5-Step Paint Care Cycle - Outdoors only / 2 days?

[t5er]

Hello,
I'm an apartment dweller without access to a garage, I do have water and electric. I live in southern California and have the summer heat to consider.

I need your advice. Assuming only 3-4 hours of cool, overcast morning, how would you go about doing a full 5 step detail on a car.

Plan 1

• Evening of Day 1 Wash and clay at night.
• Morning Day 2 Use microfiber and IPA the following morning to get off any accumulated dirt / pollen
• Morning / Afternoon Day 2 Polish the whole car and LSP

Plan 2

• Day 1 Wash and clay hood, top, trunk. Polish hood, top, trunk.
• Day 2 Wash Car, clay sides and bumpers. Polish sides and bumpers.
• Afternoon Day 2 LSP

I have a DA and the Meg's MF pads and polish.

[Murr1525]

Re: 5-Step Paint Care Cycle - Outdoors only / 2 days?

I would:
Day one:
1. Wash
2. Clay
3. Clean/polish as much as possible.

Day two:
1. QD wipe down
2. Finish cleaning/polish
3. Wax

[andytsang]

Re: 5-Step Paint Care Cycle - Outdoors only / 2 days?

You could also consider clay/polish/wax a panel at a time. Top, hood, and trunk panels first. My $0.02.