As stupid as this sounds, can someone give me directions on how to correctly wash a car? What products to buy? Claying before waxing? I dunno. I just wanna get the swirls off my car and make it look professionally clean. I just moved into a new house with my first garage =) and I want to do it right. Thanks.

 

This is a general list of things.

Chenille Wash Mitt
Microfiber Towels
2 Buckets (One for rinse water, One for soapy water)
Meguiar's Gold Class Shampoo
Stoner's Invisible Glass
Bug and Tar Remover
Clay Magic Clay Bar Kit
A good Polymer System (Wolfgang, Klasse, Zaino, Blackfire)

 

I always wash it from top to bottom starting with the roof finishing with the wheels. I also change the water in the buckets 1/2 way threw.

 

also check out the stickies

 

what's a polymer system?

 

a good polish/wax. wash, clay, polish, then wax.

 

It seals in whatever polishes/waxes you have on the car and makes the paint work you did last longer. Most polymers let you go without rewaxing for 6 months.

 

so is it like a special tool? or just another bottle of stuff?

is it this stuff? http://www.meguiars.com/store_meguia...M-20&store=meg

 

It's another bottle of stuff. For instance, Klasse has two bottles (Klasse All In One Polish and Klasse Sealant Glaze). The major advantage is that these products can last you 6 months.

 

A good place for general advice. product information and "how=to's" is over at Autopia at http://www.autopia-carcare.com/

 

So is this the correct process in order? Wash-Clay-Wax-Polymer/Polish??

 

Wash-Clay-polish-sealant-wax