Hello everyone, looking for some help, guidance and advise. I have a metallic sliver 2002 Jetta that I......well, simply have neglected for 13+ years. But due to some recent changes in my life, i.e. age and injuries have finally forced me to stop playing sports, I've been looking for a new hobby to occupy both my time and mind. Additionally, I was considering buying a new car but it quickly became abundantly clear that wasn't financially an option. However, while looking at at those beautiful clean cars, it dawned on me I could try to at least make my car look nicer while also giving me a new hobby.
So for the past 6 weeks ago, I've begun regularly washing both the exterior and interior of my car and even waxed it for the first time ever. Soon discovered I was happy with both the process of cleaning and the results. But now I want to pick it up a notch and I'm thinking about claying and polishing. But here are some of my issues:
1. Everything will be done by hand.
2. I do not have a garage (not completely accurate as I used to have a garage but now my wife has a large storage room).
3. I honestly don't really know the condition of my paint. I read many descriptions of various defects, but to my untrained eye I'm unable to differentiate. Also, I just waxed my car two weeks ago so by the time I discovered this board and attempted to learn what to look for, I'm unable to see many of the defects.
Any advice you can offer based on my ambiguous and slightly narcissistic description would be appreciated. As I mentioned, I'm more interested in the process of cleaning than I am the results. Sure, I would love to maximize my effort and have the car look as nice as possible. But I've discovered I simply enjoy both thinking about and cleaning my car as it's a nice distraction from the monotony of every day life. As Jack Torrence wrote in The Shining, "all work and no play makes Jack a dull boy".
Thanks in advance and I'll take my response off the air.......
So for the past 6 weeks ago, I've begun regularly washing both the exterior and interior of my car and even waxed it for the first time ever. Soon discovered I was happy with both the process of cleaning and the results. But now I want to pick it up a notch and I'm thinking about claying and polishing. But here are some of my issues:
1. Everything will be done by hand.
2. I do not have a garage (not completely accurate as I used to have a garage but now my wife has a large storage room).
3. I honestly don't really know the condition of my paint. I read many descriptions of various defects, but to my untrained eye I'm unable to differentiate. Also, I just waxed my car two weeks ago so by the time I discovered this board and attempted to learn what to look for, I'm unable to see many of the defects.
Any advice you can offer based on my ambiguous and slightly narcissistic description would be appreciated. As I mentioned, I'm more interested in the process of cleaning than I am the results. Sure, I would love to maximize my effort and have the car look as nice as possible. But I've discovered I simply enjoy both thinking about and cleaning my car as it's a nice distraction from the monotony of every day life. As Jack Torrence wrote in The Shining, "all work and no play makes Jack a dull boy".
Thanks in advance and I'll take my response off the air.......
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