Clean, Buff and Wax Cars

How to remove all the dirt and dust from your car and make it look almost new,

Steps

  1. Rinse off the big clumps of muck with water (you can use a jet-washer for this bit).
  2. Use a soapy rag to clean one panel at a time and rinse it clean. When you've cleaned the whole car like this let it drip dry. If you can't wait then use a dry cloth to dry it.
  3. Start waxing. When your car is clean, make sure there is no tar or road paint on the paintwork.
  4. Use two rags and the wax and grease remover to do take any tar or road paint off, one cloth to scrub and one to buff it after.
  5. After your car is as clean as you can get it, step back and look for any dullness or fading. If you don't see them then move on . If you do, then you must first use a very fine rubbing compound and clean cloths, plus plenty of elbow grease, think of it as you rubbing off the top coat to get to the undamaged paint.
  6. Wax your car use a good quality wax paste and make sure you use soft clean rags. Try to keep the wax off of trim areas as it can be difficult to remove.
  7. When the wax is on and dry then go over your car with a soft (or microfiber) cloth and just rub in small circles one panel at a time. When you've finished look at your car and admire your hard work.
  8. Don't forget to vacuum the inside.
  9. Finished.



Warnings

  • If you wash the windows with water make sure you dry it off with a cloth otherwise you will find you have a lot of watermarks.

Things You'll Need

  • Water source
  • Water bucket
  • Soap (specific car wash soap is better than other soap)
  • Rags (cotton is good)
  • special cloth (microfibre or any CLEAN cloth)
  • Wax and Grease remover
  • Rubbing compound
  • Paste wax (make sure it's for cars not for wood)
  • Elbow grease

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