WaltJabsco
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- Dec 13, 2011
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Hi,
I found the AG website while looking for a place to buy detailing supplies. I'm new to this. I picked up some tire shine after a hand wash at a local car wash and then realized I'd probably be happier taking care of everything on my own. And now I've splurged on supplies. I'm not sure if there's an end in sight right now as I recently found out about a place that will teach me how to properly wax the car with a buffer. I'm going to head over there in March, I think. I haven't even started to think about what to do on the inside aside from frequently vacuuming and dusting.
I own a silver 2011 Subaru Forester with 10k miles and it's garage kept in the evenings. We don't have access to a hose so I'm using the two bucket system in our building's garage. I plan to wash it at least once every two weeks. Probably once a week. I'm a bit worried about causing swirls and scratches but I'm reading up on what I need to do to prevent that from happening. There are some tiny, tiny scratches on the paint. I'm not sure how long they've been there. I've taken the car through an automated wash about 4x, through a tunnel wash with guys hand-washing in it 3x, and had it professionally detailed 2x (they're down the street from me and considered to be excellent). I'm not going to worry too much about small scratches though. I've got a roof rack on top and during the spring, summer and fall it'll have kayaks and a cargo carrier up top. So my goal is to keep the car clean.
I washed it this past Monday. After using ONR, Endurance tire spray, and Meg's QW my car still smells good.
I need to order some quality microfiber cloths soon. I'm thinking about the blue waffle weave for the windows, the Cobra 530 for exterior QD (fk425?), and the 600 Lavender for applying and buffing the spray wax products I'm using. I bought the guzzler and used it to blot the car dry. Any advice in this area would be appreciated.
Thanks,
Barry
I found the AG website while looking for a place to buy detailing supplies. I'm new to this. I picked up some tire shine after a hand wash at a local car wash and then realized I'd probably be happier taking care of everything on my own. And now I've splurged on supplies. I'm not sure if there's an end in sight right now as I recently found out about a place that will teach me how to properly wax the car with a buffer. I'm going to head over there in March, I think. I haven't even started to think about what to do on the inside aside from frequently vacuuming and dusting.
I own a silver 2011 Subaru Forester with 10k miles and it's garage kept in the evenings. We don't have access to a hose so I'm using the two bucket system in our building's garage. I plan to wash it at least once every two weeks. Probably once a week. I'm a bit worried about causing swirls and scratches but I'm reading up on what I need to do to prevent that from happening. There are some tiny, tiny scratches on the paint. I'm not sure how long they've been there. I've taken the car through an automated wash about 4x, through a tunnel wash with guys hand-washing in it 3x, and had it professionally detailed 2x (they're down the street from me and considered to be excellent). I'm not going to worry too much about small scratches though. I've got a roof rack on top and during the spring, summer and fall it'll have kayaks and a cargo carrier up top. So my goal is to keep the car clean.
I washed it this past Monday. After using ONR, Endurance tire spray, and Meg's QW my car still smells good.
I need to order some quality microfiber cloths soon. I'm thinking about the blue waffle weave for the windows, the Cobra 530 for exterior QD (fk425?), and the 600 Lavender for applying and buffing the spray wax products I'm using. I bought the guzzler and used it to blot the car dry. Any advice in this area would be appreciated.
Thanks,
Barry
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