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Hey all! I'm a new member from southwest Kansas, wanting to get started in detailing my own vehicles. I've been doing alot of reading lately on this forum and others such as autogeek, attempting to become educated in this realm. I'm a 25 year old firefighter and have been into cars since I was able to read, dreaming of owning one of my own and making it mine with countless modifications. My first and currently only vehicle I can claim as mine is a 2003 Mazda 6 that I've owned since early 2007. In the last 5 years I've made several of modifications to the car, but not done much of anything as far as paint care besides wash it frequently (so pretty much nothing, basically... shame on me!). After 5 years and 130k miles, having driven my baby from Detroit to Phoenix, attacked mountain roads, driven it through two serious long distance relationships and now being married to one of them, taken it on snowboard trips, not to mention the countless miles I've driven down dirt roads to work on the family farm several times a week, I've decided its time to learn how to properly clean and detail my paint, and take care of the vehicle that has given so much to me. 
Most of the car was repainted last august whenever I had hail damage repaired, the only things not getting a fresh coat of paint being the front bumper, side skirts, and rear bumper. I'm a little unsure of the quality of the job, but thought it important to note to you all.
Having loved every meguiars product I've ever used, I have decided to stick with them for most if not all of my car care products. This is what I have so far, and what I plan on using.
-First, I have decided to use Gold Class wash as my car shampoo, for its ease of use and availability, not to mention how awesome it performs. I have begun using the two bucket method and recently purchased a new chenille microfiber wash mitt. I have a seperate mitt for washing wheels and exhaust, and I dry the car with one of the "Absorber" towels.
-Next step in the process will be going over the entire car with the smooth surface clay kit, cleaning all of the paint, front to back.
-Then I am planning to apply megs Ultimate Compound to every inch of the vehicle, to correct imperfections and fill scratches and swirls.
-And my last step will be megs Ultimate Liquid Wax! I plan on touching up with Ultimate Quik Wax every wash or every other wash, and trying to wax at least every couple of months.
Thats what I have as my plan of attack so far. The car is a creamy silver metallic, and I'm excited to see how she looks when I'm done! I'm pretty sure I will be blown away.
I'm open to any and all suggestions from you all on my process as well! All of this will be done by hand.
One thing I have been wondering about, would it be a good idea this first time to throw in a cleaner wax/sealant in between the UC and ULW? I realize its probably not absolutely necessary, but I was thinking of picking up some M20 polymer sealant (or the like) if it was suggested.
Thank you all for a very informative and professional forum, I'm very excited about everything I'm learning and I'm sure will continue to learn here!
Most of the car was repainted last august whenever I had hail damage repaired, the only things not getting a fresh coat of paint being the front bumper, side skirts, and rear bumper. I'm a little unsure of the quality of the job, but thought it important to note to you all.
Having loved every meguiars product I've ever used, I have decided to stick with them for most if not all of my car care products. This is what I have so far, and what I plan on using.
-First, I have decided to use Gold Class wash as my car shampoo, for its ease of use and availability, not to mention how awesome it performs. I have begun using the two bucket method and recently purchased a new chenille microfiber wash mitt. I have a seperate mitt for washing wheels and exhaust, and I dry the car with one of the "Absorber" towels.
-Next step in the process will be going over the entire car with the smooth surface clay kit, cleaning all of the paint, front to back.
-Then I am planning to apply megs Ultimate Compound to every inch of the vehicle, to correct imperfections and fill scratches and swirls.
-And my last step will be megs Ultimate Liquid Wax! I plan on touching up with Ultimate Quik Wax every wash or every other wash, and trying to wax at least every couple of months.
Thats what I have as my plan of attack so far. The car is a creamy silver metallic, and I'm excited to see how she looks when I'm done! I'm pretty sure I will be blown away.
I'm open to any and all suggestions from you all on my process as well! All of this will be done by hand. One thing I have been wondering about, would it be a good idea this first time to throw in a cleaner wax/sealant in between the UC and ULW? I realize its probably not absolutely necessary, but I was thinking of picking up some M20 polymer sealant (or the like) if it was suggested.
Thank you all for a very informative and professional forum, I'm very excited about everything I'm learning and I'm sure will continue to learn here!
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