What do you guys use to detail your max? How long on average does it take you guys? Im curious as to a good engine bay cleaner/degreaser and how to go about using it properly... Lets hear it!

 

this should def. be posted in the detailing sub forum
http://forums.maxima.org/detailing-51/

How to detail? Thats a long process, takes a few hours

Under the hood? simple green or purple power

 

Not how to, how long does it take yall and some of the products you guy use with the best results.

 

questions like that need to be posted in the detailing forum.....

better yet they need to be searched

http://forums.maxima.org/detailing/3...ow-thread.html
http://forums.maxima.org/detailing/1...ew-thread.html

 

Wash with Meguiars Gold Class soap (don't bother to dry the car), clay with their clay bar, use their Ultimate Compound, use their NXT Generation Wax and finish with Duragloss spray wax. Takes me about 6hrs. I keeps it clean even in the winter:

 

6hrs??? I can do the same in about 2

 

except for the fact that your not supposed to wax your car in temperature's below 60 degrees. i use all zymol and thats top shelf $hit right there.....http://www.autoanything.com/car-care...58-p-402064901

 

http://www.dodojuice.com/supernatura...a-car-wax.html

 

By hand? I don't think so..

I've never had any problems, the products are just a little harder to work with. Nothing I can't handle..

 

Ya it's 4 in the mornin and I just got done using the clay bar and the NXT wax. So glad a got a huge garage!

 

if you can work inside a heated garage, thats different. the wax wont adhere to the clearcoat which is what your trying to shine up. it may look shiny and all, but believe me it does'nt work as well or last as long as when done in the summer/warmer months.

 

even if its not by hand i dont see how you can do all of that, well, in 2 hours...claying in itself takes about an hr if not a little bit more

 

buffer byron

 

the method that chris uses, you refered to doing the same in 2 hours...

wash, clay, compound and wax....in 2 hours?

 

with a buffer.

I can wash my car in about 15 minutes ( I dont use a garden hose)

I can clay the car in about an hour. Anything with a buffer goes by fast.

Now If Im getting ready for something like IA or another large meet, that 2 hours is going to turn in to a day of work. Im not going to spend an entire day cleaning my car, because the weather around here is crazy. It can be 65 and sunny monday, and 12 and snowing by friday

 

i want to know how you plan on using a buffer to clay the car?...it takes another 30 minutes at the extreme least to wax the car, generally 45 minutes...hr to clay hr to 1.5hrs to compound it...

 

"I can clay the car in about an hour."


45 minutes to wax a car? What are you doing it in direct sunlight? Next gen wax wipes right off if you are in the shade. UC and next gen wax, I can do both in less than hour

so 15 for wash, 60 for clay, and 60 for compound and wax=135 or 2:15

Like I said though, thats not me going into great detail thats just the normal stuff I do once a month when I wax

 

well...thats good if you do it in that amount of time man

 

FWIW Ive applied to be a detailer, i was told I wasn't fast enough!!

 

Can somebody move this thread....?

 

This thread should have never been made, I found the information in 2 seconds from SEARCHING

 

I wish I was a damn moderator lol.

 

 

Yeah this thread pretty pointless...but i will indulge.

I dont think you should have to detail yur car every wk. Detailing to me is carpet washing and deodorizing, cleaning engine, etc.

Detailing should occur prolly 3 or 4 times a year.

Washing and cleaning, waxing, vaccuming, thats every wk bro

Armorall protectant for interior, black magic wax and tire wet for the exterior. Black Ice tree for the pretty scent. After that bish CLEAN

 

armor all...ugh

 

ehhh... its cost effective and lasts a long time.

I remember i used some other protectant...and the dash was so shiny it was like i poured grease all over it lol

 

3,600th post

 

Exterior
Megiars gold class car wash
Purple power/megiars gold class/water combo for wheels and brakes
Megiars plastx for tail lights and bumper lights
#0000 steel wool for exhaust tip
#0000 steel wool and rubbing compound for headlights
Megiars ultimate compound
Megiars nxt gen wax
Invis glass for windows and wheels
Armorall extreme tire shine
DA polisher for better polishing/waxing
100% sheepskin mit for washing car
Clean the wheels with a mr.clean glove (found in home section at walmart )
Assortment of microfiber rags
Megiars synthetic foam wax pads

Interior
Lexol leather conditioner
lexol leather cleaner
Invisi glass w/ glass rags
megiars ultimate protectant
super diluted purple power for door jams, etc, etc
more microfiber rags

 

^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
You forgot the leather cleaner

 

PostWhore

 

you shut your postwhore mouth chris

and lexol is at the top of the list

 

Dammit

 

Last edited by tigersharkdude; Today at 09:32 AM.

Posted by maximizdc98: Today at 09:15 AM

 

and yes meguiars ultimate protectant is far better than anything else, also for a little bit less you can buy quick detailer for interior by meguiars. that works really good as well

 

Maybe I should have re worded this post.... I wasnt asking how to detail a car. I just wanted to know what all you guys did when you "detailed" your car. Thats all, I know how to detail a car, like I said I was just curious what all you guys did in your "normal" wash or detail?

 

sorry if I come off rude here but you don't want to know how we detail our cars you want to know what we do when we detail our cars, whats the difference between those 2 questions? Am I making a point here or am I embarassing myself and looking like a dumbass?

 

Oh for God sakes lock the thread!!!!!!!

 

We hurl water at our vehicles then attack the forming beads with micro fibre linen then exfoliate the tar like residue left from fallen civics from our bumpers, then we sharpen the blades from our wheels with past axles while salivating at the thought of the next upgrade in our minds screaming SPARTACUS!!!!!!

lulz



yes /thread

 

dude, just delete your original post allready. this is going nowhere...

 

YES ON #2!!!