first time detailer vr6!

[gti gaz]

shady i have a red mk 3 i clayed mine then[do do juice] lime prime, 2 thin coats of super resin [auto glym], then [colamite] wax looks awsome but still looking for a good plastic dressing but think i might have found one. [auto glym] bumper care i am also quite new to detailing so hope this helps both of you    and good links recomand them to anyone who is starting     

[Ninj]

Hi mate - Looks like your wallet is about to get a whole lot lighter

Here's a decent routine but not all steps are totally necessary:

1) Good rinse down with a pressure washer (if you can justify the additional expense later, I recommend a foam lance and snow foam but it's not essential, just makes life a bit easier and much more fun!)
2) Tar remover then wipe with microfibre cloth.  Rinse. Squirt of Iron remover (like IronX or Brake Duster) Rinse (only needs to be done couple times a year)
3) 2 bucket method using a decent shampoo (Dodo Juice Born To Be Mild is great, another option is Chemical Guys Glossworkz - both cost just under a tenner but last forever)
4) Clay the whole car, glass too if you can be bothered.  If you've done the above step, not nearly as much will be removed but worth it anyway, especially if you don't know the cars history.
5) Repeat 3
6) Dry the car (don't use a chamois  ) with a drying towel
7) Polish.  You could do a lot worse than Auto Glym Super Resin Polish.  Lots of options with how to apply a seemingly endless range of polishes but unless you have some defects that need sorting, and the time to go down that road, I would stick with SRP.
9) Sealant or Wax - Generally sealant for lighter colours, wax for darker but lots of people mix and match.  Loads of sealants about, AG Extra Gloss Protection is OK.  Wax wise, I personally like Collinite 476s - lasts a long time.
10) The other bits! - Glass, tyres, wheels, interior etc.  I rate Poorboys Natural Look Dressing for plastic bits but I used AG Vinyl/Rubber for a long time too on most stuff.  Any decent glass cleaner followed with a polish like AG Glass Polish.

This probably sounds like a lot of stuff, but for starters, if you want to just have a dabble I'd say:

1) Good wash technique and dry
2) Clay (especially in your case as with a new car you don't really know it's cosmetic history!) wash again
3) SRP
4) Something else be it a wax or sealant
5) Other bits

These are just my suggestions though, there a good few detailing gurus on here who could offer some better advice but have fun and I gaurantee you will suprise yourself at how well it'll come up.  If you do end up using some of the stronger chemicals like tar removers etc, do so with caution; you don't want to do any damage and they are fairly brutal (says the man who stripped off albeit a poorly repaired front bumper recently!).

[Shady Pioneer]

shady i have a red mk 3 i clayed mine then[do do juice] lime prime, 2 thin coats of super resin [auto glym], then [colamite] wax looks awsome but still looking for a good plastic dressing but think i might have found one. [auto glym] bumper care i am also quite new to detailing so hope this helps both of you    and good links recomand them to anyone who is starting     

Nice one buddy. I'll have a look into the super resin polish. I still have to clay mine but may do that this weekend. As for the bumper care, I use that and it's brilliant.

[GrandMstRamRod]

cheers ninj, its had detailing done before, quite alot actually i just want to keep the standard up looks like good basic run down shall start purchasing things soon clay bar i think shall be first!