Ok, i'm no super expert, but i've been washing cars since i was 12. I fell in love with my mom's Bmw 535i and wanted 2 keep her white beast gleaming so i washed and rewaxed every weekend lol I know totally overboard but hey, i was a child. Of course i went in 2 the other extreme, i bought myself an orbital buffer and would buff the crap out of cars using rubbing compound at 1400 rpm lol Luckily i only did that too my friends beaters..... lol
SO anyways, after practicing summer after summer, i think i've become one of the best in my group of car loving friends.
First, i use Meguires car wash, hand washing the whole thing with a soft cotton sponge, never let the damn thing touch the ground, it'll pick up some bits of leaves or dirt which will scratch up your paint.
I dry with a California water blade followed by one of those synthetic super shamis, the absorber.
After i know the car is dry, i use Mother's step one wax & oxidation removal formula on a random orbital buffer. On areas that may seema lil extra dirty, i get in there with a hand applicator and give it some extra time with extra material. Then i use one of those super soft terry clothes to wipe it all off. I tried using a claybar...but it doesnt satisfy me, perhaps i'm using it wrong, but i'm still learning.
Here is where i use the buffer. I go over the car, especially looking at the trunk, cuz usually my baby sisters will scratch up the paint throwing their back packs into the car and what not, and i look for really damages areas of the finish. I use 3M finishing compound and a buffer at 1200 rpm and work those scratches out as best as possible.
Now i move on to Mother's step 2 swirl and scratch filler, random orbital buffer, fresh bonnet, and fresh micro fiber cloth 2 remove it.
Finally i use Zymol wax to finish it off. I've tried a bunch of off the shelf products at Autozone, and i did my experimentation mostly between the ages of 14 to 17, since then i found that Zymol keeps the car, in my opinion, i guess what i will call the waxiest. It stays on, keeps the water beading off, and lasts a good couple months b4 i reapply it.
This is my secret formula, perhaps its not the best, pm me if u've got some tips, which i charge my parent's and relative's doctor colleages 50 bux a wash for
