Would washing, waxing, and claying be enough?

[radroach]

@btan219 Washing and waxing is about 90% of all you'll be needing. Claying isn't really necessary to do multiple times a year if you're keeping up with cleaning the car regularly, also claying has POTENTIAL to leave scratches in the paint which leads me to my point.

The thing I want to say is that no, they will not be enough if you've got a car that endures a lot of daily elements or washing / claying procedures that inevitably will put scratches in the paint. For this problem you'll want a good buffing / compound kit for fixing swirls and scratches. I recommend meguiar's g110 and their entire product line, but there are plenty other companies that sell good kits (griots garage and chemical guy's have their own kits).

Here's a demo to get you started:

[ame="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WhJYFLgIjhE"]Meguiars Microfiber DA Correction System with Mike Phillips - YouTube[/ame]

[JD001]

Originally Posted by Tcoat

Geese crap everywhere they've no preferences!

Canadian I presume...

[ZZT86]

After washing/drying - if it feels rough then it needs claying prior to polish & protection of your choice.

[86geek]

Originally Posted by radroach

@btan219 Washing and waxing is about 90% of all you'll be needing. Claying isn't really necessary to do multiple times a year if you're keeping up with cleaning the car regularly, also claying has POTENTIAL to leave scratches in the paint which leads me to my point.

The thing I want to say is that no, they will not be enough if you've got a car that endures a lot of daily elements or washing / claying procedures that inevitably will put scratches in the paint. For this problem you'll want a good buffing / compound kit for fixing swirls and scratches. I recommend meguiar's g110 and their entire product line, but there are plenty other companies that sell good kits (griots garage and chemical guy's have their own kits).

Here's a demo to get you started:

ceramic coating will give you more time to drive the car than having to wax and polish so often.

[spd]

I'm applying CQuartz myself this week. Pretty labor intensive with all the prep work but seems pretty easy overall. This is for the consumer version, not Finest, so I'm expecting it to last about a year or two. Was about $50 on Amazon.

I'm hoping it makes washing easier for me during the summer, I'm in a condo complex with some strict rules and generally get by with waterless or rinseless washes.

[8RZ]

I'm applying CQuartz myself this week. Pretty labor intensive with all the prep work but seems pretty easy overall. This is for the consumer version, not Finest, so I'm expecting it to last about a year or two. Was about $50 on Amazon.

I'm hoping it makes washing easier for me during the summer, I'm in a condo complex with some strict rules and generally get by with waterless or rinseless washes.

[86geek]

Originally Posted by 8RZ

I'm applying CQuartz myself this week. Pretty labor intensive with all the prep work but seems pretty easy overall. This is for the consumer version, not Finest, so I'm expecting it to last about a year or two. Was about $50 on Amazon.

I'm hoping it makes washing easier for me during the summer, I'm in a condo complex with some strict rules and generally get by with waterless or rinseless washes.

Yup, it's the prepping of the car that is labor intensive. Well worth it though with the ease of maintaining the car after it's done.

[radroach]

Originally Posted by 86geek

ceramic coating will give you more time to drive the car than having to wax and polish so often.

[alan.chalkley]

Originally Posted by 86geek

ceramic coating will give you more time to drive the car than having to wax and polish so often.

Washing and waxing the car provides my OCD monthly dose of medicine.
I even do the engine bay , door sills and inside the boot.
After four years it has never had a polish or claybar.

[Tcoat]

Originally Posted by 8RZ

I'm applying CQuartz myself this week. Pretty labor intensive with all the prep work but seems pretty easy overall. This is for the consumer version, not Finest, so I'm expecting it to last about a year or two. Was about $50 on Amazon.

I'm hoping it makes washing easier for me during the summer, I'm in a condo complex with some strict rules and generally get by with waterless or rinseless washes.

Let us know how it works out. That is an interesting idea that I really never considered.

[Tcoat]

Originally Posted by spd

I'm applying CQuartz myself this week. Pretty labor intensive with all the prep work but seems pretty easy overall. This is for the consumer version, not Finest, so I'm expecting it to last about a year or two. Was about $50 on Amazon.

I'm hoping it makes washing easier for me during the summer, I'm in a condo complex with some strict rules and generally get by with waterless or rinseless washes.

Originally Posted by 8RZ

I'm applying CQuartz myself this week. Pretty labor intensive with all the prep work but seems pretty easy overall. This is for the consumer version, not Finest, so I'm expecting it to last about a year or two. Was about $50 on Amazon.

I'm hoping it makes washing easier for me during the summer, I'm in a condo complex with some strict rules and generally get by with waterless or rinseless washes.

Wait! Who is actually doing it? Now I am confused.

[JD001]

Originally Posted by Tcoat

Let us know how it works out. That is an interesting idea that I really never considered.

I have a ceramic coat on my WRB, it certainly makes washing easy as dirt just doesn't cling to the paint so a hose pipe rinse is enough to get it looking clean again. Winter grim is a bit more stubborn as it can build up requiring small amount of agitation to dislodge.


If the car is relatively clean and it rains the rain actually washes the dirt away as the dirt particles seem to just sit on the surface of the paint.


General comments from friends and family tend to be about how shiny my car looks.. saying all of the above it'll probably look like shit this weekend as all we've had this week is rain and more rain!

[Tcoat]

Originally Posted by JD001

I have a ceramic coat on my WRB, it certainly makes washing easy as dirt just doesn't cling to the paint so a hose pipe rinse is enough to get it looking clean again. Winter grim is a bit more stubborn as it can build up requiring small amount of agitation to dislodge.


If the car is relatively clean and it rains the rain actually washes the dirt away as the dirt particles seem to just sit on the surface of the paint.


General comments from friends and family tend to be about how shiny my car looks.. saying all of the above it'll probably look like shit this weekend as all we've had this week is rain and more rain!

Did you do it yourself or have it done? I am curious about the DIY aspect since my car is getting a full repaint this summer and I may try the DIY if it works well (more just because I like doing that stuff than because of price).

[JD001]

Originally Posted by Tcoat

Did you do it yourself or have it done? I am curious about the DIY aspect since my car is getting a full repaint this summer and I may try the DIY if it works well (more just because I like doing that stuff than because of price).

Had it done.. Its a very long process as prepping the car correctly is critical and takes time. The finished job is very impressive and for my next new car I will also opt for the clear film protection as ceramic coating won't stop stone chips.