I just used these products this evening to quickly detail,
wash and wax my
black ride...
Duragloss Rinseless Wash with Aquawax, no rinse car wash, rinseless auto wash and your choice of wash mitt and good quality microfiber towels from this page
Car Care Microfiber Towels, Microfiber dusters and microfiber Detailing tools for my washing and drying process. As a quick addition to that step you can use the same wash solution to clay the vehicle, clay or clay sponge or the like. This is a quick step and adding it to the washing process, but after it, is a huge time saver.
Then I used this
Duragloss Aquawax (AW) #951 just as a quick precaution to know for certain I have good coverage of an lsp. This nice benefit of using the rinseless wash with the wax in it is that you can skip the spray wax step if you like. I wanted a booster though I'll admit it isn't necessary.
I just performed all of this on a black daily driver basically in two steps, or 3 if you want to get technical. Since I ran out of daylight, and it IS Sunday evening, I plan on using
Duragloss Aquawax Waterless Wash N Wax #971 a couple of times this week, or I can simply use any quality wash soap that I have. I have all 3 of DG's wash products on hand so keeping it clean will be easy.
The plan is to keep it clean, and since it's clayed already, I'll rewash next weekend and then go straight to my polish step that I was hoping to get to today, but failed...which is no worry really since I'll start next weekend by washing and going to
Duragloss Total Performance Polish (TPP) # 105 and then all I need to do is keep it washed via whatever method and Duragloss product I deem necessary. Wow! Talk about a run-on sentence above. LOL!!! I could also use
Duragloss Polish & Cleaner (PC) #101 and
Duragloss Clear Coat Polish (CCP) #111, but the DG 105 has a longer lasting sealant and cleans and polishes too, all in one step...which is the method I'll likely use. Another good alternative for paint that needs a deep cleaning would be
Duragloss Marine RV Polish #501 cleans, polishes, and shines gelcoat fiberglass boat and RV finishes. Duragloss durable boat and RV polishes. topped with either DG 105 (which I'd recommend) or top it with DG 111 for a decent longevity lsp. OR...just use DG 101 or DG 501 and call it done.
Any product you choose from Duragloss gives you the ability to add or cut steps in the detailing process, which is a win, win, in my book. Use the wash, use it again to clay while drying each panel as you go, then go straight for a good cleaning polish...while any of them offer over-the-top lsp longevity. As many or as little steps as you'd like, with great to downright awesome lsp longevity...all with as little as two products to boot. Can't beat that in my book.
You can perform these same steps with Meguiar's products too if you want, which is always a great option. However, in my humble and honest opinion, you get much more increased shine (it'll be quite noticeable...at least it has been in my experience), with far better performance in the longevity department. I do keep both brands on hand though...for those times when I want to change it up. If I had to choose one, and thank God and Greyhound I have options, then I'd pick DG hands down.
As far as the numbers, I always base my memorization of the numbers on the smaller containers of each product simply because those are the sized most available over-the-counter to the public, so it makes it easy to learn and remember them. Sure, step up in size and it'll get confusing, but call Autogeek or Duragloss and order gallon jug of DG 901 car wash and they'll know exactly what you're wanting...even though the number is 902 for the gallon size. You'll get used to it easier if you try and remember the 8ounce or 16ounce sizes.
Compound and polish with whatever product you want, but leave the washing, wash and wax boosting, and quality lsp longevity up to Duragloss...they've got it down...and all else take your money and leave you wanting just a little more. Duragloss, to me at least, has my back because they provide huge value for little dollar...and their shine is a step above in my opinion. I'm not necessarily talking about a price per ounce value either. There products work well for cheap, and shine longer than most if not all other brands for the same cost per ounce. That's value, imo.
Keep in mind that my goal for my black daily driver above was to simply wash it, clay it, and spray wax it. I accomplished that all in about 2 to 2 1/2 hours...that's cleaning the tires and wheels too. It wasn't a super-duper cleaning, just a good washing. From 10 feet away you can't tell it isn't polished, but it's sure nice, black, and super shiny...and smooooooth too. LOL! I could quit there if I wanted, and so could you. Heck, that would be saving clear coat thickness, which is the real goal. Right? I think so.
Hope that was helpful and was what you were asking for.
