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Like most things in life, this is an effort in equals results out task. Fortunately, a proper detail doesn't need to take a lot of time or money.
In general, you can't go wrong with the popular brands - Meguiar's, Griot's, Adam's, P&S, etc. Most can be bought at your local auto parts store, Amazon, or other online retailers. Lately, I've been following this rough process:
1) Adam's deep wheel cleaner applied to the wheels, agitate and let sit for a few minutes, rinse
2) Rinse car
3) Two bucket method with Griot's car wash using The Rag Company's microfiber mitts. One for the top 3/4 of the car, another for the rockers, lower valence, rear bumper, and anywhere else that gets more contaminated
4) Rinse car
5) Optional as needed: Clay the car using Griot's clay and your soapy washmitt as lubricant. Proper technical should allow you to clay the car quickly; think 15-20 minutes.
6) Rinse the car
7) Blow dry with a leaf blower - this helps push most the water out of every crack and crevise
8) Finish drying with microfiber cloth and Griot's speed shine. I intend to try P&S beadmaker after experimenting on the daily driver first.
9) Optional as needed: Wax using preferred wax; lately I've been using Griot's car wax
If I clay AND wax, it takes ~3 hours for a small pickup, less for smaller cars.
Without claying and waxing, which I would call more of a maintenance wash, I can do in under an hour.
Happy to answer any questions!
Last edited by Locker537; 06-06-2019 at 06:39 PM..
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