1) Parked or drive your car under direct sunlight to cool down before washing. Ensure car surface is cool to touch and under a shade. Avoid washing your car directly under the sun. Heat from sunlight causes the shampoo and water to dry up easily, which increases the possibility of unwanted spots & deposits appearing on the paint work.
2) Never use other detergents besides quality car shampoo. A quality car wash shampoo has ph balanced solution with anti rust properties. In addition, the shampoo would gently clean tough dirt with its rich suds that helps to lift dirt off from the paint work. Normally, the car shampoo would have to be diluted and be sure that it is reasonably soapy.
3) Generous amount of water is sprayed onto the car's paint work via a water hose. Moderate water pressure from the water hose ensures loose dirt and surface contaminants are rinsed off from the paint work. This is to ensure the minimal amount of dirt and contaminant are picked up by the washing mitt during washing that might scratch the paint work. Start rinsing from the roof of your car and to other parts of the car.
4) Practice 2-bucket system throughout the process. One should be for the washing solution and the other consisting of clear water that is used to rinse the mitt between applications. This practice keeps the mitt away from mixing the dirt to the shampoo which would reduce the chance of dirt particles damaging the paint surface. For best results, rinse the mitt regularly.
5) It is necessary to use different detergent and washing tools to wash the wheels. Wheel cleaning shampoo, which has degreasing properties is able to remove brake dust and road grime from the wheels. A washing tool like wheel brush is used on hard to reach areas on the wheel.
6) Rinse the car all over again with same method mentioned above. Ensure no suds remains on the car body.
7) Claying is to remove stubborn surface contaminants. A claying bar is used to remove acid rain etches, moderate abrasions, bird droppings and light oxidation. It is used with water as a lubricator and is applied with light pressure throughout the car surface to ensure a smooth and streak free surface.
8) Tar spot removal is to remove stubborn tar spots which usually bonded at the lower body of your car.
9) Immediately wipe off remaining water with 100 % cotton drying towel. Do not air dry the car as to prevent water spots.
Known as the Godzilla in Japan, the GTR has set a reputation as one of the best supercar that money can buy. Now known as GTR, this current version is available worldwide, unlike its predecessor which is available as JDM (Japan Domestice Model). This white GTR was sent to us for a 3-step detailing. As white colour is a difficult colour to be maintained, the 3-step detailing involves having the GTR to be detailed using cleaner wax, so that stains and grime which are more obvious on a white paint are removed. With a final step of coating the GTR with Meguairs Tech Wax, the GTR certainly looks shiny while having the paint protected.
