Detailed my car

[evident]

I just detailed my car on sunday
I spent about 3 hours.
I washed the car w/ Meguiars gold class car wash soap w/ two buckets with grit guard, then i dried it off w/ an absorber chamois thing, then i spotcleaned w/ meguiars quick detailing spray w/ claybar to get off all the tough bugs and dirt, mostly on my front and rear view mirrors. then using a PC7424 orbital buffer i used meguiars NXT 2.0 car wax (it's actually a sealant) w/ microfiber bonnets. waxed off with microfiber towels i got from autopia.org.

not my best work, but it turned out pretty good for being in a rush. it's been raining here for the last 6+ weeks and this was finally a break in the weather for me to be out and get a coat of wax on my car.


i spent over $200 on all my detailing gear, including the orbital buffer for $100 and it's lasted me a year and a half so far. i may not do as good a job as a pro yet, but i think once i get a garage i will have more patience and energy to wax better and more often.
I am considering taking it to a pro detailer at the end of summer to see how much better of a job they can do over me.

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edit: bah, it just rained. at least i got a good two days of looking spotless! fml :laugh:

 

[thomsbrain]

Looking good, especially for black paint.

 

[Abel007]

Tires need some shine to them. Paint is very nice though. Good job from what the pictures show us.

 

[thescreensavers]

since you already have a buffer its no point to go spend money for a pro to do it. Your car looks good. How does it look in the sun are there swil marks? if so you can take them out with the proper pads on your PC 7424 and the right polish.

 

[50]

Where'd you get your fog lights? Were they hard to install?

 

[evident]

those are OEM fog lights i got them either from collegehillshonda, handa accessories or majestic honda, i forget which one. they are all honda dealers that sell OEM parts online for alot cheaper than your local dealership. i've ordered from all 3 in the past and they're all equally very good. foglights are easy to install. just print out the PDF on the website you order from and as long as you get OEM foglights and not some shitty ricer ebay set, everything will snap in place very easily if you follow the intructions to the T. most difficult part wasi had to cut a few cm off of the bumper around the foglights, but just use a small handsaw and its very easy, as the instructions give you a thing you can trace over. you may also want to order some extra white clips, in case they break off when removing your car parts you can replace them. they are like a dollar each on the website too.

 

[50]

Wow checked out handa accessories they have nice stuff, too bad I don't have enough money. Did you install the underbody kit yourself?

 

[evident]

dealer did the body kit and spoiler when i got my car. looking back, i coulda easily done it myself though, at least the wing.