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Old 9/19/23, 11:38 AM
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What is your #1 tip for exterior detailing?
Old 9/19/23, 12:10 PM
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Use Mustang Freaks 3 bucket wash First!

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wash the car more often than twice per year ... which seems to be about the best I can do lately, LOL
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Pick-up one of these... It can save you and will help between those two washes a year.
https://www.walmart.com/ip/Californi...0&from=/search

Actually I only wash the car when it is really dirty. Hard water is not your friend. I typically do a dust off and then use Meguiar's Ultimate Quik Detailer to clean up the minor stuff.

https://www.meguiars.com/automotive/...-gloss-between
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Mine would be to use a wax as you dry product ... after washing of course.
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Originally Posted by Glenn
Mine would be to use a wax as you dry product ... after washing of course.
Yes, This is my current method with the ceramic waxes but AFTER you lay down a base coat ceramic wax by hand. It's hard and time consuming but It's quite amazing how long the wax lasts. I've had no need to re-apply the base ceramic yet as the 'wax as you dry' ceramic works so well. I do have garage kept cars so I imagine a life outdoors will yield different results.
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