Car detailing part 1 - Exterior

there have been months since the last time i did detailing for my car (not full detailing as i do not have all the detailing product). so a few days ago, i decided to do some beginner detailng for my lovely ride. you need a few detailing product before you can detailing for your car. so below are the products i used on my car.

KIT car wash shampoo (for car washing purpose and lubrication for claying process)

Microfibre polish/wax pad and microfibre cloth for cleaning (for polish and wax process and i chose microfibre products as they are smooth and would not scratch the car body)

KIT Windscreen Wash (better visibility)

Perma Glass Wonder Clay No 2 (for light colored car). clay is to prepare your car for polish and wax as it can absorb the micro contaminants on your car which normal car wash cannot do so.

Meguair's Color X, a very well known brand in car detailing. this product is recommended for beginner in the car detailing like me.

after introducing the detailing products i used, i shall list down the steps of detailing.

1. normal car wash + vacuum the interior + tyre shine
2. claying process with Kit car shampoo as lubricant

the dirt trapped on clay (too blur as my hp camera does not have macro mode)

3. wash car again and rinse off

After claying!

closer look of after claying

another look of after claying process

4. wipe it clean and let it dry
5. examine the surface
6. apply Meguair's ColorX section by section

during the ColorX process

another look of during the process

7. let it dry and polish it off

after polished off the Color X

8. polish the car thoroughly

another look!

9. examine the surface
10. use KIT windscreen to clean the windscreen
11. wipe it off
12. examine the whole again
13. wanted to apply another layer of Polymer Sealant but the time is running out. so tak jadi.
14. then you can start to admire you car

final product

another look of final product!

to achieve better results in car detailing, you should have fully understanding on your car paintwork condition and type such old/dull, metallic or solid. then you should choose wisely on the car detailing products that available on the market as wrong products used may cause unwanted disaster happen. then, car detailing should carry out in the shade like what i did which tumpang someone special's house to do detailing (my house takde tempat lah). you must be patient as car detailing could easily take up hours to finish and i finished mine in 4-5 hours and it is just a normal car detailing. full car detailing might take up days to finish. most importantly, you must have the basic knowledge on car detailing before you do so. otherwise you will be having a tough time. for me, i done research on the internet first before i did my car detailing.

so guys i hope the tips might help you guys for car detailing and please correct me if i am wrong. so, happy detailing for car! it is good DIY!