Wanted to say Hi and thanks for all the great info. I've been reading these posts for a couple of months now - off & on.
Nothing too fancy here, just a new red F250 that is primarily a work truck but want to keep it looking new. All this info can be quite a bit to assimilate right off so, being a beginner, let me see if I have the basic concept straight. Wash, clay, wash, sealant, wax, & wax again??? I'm just trying to understand the process. I'll work on the details as they come.
I've had this truck since the beginning of September and have been good at keeping it clean, now I want to get it protected and make it shine.
As a side note, I use well water and it has always left white spots (minerals) on my other vehicles. Recently purchased the water softening filter and it does a great job at not leaving any mineral deposits - no more white spots.
Also, did a little experimenting with the clay. After doing the hood of my truck and re-washing because I noticed the clay lub leaves a film, the rinse water just slide off in a sheet until there wasn't any water left. No beading, no spots. The rinse water just became thinner and thinner until it was gone. Any comments, anyone else notice this after claying? Never saw anything like it before, usually I get some beads of water, but not after this initial claying.
If anybody wants to jump in, what has worked for them on Ford red as far as waxes and sealants go. I really like a deep, wet-looking shine.
Any help or comments are much appreciated and I can see where I could become quite a fanatic about this. Many quodos to all you other fanatics for your great looking cars.:applause:
Thanks :cheers:
Nothing too fancy here, just a new red F250 that is primarily a work truck but want to keep it looking new. All this info can be quite a bit to assimilate right off so, being a beginner, let me see if I have the basic concept straight. Wash, clay, wash, sealant, wax, & wax again??? I'm just trying to understand the process. I'll work on the details as they come.
I've had this truck since the beginning of September and have been good at keeping it clean, now I want to get it protected and make it shine.
As a side note, I use well water and it has always left white spots (minerals) on my other vehicles. Recently purchased the water softening filter and it does a great job at not leaving any mineral deposits - no more white spots.
Also, did a little experimenting with the clay. After doing the hood of my truck and re-washing because I noticed the clay lub leaves a film, the rinse water just slide off in a sheet until there wasn't any water left. No beading, no spots. The rinse water just became thinner and thinner until it was gone. Any comments, anyone else notice this after claying? Never saw anything like it before, usually I get some beads of water, but not after this initial claying.
If anybody wants to jump in, what has worked for them on Ford red as far as waxes and sealants go. I really like a deep, wet-looking shine.
Any help or comments are much appreciated and I can see where I could become quite a fanatic about this. Many quodos to all you other fanatics for your great looking cars.:applause:
Thanks :cheers:
it is an orbital buffer so even if you hold it in the same spot, it is still moving - although with no real swirls, there is no need to even go super slow with it. it is the rotary machines that make the heat i hear. i am sure my vette could be polished to perfection with a rotary, but it's not worth the risk to a newbie like me. 
the pc is easy to handle too, but it gets to ya after a while. pressure will generate some heat, i hear tell. i had no issues, and this car, well, cost nearly my year's salary! 
lol.
