Not much time... Will this work?

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I purchased a few hundred dollars worth of detailing product two years ago and then life happened and I basically got to wash my new cars twice a year. Living in Florida the sun has done a number on the plastic trim and the Love Bugs and other insects that have sat on the front of my car too long have etched the paint a bit.

Now it looks like life is giving me a little more free time but not much. I've always wanted to wash and clay my car and then polish it out but I never have the time to do it all at once. By the time I wash and clay I am out of sunshine or time for a week and then I have to do it again :) Would I be wasting my time if I washed and clayed a couple of panels only and then polished them with a good AIO? That is about the only option I seem to have but I notice from reading here that you guys seem to knock it all out at once time before it is driven or outside again. Really I know the answer because that seems to be the only way I am going to be able to do it myself but I value the knowledge here and just wanted to see what you all think or would do.

I've got two three year old Subarus and just inherited a 10 year old Full sized, king cab Tundra and a PC 7424(non-xp).
 
I don't see much of a problem.
There have been many, many occasions
over the years that I only had time to
work on one panel at a time. Took awhile;
but the vehicles eventually got done.


Yes...sometimes Life, as it were,
does seem to "get in the way";
But...if we happen to persevere:
Tomorrow's another day.


Bob
 
As Bob already said, yes, that is a fine approach if you don't have the time to complete everything in one session. I've done it before myself and do what you can when you can. I've done it 2 different ways. I wash and clay the entire vehicle then drive it for a week. Wash again the next week (or the next opportunity for work) and polish and wax/seal/coat. Or...wash, clay,polish and seal a section of a time.

The former approach completes the entire vehicle for each step in the process. The latter approach fully completes a section or portion of the vehicle at a time. Both ways work and eventually the entire vehicle gets done.
 
Yes sir. That's about the only way I can get any polishing done on my cars.

Kids, wife, life tend to have others plans for me.

I'll usually wash the whole car, then clay and polish what I can.
 
Mantilgh said:
Yes sir. That's about the only way I can get any polishing done on my cars.

Kids, wife, life tend to have others plans for me.

I'll usually wash the whole car, then clay and polish what I can.
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Agreed. Claying/polishing my truck is usually a 2-3 day process for me. No way I could spend 10-12 hours in one day doing a complete correction.

Such is life.
 
Glad to see I'm not the only one who doesn't have the time to do the whole car at once. That has always overwhelmed me but now that I am figuring out how to tackle it from a different perspective hopefully I'll enjoy it again. I remember when the car was new and I had everything in great shape it was easy for me to wipe it down regularly.

Whatever happened to Mrclean? I always loved to see what he did to the cars he worked on and he explained it so well... made it seem so easy.
 
Vacation days / Sick Days are made for car detailing.

Just take a day off if you can, just don't let the "Honey Do list" get in the way.
 
After doing some reading here I discovered Hydro2. Since I don't have much time this might be a great product to maintain protection on my vehicles. Is there anything else I should consider in comparison to Hydro2? It is a little pricey but I sure wish I had been putting it or something like it on them from the beginning.
 
jem7sk said:
I purchased a few hundred dollars worth of detailing product two years ago and then life happened and I basically got to wash my new cars twice a year. Living in Florida the sun has done a number on the plastic trim and the Love Bugs and other insects that have sat on the front of my car too long have etched the paint a bit.

Now it looks like life is giving me a little more free time but not much. I've always wanted to wash and clay my car and then polish it out but I never have the time to do it all at once. By the time I wash and clay I am out of sunshine or time for a week and then I have to do it again :) Would I be wasting my time if I washed and clayed a couple of panels only and then polished them with a good AIO? That is about the only option I seem to have but I notice from reading here that you guys seem to knock it all out at once time before it is driven or outside again. Really I know the answer because that seems to be the only way I am going to be able to do it myself but I value the knowledge here and just wanted to see what you all think or would do.

I've got two three year old Subarus and just inherited a 10 year old Full sized, king cab Tundra and a PC 7424(non-xp).
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Just do what you can or call me I will travel to Melbourne if you need a hand.Something is always better than nothing.You need to try and wash more frequently, that's way to long for a wash living in fla.
 
jem7sk said:
After doing some reading here I discovered Hydro2. Since I don't have much time this might be a great product to maintain protection on my vehicles. Is there anything else I should consider in comparison to Hydro2? It is a little pricey but I sure wish I had been putting it or something like it on them from the beginning.
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Hydro 2 is a great product for the money.However if you apply it wrong you will have real promblems.Just stick to wash clay and some Collinite fleetwax.
 
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