pkphilip

I guess I detail my cars every 3 months or so regardless of weather... you need these:

Basic
- Wool or micro-fibre based towel or wash mitt (just wipe your face on it, if it feels good, then it's probably soft enough. If it's scratches your face, find another one)
- Car soap, Turtle or Maguire's are good enoough
- Bucket
- Hose
- Micro-Fibre towels (at least 3 of them, 1 to clean wheel, 1 or 2 to dry)

Medium (in addition to basic)
- California Dry-blade (love it so much once you have it)
- Absorber towel
- Wheel/Rim/tire cleaners

Advanced
- Wax

Direction:
Soak car first, mix soap in bucket with water, start washing from the roof to bottom, rinse wash mitt once in a while to clear off dirt. Rinse and repeat, then dry.

Philip

pkphilip

I replace my dry blade once a year and keep them in good shape.

The touchless uses very strong chemical, they literally wash off the wax on the car. I go to Touchless or use dish detergent to strip the wax in the beginning of summer.

Philip