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Old 08-01-2006, 10:24 PM
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Today's Detail: My First Claybar, Polishing, and Waxing Experience

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2 HOURS
Washed the truck, used Meguiar's Gold Class Car Wash Shampoo & Conditioner
Washed the tires and wheels, used Mequiar's Hot Rims All Wheel Cleaner
Dried used The Original California Water Blade 12" and The Absorber
Pulled the truck into the garage to cool

45 MINUTES
Mowed and weedeated the front and side yards
Worried about how the claybar porcess was going to work

1 HOUR 30 MINUTES
Claybared the truck, used Mother's California Gold Clay Bar with Meguiar’s Quik Detailer

1 HOUR 30 MINUTES
Washed the truck, used Meguiar's Gold Class Car Wash Shampoo & Conditioner
Dried used The Original California Water Blade 12" and The Absorber
Pulled the truck back into the garage to cool

1 HOUR 30 MINUTES
Mowed and weedeated the back yard
Worried about the polishing and waxing process

1 HOUR 30 MINUTES
Polished the truck, used Meguiar's Mirror Glaze The Professional Show Car Glaze

1 HOUR
Polished all chrome, used Meguiar's NXT Generation All Metal Polish

1 HOUR 30 MINUTES
Waxed the truck, used Meguiar's NXT Generation Spray Wax

1 HOUR
Finished the tires, used Meguiar's NXT Generation Insane Shine tire wet
Finished the Line-X bed, used Just Once
Vacuumed the interior
Finished the interior, used Meguiar's NXT Generation Tech Protect


...and that was about it. I am exhausted, but the truck looks awesone. I took some pics before the sun went down and I will put them up tomorrow. I have to thank you folks for the help. I spent several days just reading over everything I could find here about products and methods and I have a beautifully clean truck to show for it. (NOTE: I did take some breaks in there or I would be knocking on Death's door. All times aproximate but close.)
 
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Old 08-01-2006, 11:49 PM
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wow. good on ya! can't wait to see the pics!
 
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Old 08-02-2006, 02:43 AM
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Same activity here,







time to sleep need to work and enjoy the ride the next day.
Hope you use also Stoner on windows and windshield
 
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Old 08-02-2006, 07:37 AM
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Well? Let's see the pics man.
 
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Old 08-02-2006, 11:23 AM
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u used the spray wax to finish it off after all that work? spray wax is just for inbetween regular waxing.
 
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Old 08-02-2006, 10:50 PM
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I put pics in my gallery.

The worst this happened this morning. Ok after finishing last night I just left the truck in the garage. This morning I pulled out to go to work turned out of the driveway and drove down to the stop sign and then...and then the sky opened and it rained like god was pouring water out of a bucket. So when I got to work (my commute is 1.1 miles) it had stopped raining but the super clean shine was dulled. It was disappointing.

I posted the pics in my gallery, but they did not turn out as well as I had hoped.
 

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Old 08-02-2006, 10:53 PM
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Originally Posted by allrsdup
u used the spray wax to finish it off after all that work? spray wax is just for inbetween regular waxing.
See! That I did not know! Poo!

Ah, well, it was still shiny as hell, before it rained.
 

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Old 08-02-2006, 11:56 PM
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Originally Posted by allrsdup
u used the spray wax to finish it off after all that work? spray wax is just for inbetween regular waxing.
The NXT Spray Wax, is it to be used like the Quik detailer spray only after the NXT regular wax has been applied? Thanks
 
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Old 08-03-2006, 01:12 PM
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Originally Posted by OLDSOUL
The NXT Spray Wax, is it to be used like the Quik detailer spray only after the NXT regular wax has been applied? Thanks
don't use it like a quik detailer spray .. use it after the QD , or after a wash ..

think of it like a booster wax.
 
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hey guys, i am joining the clay bar bandwagon as well.
I got the following products

Meguiars Step one- paint cleaner
Meguiars step two - polish
NXT wax
Meguiars clay bar kit


Question: what do guys suggest i use to apply the paint cleaner and polish?
Should i use just a foam pad like i will with the wax?

Help please
 
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Old 08-03-2006, 09:37 PM
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Originally Posted by Gipraw
don't use it like a quik detailer spray .. use it after the QD , or after a wash ..

think of it like a booster wax.
Many thanks, just wanted to make sure.
 
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Originally Posted by lawclerksfv
Question: what do guys suggest i use to apply the paint cleaner and polish?
Should i use just a foam pad like i will with the wax?
Yup.
 



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