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New Car Detailing Process
Hi all,
Well I get my brand new Golf GTI this week, I have always looked after my cars but this one will out do them all I have always been a fan of Meguiars until recently when I decided to look outside the box and wow the amount of products out there is a bit overwhelming. So far I have decided I am going to run with Pinnacle, I have a few questions as I want to make sure I get it right the first time, the colour of the car is Carbon Steel and I would like some advice on whether what I have written below seems about right:
Full detail
Wash with Pinnacle Bodywork Shampoo
Clay with Pinnacle Ultra Poly Clay
Paint Cleanse with Pinnacle Paintwork Cleansing Lotion
Polish with Pinnacle Advanced Finishing Polish
Wax with Pinnacle Signature Series II Carnauba Paste Wax
1 - Will all of this be likely required with a brand new car?
2 - How often is too often to follow this whole process if I have it right?
3 - Is there anything else I should also be adding into this process?
In between full details (weekly or fortnightly)
Wash with Pinnacle Bodywork Shampoo
Wax with Pinnacle Crystal Mist Carnauba Detail Spray
1 - I feel I need to be doing more in between, maybe a polish also?
Hopefully you haven't all fallen asleep with the short story I have just written
Thanks
Rachel
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Re: New Car Detailing Process
Thanks BobbyG much appreciated
I will be doing everything by hand, I'm to worried I'll do damage with a polisher.
With the paint cleanse or polish is this something you would rotate or just pick one or the other?
So your saying to add in 2 x coats of sealant then wax, can you suggest a brand that will work well with Pinnacle?
With the spray waxing in between I assume the Pinnacle one will be ok to use as I am primarily going to run with this product Pinnacle Crystal Mist Detail Spray or Pinnacle Souveran Liquid Spray Wax
Sorry for all the questions, I just want to get it right the first time round.
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Re: New Car Detailing Process
Welcome to the GTI club!
Hope you received yours in better paint condition than I did mine. The dealership really jacked my paint job up pretty bad.
What color and model did you get?
As to polishing by hand, you're not likely to be able to correct much of any problems without a polisher. The Volkswagen paint can be pretty hard - making it hard to remove deeper issues if you ever come upon one.
Congrats on the car, I absolutely love my GTI.
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Hi Rachel, Congrats on the new car. I am also a big fan of meguiars, Great products for the money. If you want to have a simple way to detail a car here it is
clean rim and tire
wash
dry
clay
dry
interior
clean and dress console and dash
tire shine
seal paint if desired
wax
If you want to keep your rims and tires looking good, I would go with the mothers all wheel and tire cleaner.
for wash I would go with gold class and for tire shine I would go with endurance
Good luck with the new vehicle
Bill 1234
2004 audi a6 quattro (traded).
2015 Ford Escape 2.0l ecoboost 4WD
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IMO, Messing up with an orbital is really an urban myth. Actually an orbital can do much better than your hand because your hand can't make it uniform. Get an orbital, read about it here and start to do it the proper way for a new car.
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Re: New Car Detailing Process
Thanks guys
Hey Brent I am getting a 5dr GTI in Carbon Steel, 18" Detroits, Leather, Bi Xenon & Sunroof.
Cheers BobbyG very helpful I'll take a look at the polishers and see if I can convince myself
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Re: New Car Detailing Process
Originally Posted by BobbyG
While cleaning and polishing can be accomplished by hand it's a long grueling task
That's an understatement. It took me 4 days to de-swirl my Camry by hand, and while it looks good now, I'm paying for it big time. My elbows still hurt 10 days after.
To the OP: do yourself a favor and get a DA machine. Never again will I put myself through that.
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Re: New Car Detailing Process
Hi Rachel - I also welcome you to the GTI club. I've had my Candy White for a little over a year now. Everyone has their own preference on products, but you have a good line=up. I havent read all the posts on here but Bobby has been a great help to me also. I will tell you one thing, which is do yourself a favor and break down and get a DA like the PC7424. WAY EASIER TO USE THEN YOU REALIZE. I picked up a great DA and pad combo on sale for 169 and out of all of the products that I've bought from AG the DA was by far the best money spent. If you want to take it a step further and do it correct right out of the gate, spend the extra money and buy the 4" pad and backing plate combo (which I havent bought yet) Do to the size of the panels especially on the front of the car and the dust collecting hatch area, the 4" pads would be ideal for those two areas and possibly the entire car. Also do yourself a favor and go with the 5" backing plate and 5.5" pads for the car. The large pads will be too big for the GTI.
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