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detailing kit
« on: 28 February 2009, 09:10 »
ok, been getting into detailing and have now got some kit from elitecarcare. i have the following

Eurow 100% Sheepskin Wash Mitt with Interior Rubber Glove
elite snow foam
supaguard shampoo ( got this with the car)
autoclay
megs g220
Megs Soft Buff 6.5" Foam Cutting Pad W7006
Megs Soft Buff 2.0 7" Foam Polishing Pad W8207B
Megs Soft Buff 6.5" Foam Finishing Pad W9006
menzerna polish sample kit 
Poorboy's Black Hole - Show Glaze for Dark Vehicles
Chemical Guys - Jetseal 109
Collinite #476s Paste Wax Detailing Kit
Poorboys wheel sealant

My question is what order should i use these products?
I hope this is all i will need to get the results seen on the pics in this forum.

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Re: detailing kit
« Reply #1 on: 28 February 2009, 09:55 »
I presume you've practiced with the G220 on a spare panel ? E.g. a bonnet from a scrap yard?

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Re: detailing kit
« Reply #2 on: 28 February 2009, 09:59 »
still waiting for it to be delivered. I have an old toyota celica so I cn try out different polish/pad combinations.


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Re: detailing kit
« Reply #3 on: 28 February 2009, 10:02 »
ok, been getting into detailing and have now got some kit from elitecarcare. i have the following

Eurow 100% Sheepskin Wash Mitt with Interior Rubber Glove
elite snow foam
supaguard shampoo ( got this with the car)
autoclay
megs g220
Megs Soft Buff 6.5" Foam Cutting Pad W7006
Megs Soft Buff 2.0 7" Foam Polishing Pad W8207B
Megs Soft Buff 6.5" Foam Finishing Pad W9006
menzerna polish sample kit 
Poorboy's Black Hole - Show Glaze for Dark Vehicles
Chemical Guys - Jetseal 109
Collinite #476s Paste Wax Detailing Kit
Poorboys wheel sealant

My question is what order should i use these products?
I hope this is all i will need to get the results seen on the pics in this forum.

nice one

right...

snowfoam
2bw with mitt and SG shampoop, rinse & waffle dry (doesn't have to be perfectly dry)
clay
clay your alloys after your have clayed your paint, use a PH neutral cleaner on them and then use the PB WS on them
2bw or snowfoam again  :evil:
rinse and dry
megs cutting pad with menzerna cutting compound
megs polishing pad with menzera final finish polish
megs finishing pad with menzerna final finish polish (i am guessing that you have the three menzerna polishes in the kit? use them in the correct order - you'll have to look it up as two of them have the same name... its confusing)
PB black hole
CG JS109 - i love this stuff  :cool:
collinite 476 x 2
dress plastics clean windows etc
QD to remove any leftover polish/wax etc

admire your car  :cool:
dinner
fall asleep on the couch

I presume you've practiced with the G220 on a spare panel ? E.g. a bonnet from a scrap yard?

as the G220 isn't a rotary I wouldn't be too concerned... you'd have to go some in order to burn your paintwork using a DA - take it easy when you first use it though  :smiley:
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Re: detailing kit
« Reply #4 on: 28 February 2009, 10:07 »
EDIT:  I'd already frikin' typed this as Guy posted above, so I'm pressing post anyway!!   :smiley:

My order would be:

1. Snow foam & rinse
2. Wash & Rinse
3. Clay with lube
4. Wash again and rinse
5. Dry
6. Polish with G220, finishing with a refining polish - remember you might not even need to use the harsher compounds at all unless its bad.
7. Black hole
8. Jetseal OR Collinite would be fine on their own, but if your a perfectionist 1xJetseal followed by 1xCollinite with 24hrs curing between the two.
9. Wheel sealant at any point after polishing.

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Re: detailing kit
« Reply #5 on: 28 February 2009, 10:20 »
thanks for the help guys.

Do you have to leave 24hrs between jetseal and wax, or can you give it an hour then apply?

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Re: detailing kit
« Reply #6 on: 28 February 2009, 10:21 »
EDIT:  I'd already frikin' typed this as Guy posted above, so I'm pressing post anyway!!   :smiley:

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at least we're giving out the same advice  :smiley:

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Re: detailing kit
« Reply #7 on: 28 February 2009, 10:22 »
thanks for the help guys.

Do you have to leave 24hrs between jetseal and wax, or can you give it an hour then apply?

personally I haven't before - but I can understand the logic behind this

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Re: detailing kit
« Reply #8 on: 01 March 2009, 16:25 »
Do you have to leave 24hrs between jetseal and wax, or can you give it an hour then apply?


All I know is that I once applied a second layer of collinite after about an hour or two and I definitely got tiny white-ish blemishes in the wax a few days later which I think is what the pros call "sweating". The marks buffed out again with QD no problem, but even so, I would now leave it longer than one hour.