Detail method /customer vehicle care

**Bill1234** · 06-17-2012, 05:20 PM

Im going to detail a car very soon. The vehicle is probably in bad shape, as the owner rarely takes care of it or waxes it.
Im going to do alot of work
Method:
Wash and clean rims
Mothers all wheel plus tire
brushes

Wash:Meguiars Gold class and dawn (Half of each)

Correction:
Meguiars m105 or uc then 205

interior
Rigid shop vac and meguiars protectant

tires :Meguiars nxt tire shine

Wax:Hand applied or machine of meguiars number 26

Any suggestions ?

**ReflectedImage** · 06-17-2012, 05:22 PM

Id clay bar the car before the paint correction.

**ziggo99** · 06-17-2012, 07:14 PM

What about carpets and seats? If the outside is hammered, the inside can't be much better.

**Bill1234** · 06-17-2012, 09:17 PM

I will be using an all purpose cleaner called simple green. It is very good and can clean out most of the stuff that gets in carpets

**primo spaghetti** · 06-19-2012, 05:42 PM

try folex on the interior fabric and carpets...great stuff...cheap and readily available atmost hardware stores/wallymarts etc.

**Infinitiman** · 06-19-2012, 07:56 PM

Originally Posted by ReflectedImage

Id clay bar the car before the paint correction.

+1

I would also clean the tires before dressing, use a degreaser like optimum power clean, or p21s total auto wash, from personal experience tuf shine tire cleaner is a very effective cleaner. ( I hope AG will start selling this product HINT, HINT

) I didn't see anything about cleaning the interior just dressing. I would use meguiars apc 10:1 ratio or meguiars quick interior detailer , the apc is great on the seat belts, headliners, etc.

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**KBsToy** · 06-20-2012, 05:44 AM

Originally Posted by primo spaghetti

try folex on the interior fabric and carpets...great stuff...cheap and readily available atmost hardware stores/wallymarts etc.

**BobbyG** · 06-20-2012, 06:32 AM

Plan out your approach. Once you've finished an area the last thing you want to do is have to redo it because you accidentally contaminated it performing another step.

This link contains articles written by Mike Phillips so spend some time reading. Mike's put a lot of thought and work into these topics and they're well worth the time reading.

Articles by Mike Phillips

Basic steps in order are:

Wash - Duragloss #901
Clay - Meguiar’s Clay
Paint Correction & Polish
Seal
Wax

If at all possible use a machine to perform the majority of the work.

If you've never worked with Meguiar's M105 or M205 then perhaps the following products might be a better choice and are over the counter...

Meguiars Ultimate Compound
Meguiars Swirl X Swirl Remover

Dual Action Polisher

The Porter Cable 7424xp

Here's some great information that might also help.

Protect all that work with a quality sealant

Sealants

Folex is a great product, it works, it's cost effective, and doesn't leave the Simple Green scent behind that linger for months...

**Detail_Dude** · 06-20-2012, 06:49 AM

Originally Posted by Infinitiman

+1

I would also clean the tires before dressing, use a degreaser like optimum power clean, or p21s total auto wash, from personal experience tuf shine tire cleaner is a very effective cleaner. ( I hope AG will start selling this product HINT, HINT

) I didn't see anything about cleaning the interior just dressing. I would use meguiars apc 10:1 ratio or meguiars quick interior detailer , the apc is great on the seat belts, headliners, etc.

Totally agree with this. Fyi Zep Heavy Duty Citrus Degreaser (whcih you can pick up for about $12/gallon at Home Depot) will clean your tires very well. I use it all the time, with a foaming sprayer, for this purpose.

+1 on using meguiars apc 10:1 ratio or meguiars quick interior detailer for interior cleaning. More expensive, but 1z Cockpit Premium is a nice alternative to Meg's QID. I actually like the finish 1z leaves. Dollar for dollar, QID wins.