Another car detailing thread

For my DIY car detailing/maintenance, I use:

- Kit Wash & Wax car shampoo
- Kit UV Guard for interior- dashboards, panels, leather seats
- Meguiar's ScratchX
- Soft99 Meta Clean liquid wax
- PermaGlass RainZ Dura windscreen treatment
- PermGlass Tyre Bumper & Trim Shine for tyres (Going to finish this and change to TurtleWax Wet'n'Black hopefully)
- Meguiar's applicator pads
- Microfibre cloths

I also have a bottle of Meguiar's NXT Generation spray wax but it's really hard to buff off and the results aren't as nice as I would expect. Soft99 Meta Clean liquid wax is a really good yet cheap wax... the results are just excellent- shiny and smooth and beads water very well. Recommended to me by a professional detailer (Panel detailer/car wash for my car club) and have no regrets about it

Considering getting a sealant and clay.

I usually try to wash my car every 2 weeks to a month, and every once a month after the wash I'd apply the ScratchX before applying the wax. Waxing is done every 2 weeks to a month as well

The stuff that I use- all except Soft99 Meta Clean liquid wax which is not in the photos

It worked for your friend then good for him... for me it took about 4 times (4 months) for the swirl marks to be lessened... not even gone. Yeah, it's applied like wax, except no need to let it "cure". Just apply and buff off, one panel at a time. Plan to reduce the usage of ScratchX now though, since the swirl marks are almost gone anyway. I guess the abrasiveness depends on car to car.

Yeah, ScratchX is considered the "least abrasive" of DIY swirl mark remover. I use hand to do everything though But to each their own I guess

Kit UV Guard is really long lasting. My interior seems to have a permanent shine now.

Well, I don't think all waxes can be long-lasting unless really prepped properly... but even then 2 weeks does seem to be pretty long + rainy weather lately

I have to do all my waxing and stuff by hand, sometimes with help from my fiance though

Yeah... a big no no Car wash shampoo isn't very expensive either!

My fiance have to help me la... I don't think that he likes people to see a girl waxing a sedan by herself, plus it's very tiring, if he doesn't help me he'll have to give me a massage (Not that he doesn't even when he helps)

Yeah... some dishwashing liquid can be quite corrosive, so better not risk it

Yeah, it's so hard to find girls that really take care of their cars Lately I don't have the time/effort to go wax my car plus the weather also rainy... 3 weeks since the last wax

Watching the rain/water bead after you've waxed the car is fun too Not only that waxing also gives the car a smooth shiny feel