Tfr - autosmart hazsafe
Tar and glue - autosmart tardis
Wheel cleaner - angelwax bilberry
Shampoo - chemical guys stripper suds
Wash mitt - dodo juice wooly mitt
Polish - menzerna compounds by machine
Or if by hand dodo juice lime prime
Wax - angelwax enigma or dodo juice supernatural
Quick detailer - angelwax ceramic detailer
Glass polish - autoglym glass polish
Rain repellent- angelwax h2go
Clay mitt - g3 clay mitt
Glaze - poor boys black hole or white diamond
Tyre shine - meguires gel
Order of use
Tfr
Jetwash
Wash wheels & jetwash off
Wash car & jetwash off
Tar and glue, wipe, jetwash off residue
Wash car & jetwash off
Clay mitt & jetwash off
Dry
Polish (compound or lime prime)
If polished by machine then wipe down with panel wipe after then straight to wax
If by hand then possibly a glaze
Wax
Clean glass, rain repellent on outside glass
If just a quick wash,
Tfr
Wheels
Body
Dry
Quick detailer
Iron x
Rinse
G techniq APC
Rinse
Valet Pro wheel cleaner
Rinse
G techniq Snow foam
Rinse
2 bucket wash with g techniq shampoo
Rinse
Micro fibre dry
G techniq QD
Meguiars endurance tyre gel.
Snowfoam - tdg/mynt
Wheels - tdg blueberry wheel
Wash - depends how I'm feeling
Dry - klin duo
Pre wax - crp or tdg
Wax - too many ha depends what I'm going for
Polishes - csp 1-5
Wheel stuff on wheels and calipers
Nilfisk jetwash foam with some red stuff
Nilfisk high pressure rinse
2 bucket wash
Nilfisk high pressure rinse
Chamois dry off
Turtle Wax
Buff
That said, I did some clay bar as it felt a bit rough last time I cleaned it and it did the job.
Wash wheels - Bilberry and AF wheel woolies
Pre wash - AF Citrus power
Rinse
Snow foam - AF avalanche / ODK Artic
Rinse
Two bucket wash - AF lather
Rinse with open ended hose
Dry with drying towel
AS Tardis on any tar spots
Clay
Depending on condition, machine polish with various cutting pads / compounds.
Polish via machine with polishing pad
Glaze with finishing pad
Seal with a wax usually AF Spirit or ODK Lunacy
Clean glass
Dress trim / plastics
Polish exhaust tips
Seal wheels
Dress tyres
Leave 24hrs and apply another coat of wax
My detailing method is extremely simple. I phone my detailer. He comes and does it. Repeat
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