a year ago. It's kept outside and has never been cleaned. She came over for the holiday, so I told her I would clean it.
Now, I don't have my polishers yet, and the most I've done so far is WW's and RW's. I don't have clay, so I was going to just go to the store and pick some up.
This is going to be my first time actually doing what's supposed to be done before waxing. Which is going to be with a paste wax that was bought before I found AGO. I used it once, seemed ok. I have a small bottle of Megs Ultimate Quik Wax that I got here with a scratch removal kit, but don't think 6 oz. would do the whole car, or protect as long as paste, correct? Obviously, she could care less about the details, and is thrilled I said I'd wash it for her. On a positive note, It's never been through a tunnel wash. And I vaguely recall from another thread how good the Honda paint was coming of the lot.
Anyway, since I want to do this right, and this isn't going to be the first time asking, especially when I get my machines, here is what I'm going to do.(I did ask other stuff, but not really cleaning stuff).
I read the Clay tutorial, and from what it said, I shouldn't worry about lightly scratching or putting swirls with clay, correct? I know this is a fairly simple task, but I've never done it, and what's more, it's not my car. And no polisher to correct problems. So anyway, this is what I'm doing with the time and products I have:
Basic two bucket wash
Clay
Wax
Again, fairly simple I know, but with what I have to work with and time that's it. Maybe next time I'll worry about polishing, coating and other stuff.
Thanks and hope not to many eyes rolling with the seemingly simple task.
Now, I don't have my polishers yet, and the most I've done so far is WW's and RW's. I don't have clay, so I was going to just go to the store and pick some up.
This is going to be my first time actually doing what's supposed to be done before waxing. Which is going to be with a paste wax that was bought before I found AGO. I used it once, seemed ok. I have a small bottle of Megs Ultimate Quik Wax that I got here with a scratch removal kit, but don't think 6 oz. would do the whole car, or protect as long as paste, correct? Obviously, she could care less about the details, and is thrilled I said I'd wash it for her. On a positive note, It's never been through a tunnel wash. And I vaguely recall from another thread how good the Honda paint was coming of the lot.
Anyway, since I want to do this right, and this isn't going to be the first time asking, especially when I get my machines, here is what I'm going to do.(I did ask other stuff, but not really cleaning stuff).
I read the Clay tutorial, and from what it said, I shouldn't worry about lightly scratching or putting swirls with clay, correct? I know this is a fairly simple task, but I've never done it, and what's more, it's not my car. And no polisher to correct problems. So anyway, this is what I'm doing with the time and products I have:
Basic two bucket wash
Clay
Wax
Again, fairly simple I know, but with what I have to work with and time that's it. Maybe next time I'll worry about polishing, coating and other stuff.
Thanks and hope not to many eyes rolling with the seemingly simple task.