DIY: Detailing for People on a Buget
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DIY detailing for people on a buget
all u need is multiperpose cleaner,tire gell, tire foam, baby shampoo, a bucket, carnuba wax and some rags [one soft one for taking off wax] water down the multiperpose. u can use it on the motor, tires, rims,wheel wells,and i like to some times get the place where the lower tie bar goes. going down the road i can see right under there on a 2k civic. i start by spraying the wheels, wells, and under the back end with multy... then wash the car as u would normaly. [ do not use dish soap, it eats away at the clear coat] then do the motor while its cold, multy it and hose it off. { u can spray the hole motor, it won't hurt it i'v done it several times] let it air dry for a while then wip it down while u are doing other things. the use the tire foam. u can get tire foam in any where u want in the motor, even on the inside hood. and wipe it after the foam disaperce. but becarefull u don't get it on the outside, u'll be washing the car again. use the foam on the wheel wells also { use it a little on the underside of the back } it makes it look like brand new going down the road. u know how to use tire dressing so i'm not going to tell u about that and wiping the rims off, but some times all use the tire dressing on the rims too and buff it off. i think most of u know how to wax... [ i would not wreak amend useing a buffer,,,,the paint on these cars take 3 year to harden fully u will only end up taking the clear coat and paint off in the long run} o yea,,,,i also use tire dressing on the tail lights, it makes the shine alittle better.. put on and wipe off. As far as the inside, multy and soapy water on the carpets and scrub them, and vac. if the multyperpose is water down it will not bleach them. the dash and doors lite soapy water is the best way and use the nonwater down multy on stand spots. u guys that like armoral have at it after u'r done cleaning it. i hope u guy know about cleaning windows cause i'm not saying. ONE MORE THING....... about sratches, if u own a black or blue, any dark color car. U can use that black wax that seen on tv. U know the sh*t u'll glance right by...... the suff is a pain in the *** to do the whole car with but it covers everything!!!! i have key marks form the first week i had it[IMG]i/expressions/face-icon-small-disgusted.gif[/IMG]and u can't see them useing that sh*t. it works on small chips too, like in the bumper and hood for ?exsample? brain fart....... but there u have it. i hope this helps out some p.s. i use to manage a detail shop for two years, so if there is any ? just ask,,i'm the best i typed it spaced but it came out like this how do u space this
wow i know im a little late at getting to this but thanks for the tips, i will use that whole method this saturday when i clean up my car for race night[IMG]i/expressions/face-icon-small-smile.gif[/IMG]
Damn u typed all that while drunk?? I can't hardly get one word on to a computer, of course well... I won't go there [IMG]i/expressions/laugh2.gif[/IMG][IMG]i/expressions/laugh2.gif[/IMG]
To make it easier and alot less time consuming to detail your car try using this stuff called no-wet. The directions say you can use it to wash your car but I do that the old fashion way. No-wet is wash, wax, clay bar and polish all in one and the best aprt is you can use it without water during the winter. For more info contact me at Maveri0595@aol.com. It comes out looking great in half the time
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