Removing old final stage product
Discussion
If I want to remove the final stage product that was applied to the car at the dealer before they sold it to me so that I can apply Jetboys Sealant. What should I use, something like Lime Prime Light?
I am going to:
1. Wash with Meguiars Gold Class shampoo
2. What do I do as the next stage to get rid of the existing product that was applied?? Lime Prime Light? I do not think the car needs claying.
3. Jetboys sealant
I am going to:
1. Wash with Meguiars Gold Class shampoo
2. What do I do as the next stage to get rid of the existing product that was applied?? Lime Prime Light? I do not think the car needs claying.
3. Jetboys sealant
I would personally clay to remove old traces of old LSP.
The best cleansing technique would be:
1) normal wash and rinse
2) detergent wash (use a strong washing up liquid wash if you don't have a dedicated traffic film remover, but rinse extremely thoroughly as it will leave salt behind)
3) wash and rinse again to remove the detergent
4) clay car (mild clay probably), use a lot of clay lube to prevent marring
5) polish/cleanser - if tough paint, use Lime Prime over Lime Prime Lite as it has micro-abrasives in and the physical abrasion will clean better than the pure chemical effect; if soft paint stick with LPL as it is jam packed with cleaning agents
6) apply LSP of choice (presume you mean Jetseal?!)
All the best
Dom
The best cleansing technique would be:
1) normal wash and rinse
2) detergent wash (use a strong washing up liquid wash if you don't have a dedicated traffic film remover, but rinse extremely thoroughly as it will leave salt behind)
3) wash and rinse again to remove the detergent
4) clay car (mild clay probably), use a lot of clay lube to prevent marring
5) polish/cleanser - if tough paint, use Lime Prime over Lime Prime Lite as it has micro-abrasives in and the physical abrasion will clean better than the pure chemical effect; if soft paint stick with LPL as it is jam packed with cleaning agents
6) apply LSP of choice (presume you mean Jetseal?!)
All the best
Dom
I'm new to this detailing lark and still getting my head round the myriad of stupid vendor names... Poorboys, Chemical Guys etc etc!!Poorboy's Jet Seal won't play nice with LP Lite, so you're better off with either PB Black Hole or White Diamond (depending on car shade - dark or light respectively) or ditch the JS and stick with a DJ wax over the LP Lite.
Every 3rd wash, throw on a drop of DJ Red Mist if you want to add something else to the mix, otherwise just some Born Slippy after drying each wash, with reapplications of wax every 4 weeks.
Every 3rd wash, throw on a drop of DJ Red Mist if you want to add something else to the mix, otherwise just some Born Slippy after drying each wash, with reapplications of wax every 4 weeks.
OK... now I ma getting confused! I am very new to this detailing stuff!
The car is an 8 month old white Elise. Paint is in excellent condition.
What I want to do:
Remove any of the products that may still remain from the factory / dealer and start from scratch.
The products I own:
Meguiars Gold Class Shampoo
Dodo Juice Light Fantastic Wax
Poorboys Jetseal
Microfibre towels
Lambswool mitt
Sonus wafflle weave drying towels
Could someone kindly write up a program of what I should use from start to finish and in what order - either using the stuff I have, or buying additional products?
Many thanks!
The car is an 8 month old white Elise. Paint is in excellent condition.
What I want to do:
Remove any of the products that may still remain from the factory / dealer and start from scratch.
The products I own:
Meguiars Gold Class Shampoo
Dodo Juice Light Fantastic Wax
Poorboys Jetseal
Microfibre towels
Lambswool mitt
Sonus wafflle weave drying towels
Could someone kindly write up a program of what I should use from start to finish and in what order - either using the stuff I have, or buying additional products?
Many thanks!
Then from that lot, add to it a Bilt Hamber Auto-clay, then as follows:
Wash as per normal, rinse and leave wet.
Use Auto-clay to remove old LSP and bonded contaminants, rinse and dry. Use with plenty of water to lube the bar or buy and use diluted Dodo Born Slippy with it.
On dry bare paintwork, apply Jet Seal, let cure for an hour or two after buffing, then apply a layer or two of wax 30-60 mins apart minimum.
Buff each layer of course.
Job done.
Don't forget to clean the wheels!
Wash as per normal, rinse and leave wet.
Use Auto-clay to remove old LSP and bonded contaminants, rinse and dry. Use with plenty of water to lube the bar or buy and use diluted Dodo Born Slippy with it.
On dry bare paintwork, apply Jet Seal, let cure for an hour or two after buffing, then apply a layer or two of wax 30-60 mins apart minimum.
Buff each layer of course.
Job done.
Don't forget to clean the wheels!
I wrote a basic guide to detailing here, but please note it is fairly dodocentric. You can, of course, simply substitute each product with a similar product from another manufacturer. I hope it meets with Phil's (PJS) approval. But it may be useful, as it tries to explain the process as simply as possible.
http://www.dodojuice.com/dodo-juice-detailing.html
http://www.dodojuice.com/dodo-juice-detailing.html
domster said:
I wrote a basic guide to detailing here, but please note it is fairly dodocentric. You can, of course, simply substitute each product with a similar product from another manufacturer. I hope it meets with Phil's (PJS) approval. But it may be useful, as it tries to explain the process as simply as possible.
http://www.dodojuice.com/dodo-juice-detailing.html
Slight hitch http://www.dodojuice.com/dodo-juice-detailing.html
"dodojuice.com expired on 06/04/2009 and is pending renewal or deletion"
domster said:
Sorry, weird stuff going on with the server... domain is fine but recent server switch has left a redirect issue. We're sorting it.
working now Edited by domster on Thursday 11th June 10:19
and a quote from the link i like
A new wax layer (or layers) every 3 months is the detailing equivalent of wearing fresh undies every day. And as anyone's mother will tell them, that's really quite essential.
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