If you have not done any detailing to the exterior, be prepared to pay big $$$ for it. My friend charges anything from $250-$350 on a full service detailing.
If you have not touched your car ever, these are the steps you can do if you want to save some $$$
1. Strip wax - wash your car with dish washing detergent, it will remove pretty much all wax on your car. You can also try to go to touchless wash, same idea.
2. claybar - it picks up all the gunk and sticky stuff from the car body
3. wet-sand - check for scratches, and wet sand with 2000 nit sand-paper, use rubbing compound to restore the shine, repeat if still look dull. You may want to use a electric buffer for this.
4. Cleaner Wax - this should remove any contaminant on the paint
5. Sealer - This is also called synthetic wax, it seals the surface
6. Carnauba Wax - this will add a deep gloss shine and protect the sealer.
As you can see, it will take you the whole day if you are fast to perform all the steps. If you wax regularly, you can selectively do some, and it will save you a lot of time in the long run.
I've seen many people found out they have more scratches/dents on the car after stripping the wax + claybar, they all give up and just apply sealer instead. hahaha
The Mother's Step 1, 2, 3 system is the same idea.
Philip |
發表於 2008-6-18 23:51
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