Quick Poll : Which Step in Proper Finish Care Do You Find Yourself Skipping Most ??

[ScottB]

See poll .... provide examples here !

 

[bill walsh]

Claying

 

[Strokin04]

Under the hood for me, I only like doing it when it gets real dirty.

 

[D]

Engine bays, thats extra when I detail cars. Most customers dont want it.

 

[Thejoyofdriving]

Undercarrige, i never do anyting to it.

 

[supercharged]

Claying...and under the hood.

 

[Thejoyofdriving]

why do so many people skip claying

 

[Ong~Bak]

I voted for washing, now that I have DP waterless wash I find no need
for a bucket and hose anymore. If that counts?

:cheers:

 

[Gary Sword]

Interior glass only because I don't like doing it for some reason. I would rather clean an engine bay.

 

[FMINUS]

NEVER cleaned the engine bay, my mechanic steam cleans it for me every tune up.

I also skip the interior a lot.

 

[Deep Gloss Auto Salon]

Engine bay

But if I had Gary's cars I'd be cleaning the engine over the glass any day:cheers:

 

[wytstang]

Engine and trunk. Actually I've only vaced my trunk once, I normally have parts and oterh junk through around so I don't bother.

 

[pt91]

paint cleaning.
I use it on my cars sometimes when I switch out LSPs but usually go with clay and compound/polish on other cars.

 

[joe.p]

Wheels/Wheelwells/Undercarriage

this was my vote..out of the three the under carriage definately gets less attention..wheels/wheelwells are always taken care of

 

[Wolf-Strong]

I only touch under the hood when someone requests it, and no one does. The trunk usually gets taken care of, but I never touch the undercarriage as well. I only do paint cleaning if I use a buffer, and no many people care about that. Everything else gets taken care of.

 

[Z06-Goose]

For me typically is engine bay and wheel wells (as scrubbing down)

 

[supercharged]

why do so many people skip claying

I only clay when nesessary, usually hood, roof, and trunk lid every three months or so. Clay the whole car once a year. I use Pinnacle Ultra Poly clay, which is gentler on LSP, won't remove sealant. A lot of times after hood/roof/trunk lid clay I won't even rewax those areas. That's why I don't clay when fully detailing a car...Takes too much time.
However I also clay my windshield, side and rear windows when necessary as well (average 3 months) and reapply another coat of Klasse AIO on them.

 

[blue oval]

Under the hood for me, I only like doing it when it gets real dirty.

I'll second that motion. Although more simplified these days since you can't find most engines.

 

[klumzypinoy]

I always skip wash and go right down to waxing...sike! Lol.
I skip engine, trunk, undercarriage.

 

[Thejoyofdriving]

IMO claying is one of the most important steps.