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Am i missing anything??
Hi, I am new to this forum and had a basic question which has probably been answered a couple hundred times already, but nevertheless here i am..
I have a 07' Wrangler. After a lot of research on products and their uses and detailing steps, this is what I ended up doing:
1) wash
2) clay - mothers clay kit
3) Meguiar's wax cleaner
4) turtle paste wax..
Is there anything that I am missing or not doing that should be done???
Is the Meguiar's wax cleaner step necessary??
Is Wax same as a Paint Sealant??
Appreciate all your help...
Cheers...
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Re: Am i missing anything??
You were doing good until you got to the turtle wax. There are many OTC waxes that you can pick up that MUCH better then turtle wax.
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Re: Am i missing anything??
I'm going to delete the duplicate of this post...
A single post per topic is the norm on discussion forums...
Oh yeah... since this was your first post...
Welcome to Autogeek Online!
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Re: Am i missing anything??
Originally Posted by i_love_my_jeep
Hi,
I have a 07' Wrangler. After a lot of research on products and their uses and detailing steps, this is what I ended up doing:
1) wash
2) clay - mothers clay kit
3) Meguiar's wax cleaner
4) turtle paste wax..
Is there anything that I am missing or not doing that should be done???
Is the Meguiar's wax cleaner step necessary??
You can stop after the Meguiar's Cleaner/Wax.
Topping with Turtle Wax won't hurt but Meguiar's Cleaner/Wax is a time-proven great one-step wax that give professional results.
It's also a great maintenance wax.
Originally Posted by i_love_my_jeep
Is Wax same as a Paint Sealant??
Both product serve the same function which is to protect the paint but they are different in their chemical make-up...
Here's an article I wrote that goes over all this?
How To Choose The Right Wax or Paint Sealant for your Detailing Project
More articles in my Signature Line...
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Re: Am i missing anything??
@ Mike,
your write-up How To Choose The Right Wax or Paint Sealant for your Detailing Project was quite informative...
Had a question though, you mention the 3 step process and the 2nd step being: Dedicated polishing or glazing step
- so what does this entail, what products are used for this?? or did the Meguiar's Cleaner Wax take of this in my case??
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Re: Am i missing anything??
After you clay your vehicle, look at it in either Sunlight or with a dedicated light (Xenon spotlight). If you see swirls and or other imperfections (spiderwebbing, etc), then you would ptrobably like to use a polish. The polishing step is used to minutely abrade the paint around the scratches/swirls to optically eliminate the appearance of the imperfections. A Glaze (an optional step) is used to improve gloss of the paint (and can also "fill" or hide small scratches). The final step is to use either a wax/sealant to protect the surface from UV rays/contaminants. Meguiars Cleaner Wax does have a very mild polishing ability.
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Re: Am i missing anything??
It all depends on the condition of the paint. If no swirls, just a cleaner wax will be fine, if light swirls, use an all in one product AIO or something that finishes down nicely. Heavy scratches -> compound with heavy then polish with finishing.
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Re: Am i missing anything??
Originally Posted by LegacyGT
It all depends on the condition of the paint. If no swirls, just a cleaner wax will be fine, if light swirls, use an all in one product AIO or something that finishes down nicely. Heavy scratches -> compound with heavy then polish with finishing.
Thanks for your input...
I have some light scratches from running trails...
can you recommend a good polish...
cheers...
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Super Member
Re: Am i missing anything??
Try Meguiar's Scratch-X, if that doesn't take care of the defects try Meguiar's Ultimate Compound followed by Scratch-X to polish any compounding marks out. Remember to only work on a small section (2'x2' or smaller) until you find a process that works for you. Then you can repeat the successful process to the rest of the car. If you don't have a machine polisher like the Porter Cable XP etc., your in for a workout!
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Re: Am i missing anything??
Thanks for all the help guys...
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