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SWortham
10-16-2005, 05:56 PM
Well, today I washed my car with some Meguiar’s car soap, cleaned the wheels with an all-wheel cleaner, applied Wolfgang paint sealant, used Stoner's Invisible Glass on the windows, and cleaned up the interior a little. It took about 2.5 hours to do all that. It would probably be even more reflective if I had been more thorough. But I'm pleased with the results...
http://www.gldomain.com/elantra/2005-10-16/PICT0007_800px.jpg

http://www.gldomain.com/elantra/2005-10-16/PICT0009_800px.jpg

http://www.gldomain.com/elantra/2005-10-16/PICT0014_800px.jpg

I saturated this picture a little in Photoshop...
http://www.gldomain.com/elantra/2005-10-16/PICT0001_800px.jpg

I'm not a detailing expert, but I was inspired by one:
http://www.legacygt.com/forums/showthread.php?t=20098

This Wolfgang sealant is applied pretty much like the liquid Meguiar's yellow wax I have. But it should protect the paint for longer, and won't attract dust like wax does. So I think I'll probably use sealants instead of waxes from now on.
cclngthr
10-16-2005, 06:16 PM
I use a teflon based polish that also has some carnuba wax in it. This is still a wax, but it has other things in it that make it last longer.
BlackElantraGT
10-16-2005, 06:21 PM
Looks really nice man!

In the city I live in, in between 3-5 a.m., we are not allowed to park on the street so every night I park my car in my neighbor's driveway across the street. Unfortunately she has her sprinklers set to go off in the morning, right before the sun rises so now the left side of my car is full of water spots that I can't remove with regular washing. :(
SWortham
10-17-2005, 04:09 PM
Thanks.

Water spots are the devil on a black car... of course they're not as visible on a white car but it'll be interesting to see what it looks like after some rain. I'll have to wait and see how well this sealant does its job.
ArunSenior04
10-17-2005, 07:16 PM
I wish I had pics of my car. I spent 4 hours cleaning it last Saturday.

I washed it.
Turtle Wax Polished it twice.
Applied 2 coats of Turtle Wax hard carnuba wax. (protect for the next few months of winter and salt.)
And then one coat of Meguire's NXT wax.

Its sooo clean and shiny.
04GTboySC
10-17-2005, 08:59 PM
very nice dude, im hopin that when the 30 days are up i can do a detail before winter :(