Car Washing
Polishing
Proper Steps to washing, polishing & waxing
your car
Your vehicle is one of your most expensive
assets that you will purchase in your life time next to your
home. In fact our cars are under constant attack from pollution
and airborne contaminants. If left on the surface of the car it
can embed into the clear coat or even the paint causing
expensive damage. This is why it is essential to wash your car
frequently, at least once every two weeks. Exterior
and interior car
cleaning
will keep your vehicle
new!
The most important step
before polishing your car is washing it. Before you begin to
wash your car you want to have the proper supplies. First you
want to try and find good quality soap, not dish washing
liquid, as the majority of dish washing liquids are not pH
balanced and can strip the wax right off of the car. Try and
find good car soap maybe by Meguiars that is pH balanced
and has fortified brighteners which won’t dull the paint. Lets
get started and I will take you through the steps to properly
clean your vehicles paint.
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Steps: Car washing |
polishing
Guide
1. Pour soap in one
bucket creating suds.
2. Fill your
other bucket up with fresh water.
3. Try and keep
your vehicle in a shady place because the sun
will allow the soap to dry creating water
spots.
4. Spray the car
before you start to wash, this will remove
loose particles and cool the paint for
cleaning.
5. Spray the
wheels and wheel wells to remove overspray etc
from the undercarriage.
6. You may use a
soft sponge or preferably a sheepskin mitt.
Meguiars makes a great wash mit:
Meguiar's X3002
Microfiber Wash Mitt
7. Start at the
top of the vehicle working your way down, do
one panel at a time rinsing as you go to keep
the suds from drying.
8. After each
panel, rinse your mitt in the bucket with the
clean water as this will prevent the dirt that
is collected from scratching your
car.
9. To prevent
scratches when drying, use a soft, absorbent
terry-cloth towel or a chamois. We recommend
using
Meguiar's X2200 Super Thick Natural Chamois, 5'
Square
10. Be sure to
pay extra attention to the front panels,
because these are the panels that normally are
affected most by bugs, tar and overspray. We
later go into detail
about detailing
clay and its purposes which is
the next step to cleaning your vehicles
paint.
11. After
completing the detailing clay process you
should polish
your cars paint using a
polisher and a high grade polish as this
will clean the paint and smoothen the
surface preparing it for waxing.
12. The very last
step is to wax
or seal the paint which
will protect the paint. (We recommend using
Meguiar's NXT Wash & Wax
Kit )
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