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Auto detailing is more than just running your car through your neighborhood car wash or putting on a coat of wax. Detailing your car is thoroughly cleaning it both inside and outside, removing contaminates, swirls, scratches, oxidation and other imperfections from your paint to produce a show-quality level of detail. This site will provide you with step by step information, including pictorials & videos on how to detail both the interior and the exterior of your car. |
To achieve the best possible shine from your paint you'll need 90% procedure and 10% product.
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Below are steps and brief descriptions on detailing the exterior of your car.
Each step below also includes how often it should be performed. |
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Click on the step for more in depth description.
- Wash & Drying - (Weekly)
This step removes all the loose dirt and debris from the exterior of the car. This also includes wheels & wheel wells. Maintaining a clean finish will help prolong your wax or sealant on your paint. * Use a Quick Detailer in between washing to maintain a freshly washed look.
- Claybar - (Every 3-6 months · depends on the surrounding envirornment)
This step removes embedded contaminates that normal washing can't remove and will leave the surface of the paint silky smooth.
- Polish - (1-2 times a year)
This step removes imperfections in the paint (swirls, water marks, bird etching, etc.) and brings back the shine & depth to the paint.
- Wax and/or Sealant - (Every 2-6 months · durability depends on product used and environmental conditions)
This step is your protection for your paint, it will also add gloss and wetness to the paint.
- Polish and/or apply a Wheel Sealant to clean and protect wheels - (Protect every 2-3 months · Polish when needed)
This step will help prevent brake dust and road grime from adhering to the surface of the wheels making them easier to clean.
- Clean or polish all chrome or aluminum - (As needed)
- Dress all tires, wheel wells and trim -(Weekly or Twice a month)
- Clean Windows and Door jambs - (Weekly or when needed)
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