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This is my first post and I do apologize if I have put it in the wrong spot but it seemed most fitting.
I have done my fair share of neglecting my car's finish for long enough and decided it was time stop. But am lost at where to start.
I have a 2006 Honda Civic SI with a not very bad looking Habenero Red finish to the average person i work with. I have a few scratches which will probably need some real work but want that mirror finish like all the pictures all over the forum have.
So i plan on buying a DA polisher but it will have to wait until February or March but thought I should probably start now with some winter protection.
Unfortunately, it is very cold in Ohio which makes it hard to wash the car. I have read it is best to try to wash once a week but this seems unrealistic using the 2 bucket method when the temp stays below 32F for a good portion of Jan-Mar. The rinseless/waterless washing even seems a bit tough to do with the amount of salt and grime which ends up covering the car. What suggestions are there for being able to wash during winter?
My next step would be claying the car, which i have never done before. Are there any concerns with doing this in freezing weather? I would be able to do this in a garage but it is not heated and gets very cold in winter as well.
I don't see any correction or paint cleaning happening for me by hand so this will probably have to wait until i get a polisher.
I don't know if non-DA polishing is recommended at this point or not or how hard this is to do by hand. So any suggestions here are appreciated.
From what I understand, waxing would be a necessary step. No judgement please, but I usually only wax about once a year because I absolutely hate doing it by hand. It takes me forever and I wear myself out doing it. I probably have not had the right techniques, tools, wax, and/or surface to work with making this a much worse task than people on here seem to have. I know there was way too much wax involved now. So, any suggestions here which will make me not dread waxing would be
appreciated as well.
I appreciate any feedback you can provide and if you need more information I will do my best to answer you.
I have done my fair share of neglecting my car's finish for long enough and decided it was time stop. But am lost at where to start.
I have a 2006 Honda Civic SI with a not very bad looking Habenero Red finish to the average person i work with. I have a few scratches which will probably need some real work but want that mirror finish like all the pictures all over the forum have.
So i plan on buying a DA polisher but it will have to wait until February or March but thought I should probably start now with some winter protection.
Unfortunately, it is very cold in Ohio which makes it hard to wash the car. I have read it is best to try to wash once a week but this seems unrealistic using the 2 bucket method when the temp stays below 32F for a good portion of Jan-Mar. The rinseless/waterless washing even seems a bit tough to do with the amount of salt and grime which ends up covering the car. What suggestions are there for being able to wash during winter?
My next step would be claying the car, which i have never done before. Are there any concerns with doing this in freezing weather? I would be able to do this in a garage but it is not heated and gets very cold in winter as well.
I don't see any correction or paint cleaning happening for me by hand so this will probably have to wait until i get a polisher.
I don't know if non-DA polishing is recommended at this point or not or how hard this is to do by hand. So any suggestions here are appreciated.
From what I understand, waxing would be a necessary step. No judgement please, but I usually only wax about once a year because I absolutely hate doing it by hand. It takes me forever and I wear myself out doing it. I probably have not had the right techniques, tools, wax, and/or surface to work with making this a much worse task than people on here seem to have. I know there was way too much wax involved now. So, any suggestions here which will make me not dread waxing would be
appreciated as well.
I appreciate any feedback you can provide and if you need more information I will do my best to answer you.
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