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Originally Posted by benz rider  i agree, but not neccessarily. in most of the cars I work on, including mine, rarely need the last step you mentioned because most of my clients park their cars in garages or cover them with tarps after I'm done. I garage mine also, so the last step off polishing/wax is not needed if I've done it 2months ago. so in many cases for me, a "full detail" can stop at the QD'ing because I have the polishing done already. right now I'm just doing maintenance. the next time I use the polish/wax will be in June,, early August for a couple clients.
thanks for the input.
and somebody said something about "fading". I don't think Ajax has anything to do with that. that's most likely too much exposure to the sun. that'sll fade anything. |
When I saw the title "full detail" I assumed you did a full detail, which is not the 3 steps you listed... if however you're just doing maintenance, you're still doing it wrong, because claying the car will remove most, and usually all, of the wax/sealant that's on the paint, thus making it necessary to apply another layer of wax/sealant... I'm not here to discuss detailing with you because some people find their own ways, make money doing it, and could care less... I'm simply giving you advice on proper ways of doing a detail...
a paint detail consists of washing, claying, polishing the sealing... sealing can be done with a carnauba wax or a polymer based sealant, but is either way the main step in protecting the paint. polishing is 80% of the gloss/shine you get in the paint because polishing gets rid of all the swirl marks, water spots, etc.... so polishing is the main step for a detail, but sealing is the main step in starting the proper maintenance of that freshly detailed vehicle...
maintenance consists of proper washing, drying, and yes QD if you desire, but it's not necessary... but maintenance also consists of claying 1-3 times per year depending on the area car is located, but wax/sealant must be applied after claying...
Again, take this for what it's worth, but if you're doing maintenance on your own, let alone a client's, car by claying and then QDing and calling it quits, you're doing a poor job maintaining that vehicle