Noob car detailing question

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I had a question regarding the order of products I should use. I recently purchased the Klasse All-in-one and the high gloss sealant as well as the Pinnacle complete interior/exterior car care kit. The kit comes with a paint cleanser and I'm wondering when I should use that, if I should use it at all. Help me put the following products in the right order or eliminate products I don't need to use. After washing and claying the car, here's what I did:
1. Klasse All-in-one
2. Klasse High Gloss Sealant
3. After the sealant, I covered the car and waiting two days for the sealant to set and the rain to stop.
4. I washed and used Pinnacle paint cleanser (which I feel removed the sealant)
5. Pinnacle Souveran paste wax
6. Pinnacle Souveran detailing spray.

I feel like the cleanser was an unnecessary step and maybe I should have used the cleanser or a swirl remover before using the Klasse products. Also, would waxing right after applying the sealant be a bad idea? What do you think? Please help this noob out. Thanks
 
cbgreco said:
I feel like the cleanser was an unnecessary step and maybe I should have used the cleanser or a swirl remover before using the Klasse products.
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Correct.

Compounds, Paint Cleaners and any polishes with cleaning or abrading ability should be used before any protection products are applied.

The Klasse AIO is a cleaner/wax or cleaner/sealant for all our DO members and functions like using a paint cleaner except it also leaves some protection behind.


cbgreco said:
Also, would waxing right after applying the sealant be a bad idea? What do you think? Please help this noob out. Thanks
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You can apply a wax shorty after applying a sealant but the issue of discussion is will applying something "liquid" to something recently applied simply dissolve the previously applied product and remove it.

That's why in a perfect world you want the first product to have time to fully set-up after you've wiped off the excess and for most products a window of time about 12 hours is recommended.

If you can't wait or don't want to wait then apply when you can and use a gentle touch and a soft applicator pad.

Here's why...

Factors that affect how aggressive or non-aggressive a product is...



What are you working on?


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Thank you so much for welcoming me and answering my questions so promptly Mike. I am working with a 2010 Acura TSX that is dark grey. I did read some of your how-to's and watched a few DIY videos and they were a BIG help. I did wait to apply the wax, but unfortunately, I applied the paint cleanser and it removed some of the shine created by the Klasse products. I already found a lot of help on this topic in the articles you linked me to. Thanks again. I look forward to contributing and learning a great deal from this forum.
 
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