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Old Aug 24, 2003 | 12:41 PM
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detailing process - previous thread gone

So I asked before the board went down...

My usual process is wash, polish, and wax.

I just bought some cleaner wax. What would be the process now? Is it wash, then cleaner wax (skipping the polishing process), or still wash, polish, cleaner wax?
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Old Aug 25, 2003 | 10:18 AM
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okay, I'll answer my own question.

Yes, you basically skip the polish process. The cleaner wax is basically a little bit of both a polish, and a wax. (lazy man's job) However, the cleaner wax is not as good of a protectant as car wax alone. Therefore, you may want to coat it with regular car wax for even more protection.

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Old Aug 25, 2003 | 10:19 AM
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Thank you, I've been waiting for an answer. How'd you find it?
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Old Aug 25, 2003 | 10:20 AM
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Searching for hours on google, and other car websites. Apparently, on google, it wasn't until page 11 till I got the results I wanted.
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well im new to this so ill answer it the best i can

wash the car using Alis sticky

then wax the car every so often as needed. every couple months

Dump the cleaner wax or return it. as it is pretty much useless

what kind do you have?

buy some Gold Class Clearcoat wax by Megs. or the #26 (i think) if you want that carnuba paste

hope this helps


btw if you wash and clay your cars every so often you dont need to worry about polishes too much
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