Hi everyone. I have always paid to have car detailed and done with it. I have a silver 18 RT. Can someone give me a listing of everything I need to detailing? Looking good for good stuff. Soap, clothes, wax, waxer, clay, leather treatment. Everything. Also, what’s deal with clay??? Is it hard to do? Any risks doing myself?
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I suggest going to your local auto shop and buying Meguiars Products of everything you just listed. They make great home products and you will get excellent results using them. They also have many youtube videos to learn how to do things. It's very rewarding to detail your own vehicle.
Clay is a tool that can remove surface things on your paint like rail dust or other stuck to the finish things. You must use a good spray wax or car wash soap and water.
Clay is a tool that can remove surface things on your paint like rail dust or other stuck to the finish things. You must use a good spray wax or car wash soap and water.
I just ordered a Chemical Guys starter kit from amazon for $99. I have a friend in detailing and he recommended Chemical guys. https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B06Y1MGNGC/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o00_s01?ie=UTF8&psc=1
In additon I ordered their leather conditioner.
In additon I ordered their leather conditioner.
It's hard to say what "good stuff" is. A prodcut that one person likes my not have the results your looking for. There are alot of company's out there that make quality detailing products. Poorboys natty's wax is one of my favorites, Carbrite and Menzerna makes some amazing polishes.
The biggest advice I can give you is buy small quantities and try various products until you find the combination that YOU think is best and not what everyone else says is best. I would also recommend staying away from most of the stuff that you can get at auto zone and the like. They are not bad, just not all that good, but again my opinion.
Feel free to PM me if you would like to discuss things more.
The biggest advice I can give you is buy small quantities and try various products until you find the combination that YOU think is best and not what everyone else says is best. I would also recommend staying away from most of the stuff that you can get at auto zone and the like. They are not bad, just not all that good, but again my opinion.
Feel free to PM me if you would like to discuss things more.
^^What he said!
I've been detailing my own rides for years, and have used what seems like everything out there. There are some great products, and some that I wouldn't pay for again.
I'm currently rocking just about everything that Adam's Polishes has.
Edit:
Look up Junkman on YouTube, he has a great channel for detailing.
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I've been detailing my own rides for years, and have used what seems like everything out there. There are some great products, and some that I wouldn't pay for again.
I'm currently rocking just about everything that Adam's Polishes has.
Edit:
Look up Junkman on YouTube, he has a great channel for detailing.
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Jaxwax, Adams Polishes, Chemical Guys, Autogeek all will have everything you need. Get a good random da polisher. I have the Porter Cable. Makes life much easier.
Sorry for the 2nd replay to this thread, I couldn't remember the URL to something before. Detailed Image, a retailer of many different brands of products has done some nice write ups and articles on how to detail your car. I know a lot of us have been talking about what to use, but if your not experienced with the HOW or Why, the What to use is irrelevant. You can have the 'best products in the world' but if you don't know what your doing, your never going to get a good result. I am not trying to promote the company or saying you should buy from them, just offering some of their videos and articles as information. I do order some of my products from them in part because they are not all that far from me so shipping / delivery times are relatively good and prices are okay.
Anyhow take a look at their detailing guide. I think it will help you in determining what you need.
https://www.detailedimage.com/Auto-Detailing-Guide/
Oh, one last thought... If your going to get into using a rotary buffer and compounding or paint correction kind of tasks and you have never done anything like it, see if there is a junk yard near by or a body shop that will sell you some slightly damaged body panels (some body shops will give them to you free) to practice on. I have seen people using aggressive compounds or high speed rotary buffers (not DA buffers though it can be done) do some nasty damage to their car. It will allow you to get a feel for how to do some of the tasks without the worry of messing up your new baby as well as giving you an idea of how a product preforms and can be compared to others because who cares if the junk panel has 3 -5 different kinds of wax, polish, glaze..... on it
Anyhow take a look at their detailing guide. I think it will help you in determining what you need.
https://www.detailedimage.com/Auto-Detailing-Guide/
Oh, one last thought... If your going to get into using a rotary buffer and compounding or paint correction kind of tasks and you have never done anything like it, see if there is a junk yard near by or a body shop that will sell you some slightly damaged body panels (some body shops will give them to you free) to practice on. I have seen people using aggressive compounds or high speed rotary buffers (not DA buffers though it can be done) do some nasty damage to their car. It will allow you to get a feel for how to do some of the tasks without the worry of messing up your new baby as well as giving you an idea of how a product preforms and can be compared to others because who cares if the junk panel has 3 -5 different kinds of wax, polish, glaze..... on it
AMMO NYC has some great stuff. He also has tons of videos on YouTube
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I love the Junkman! Learned all my detailing techniques from him. Dude's helped keep my rides swirl free ever since I started watching. 
I have had great luck with Griot's products
The easiest thing you can do is just go to one of the detailing providers and buy a kit to get you started. For about $200 or so you can get a kit with a Random Orbital polisher and make the job much easier. I use all Griots Garage stuff. This is my Black '18 RT with Clay, Boss Correcting Cream and Best in Show wax.
The easiest thing you can do is just go to one of the detailing providers and buy a kit to get you started. For about $200 or so you can get a kit with a Random Orbital polisher and make the job much easier. I use all Griots Garage stuff. This is my Black '18 RT with Clay, Boss Correcting Cream and Best in Show wax.
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