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I'll start with a question.
I purchased a new car a few days ago and don't know diddle fuck about polishing or waxing. It's black which shows dirt anyhow, but what really drives me crazy are the tiny swirl scratches when the light catches it just right. What do I need to buy and how do I use it to remove these scratches?

>>14647460
a polishing compound

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Favorite products
>fucking whatever I have available
My paint is in shit condition
Favorite techniques
Apply degreaser, powerwash off, warm water with soap and sponge, powerwash off

Wheel cleaner & dishwashing brush for my wheels

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>>14647460

You have to use a microfiber towel or it looks like shit like that...

I like to use an orbital buffer and mcguires paste wax.

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>>14647918

And for my wheels I like to use Mother's alloy polish, Only to be used on true alloy with no clear coat or it will strip the clear coat off.

>>14647918
>>14647925
Should I use any particular soap to wash it before waxing? How about using a microfiber towel for that or is there a better option?

>>14647440
How to make windows spotless? Even when I wash them and try with a microfiber towel it gets spots on it

Washing a car is not hard. Why everyone is using so many product?

My black car looks perfectly deep mirror shiny every time. Deep like a blood at night.
And I never use any stupid €200 of "product" every time to make a wash of the car.

How I make the washing:
I wash dirt off with a normal yellow sponge, water and some dish cleaning soap and bucket.
Then I clean wheels with half of old broom and remaining water.
Then I rinse off everything with hose.
For last step, I wipe the extra water from body and glass with skin of deer or child cow.
I use yellow duster for polish the chrome.

To shine tyres, I use paint brush apply 30:70 dish washing and soap water. Becomes shiny when dry.

Thats it. It looks shiny like any show car.

Takes only 30 minutes and not fast working.

Maybe I apply wax later. I still having Meguairs Gold class with W210 on bottle.
I buy in 2004. AHAHA. Still many left of it to use.

I using yellow duster for applicating this
Nothing special. No micropenis fiber cloths.

>>14648773

I usually just wash mine at the car wash but you can buy the car wash soap in a bottle at parts stores, Doesn't really matter what you use to clean it.
>>14649165

And thats why your car looks like shit.

>>14649194
>And thats why your car looks like shit.
Tell yourself what you must.

>>14647918
>>14647903

Wax only cover up the sun swirlings.

You need polish to get rid of sun swirling, because it is a defect in the lacquer of paint.
You can make damage easily if you do not knowing how to make use of a polish. Especially when using with a motor power and hair of the sheeps.

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Those black plastic trim feels

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>>14651032

>brace yourselves
>cuck jokes are coming

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>>14647914
My paint is also shit so I use whatever as well.

I just scrub, rinse, and wax. Nothing special. My wheels aren't that special, but I still treat them with tire shine.

>sorry for the flipped image

>>14647914
Generally using a power washer is considered bad as the high pressure pushes dirt into the paint causing more scratches. You said you paint is shit though so you probably don't care about miniscule scratches, but just for future reference.
>>14649165
If you don't wax your car after don't use dish soap it's a de greaser and removes any protection your paint had.

>>14651107

what the hell is going on with that hood son

PLASTI DIP that shit if you're not going to paint it

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This stuff is based for a quick cleanup between details.

>>14651107
>If you don't wax your car after don't use dish soap it's a de greaser and removes any protection your paint had.

Because I am washing the car every day - sometimes two washings in one day, I don't always applicating the wax.

>>14651124
It's already on the agenda.

The hood isn't allowed unfortunately. The rear bumper, and roof are shit as well. The only reason I ignored the paint was the miles, price, VR engine, and manual transmission came together at the time.

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>tfw you wash your car and it rains the next day

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First I gently wash with a combination of Mr. Bubble and a teasy hint of Joy then I hand dry with a chamois made from the hides of the Andelusian yak.
I make my wax from the finest hand selected carnoobs then I age it for 7 years in oak casks then gently apply in a circular motion with a hypoallergenic sponge lightly moistened with Evian.
I then hand buff it with mitts made from matching chinchilla hides.

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>>14651345
>tfw you wash your car but it's Spring so it's covered in pollen in less than an hour

Any tips for preventing and repairing rust? I live in the worlds most corrupt and shitty area. My state has the highest gas tax, a corrupt inspection process, shit roads, local taxes for no reason than lol tax and to top it off they use briny water or some shit and it eats metal causing just about every car in the area to fail inspection. Its a damn racket. How can i protect my car from rust?

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>>14651345
If you do the job properly, this isn't a problem.
>mfw water just beads off

>>14651403
Buy a good car.
>friends 14 year old mitsubishi, rust literally everywhere, front radiator support almost gone
>my 25 year old lexus, not even any surface rust on exposed metal
>both from the same area, next to the sea

>>14651444
Sorry, commissar obamas economy has hit me hard.

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>tfw normies come into your car and put their feet on the carpet instead of the floor mats

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Anyone try ceramic paint protection? Shit works like a new coat of wax for years. Thinking about getting it professionally done to my cars.

>>14651553
the products work pretty well, but the service is way overpriced.
Some shops charge upwards of $1000 per application.
You can buy a bottle and put it on yourself for like $50, it's not hard to do. Just have to cure it properly.
I've seen it last up to 2 years

>>14651603

>up to two years

Or just wax your car every two years. Fuck nigga, a half a bottle of NU FINISH lasts a whole year.

>>14651032

I'm thinking of just plasti-dipping my trim matte black. Seems like a good idea in theory, anyone tried it?

Most of the trim restoring products ive used have to be reapplied every couple of weeks.

all I've ever done is car wash mix, wheel clean, tire shine, hand microfiber towel dry, interior vacuum and interior cleaning wipes (non shiny)

I tried to youtube some things about car wash/detailing and ended up watching 30 min video of how to clean towels. Is there an entry level guide or something?

>>14651417
>live near a huge and busy airport so the rainclouds are full of exhaust gasses which makes my car filthy every time it rains

>>14647440

I swear by this. Once per year.

1 coat cleaner wax
1 coat polish
1 coat carnuba sealer

3m scratch remover for any issues.

10 years later my car still looks new.

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>>14649165
pretty sure you have no idea what a perfect deep mirror shine looks like. Pic related. Let me know if you want to know what it really takes for a show car shine.

>>14651990
Not 14649165, but yes please

>>14652042
dude all you need is polish and wax. the more the expensive the better up to a point
there are no "secrets"

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>>14651800
>cleaner wax
what, wax doesn't clean. I assume you mean that shitty car soap with "wax" in it
>1 coat polish
you're not supposed to coat the car in polish, it's an abrasive. and if you're just putting it on and taking it off by hand it doesn't really do anything, most polishes these days need a machine to work best.
>carnuba sealer
carnauba is not a sealant, it's a type of wax that is found in leaves of a plant.
A layer of carnauba wax only lasts about a couple weeks, a synthetic sealant lasts months.

3/10 made me reply

What's the consensus on rinse-less washes like Optimum and Garry Dean's? I don't really have access to a water faucet at my condo.

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>>14649165
every car looks better at night numbnuts

you're poor and dumb as shit, and you sound like an immigrant used car salesman.

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>>14652181
they're not worth the "convenience" they claim to provide.

I find it takes way more time, effort and money to use those waterless washes than to just bucket wash at a coin wash.

>>14652217

lol clearly he is from some poor euroshit country, probably some ghetto slav

>>14652228

this. go to a coin operated place with pressure washers and just spend some time cleaning your shit, i always do this in the summer in the evening. 8-9pm and no one is whining that you've been in one of the bays for 30 minutes

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Just use some Windex and some paper towels to clean your car, it works great for me and leaves a streak-free shine!

>>14651990

Don't make your bothering with it.

I know already according to you - €200 spending of cleaning product including brazillian bikini wax, and magic micropenis cloths.

>>14652217
To say looking like blood under light of moon is not meaning to make your seeing the car at night you stupid idiotic.

Like an action of a child, you are making a bad story about me to feel yourself better.
A reason why say to me things like poverty immigrant man because your mind is suffering like beast in muddy field.

>>14652438
show us a picture of your junk paint then? Pics or STFU

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>>14652042
I'll share with you then, You can find alot of info @ www.autogeekonline.net/forum/how-articles/
I couldnt possibly type all the info and knowledge base from there.

For starters you will pretty much need:
decent car wash soap - not cheap shit from a parts store. Read about the two bucket system. Maybe invest in a soap cannon.
No foam sponges. ever. Research this. All they do is drag dirt along your paint.
Claybar or clay pad or glove. Maybe ironx.
A dual action polisher- I use a porter cable
Selection of pads of varying harshness - I like lake country.

Then the compounds glazes sealers and waxes...

There are alot of paint correction/protection systems out there that vary in price. I personally prefer the blackfire system for black cars, when done properly it gives the dripping wet look. Sure other compounds will do the same and they may be cheaper but I do not have the time or money to try every brand out there. Meguires has a 105/205 system. I would say that is the recommended compound combo for beginners. Search and See if you like its results. I did not like how the compounds dried too quickly while I was working with them. So I tried other systems and found others i liked. Search the forums for the most preferred sealers and waxes.

Example: Menzerna power lock is a very high quality sealer that will last for at least 5 months and a bottle will last you for years. maybe 30$.

Then theres pad selection. again research.

https://www.youtube.com/user/AMMONYCdotcom
larry is one of the best and his videos are great for learning

>>14652741
http://www.autogeekonline.net/forum/how-articles/54451-how-detail-your-brand-new-car-mike-phillips.html

more to get you started

>>14647903
>>14647918
>>14647925
I went out this morning and spent $60 on automotive care supplies. I got a microfiber wash mitt, a 30 pack of microfiber towels, Meguiar's washing soap, polish and liquid wax. I spent about 3 hours cleaning the car up, polishing and applying the wax. It looked a lot better than before but the swirl scratches are still somewhat visible. I was polishing by hand though and started getting worn out so I may just have to keep at it this weekend. I was glad to spend all that time giving the paint the care it needs even though I drove it to work this evening and it got rained on. It's absolutely filthy, so I went back by walmart for some quick detailing spray.

Also holy shit. I don't know if the car sat in a shop where painting was being done or if someone just drove nearby a painting project, but I noticed that the entirety of the car is speckled with tiny white flecks. They're not visible on the black paint until you get within a couple feet of it and seem to come off for the most part with a few firm swipes of a microfiber towel, but god damn that shit is annoying. I feel like I'll never get them all off.

>>14651107
that power washer thing is a myth. they are perfectly safe to use on any sort of car.

>>14653877

>Also holy shit. I don't know if the car sat in a shop where painting was being done or if someone just drove nearby a painting project, but I noticed that the entirety of the car is speckled with tiny white flecks. They're not visible on the black paint until you get within a couple feet of it and seem to come off for the most part with a few firm swipes of a microfiber towel, but god damn that shit is annoying. I feel like I'll never get them all off.

Get a machine buffer and utilize compound. You may be able to get that overspray off.

It'll help with the swirl marks too.

Only plebs hand polish their cars m8.

>>14653939
I was eyeing the buffers they had but just couldn't bring myself to buy one today. After spending all that time trying to do it by hand I am much more apt to spend the money on one.

One more thing maybe someone will know about. The car is a Mustang GT and it looks like the previous owner either plasti-dipped or replaced the chrome 5.0 badges on the fenders with black ones. It looks like he used something really harsh to 'clean' the patch where the badge is stuck on and whatever it was left a rainbow swirl effect in the clear coat. Try as I might, I couldn't make a difference on it. Any ideas?

How about PTFE products like Soft99 Fusso 12? Is it any good?

>>14651553

It'll never look or feel as good as a fresh wax (feels rough from what I hear).

>>14652168

not the guy who're responding to, but cleaner wax is a real thing, it's just a carnauba blend with very light microabraisives that kinda clean the paint a bit as you buff them off. I think they're shitty compared to just doing a normal cleaner polish and a dedicated wax though. I felt like using cleaner wax on a newish car left the finish a little duller.

>>14653877
I kind of know that feel on the second part
Neighbors have bonfires like every fucking night all summer
>wake up every morning
>car covered in fucking ash specks
>call town multiple times to complain, since it's against the law to have a fire without a pit
>there's doesn't
>still they do fucking nothing

I've been tempted to go over there some day and bury a few aerosol cans or something under their fire-spot but I'm not that much of an asshole.. and it would probably make even more of a mess of my car

So last month I did the whole thing, wash, clay, compound, swirl remover, wax.

I'm using quick detailer here and there which is holding up fine, but when should I actually give her an actual wash?

And what steps? Wash, then what? Do I have to wax after every time I wash? I thought you only needed to wax 2-4 times a year...

>>14647440
How do I make a shitty rustoleum-painted panel look good on my car? I bought it like that, the color is very close to the rest of the car but the sheen is terrible. How do I make that look better?

I understand it won't look perfect
I don't have the money to repaint the car

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>>14655332
I don't use a quick detailer if I haven't washed it already, it can cause light scratches from the dirt you collect while you drive around. I know it's a pain in the ass to wash every week, but the light scratches add up over time and become more noticeable on a dark car.

Steps should generally be wash wheels/tires first with separate bucket, wash body top to bottom, dry thoroughly, wax if you need to, then quick detailer. As long as you're using car wash that doesn't strip wax, then yes you should only have wax a few times a year, i'd say once a month at most.

>>14652741
>>14652770
Thank you

>>14655714
Does it look better when wet? If yes it needs clear coat.

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Hm, gotta get some more Autoglym Leather Care Balm soon. I'm running a bit low, and the stuff does wonders for my old leather

>>14651137
My nigga. Soanx is the fucking shit, well... I haven't used the detailer but the wheel cleaner must've been made by God himself.