1st time detailing my car

[Drc12369]

Well i started with nothing, ive never bothered doing anything other than a 1 bucket hose n sponge down of any car ive ever had.. then i bought my Clio
ive got a bit obsessed with all aspects of the car including cleaning it. So i did a bit of research, looked around, got some advice, watched a few videos and then started buying up things i thought id need to do a proper job (by my standards)
So a few weeks later and waiting on the weather i finally got to spend 4 hours going through the whole process and you can see the results below.
I did the wheels first spraying them with wheel cleaner then waiting a while and hosing off with a wheel brush. Then the car had a hose wash with a wash mitt (2 buckets of course) then went to giving the car a full clay barring, then dried it all off, then waxed the whole thing.
All the things i used were pretty cheap bought from either halfords or amazon and for a first timer im pretty happy with it.... for now lol

 

[PP200t]

Needs more pics but the beading on the one you’ve posted is impressive. Well done.

 

[imprezaworks]

What products did you use mate, still loving the car?

 

[Sunglasses_Ron]

Have you considered using a pre wash. If you don’t have a pressure washer to be able to use a snow foam lance use a citrus pre wash instead.

 

[Drc12369]

What products did you use mate, still loving the car?

Like I'd waste around £60 on cleaning products and 4 hours of my life on it if I was still besotted by it yeah almost 1800 miles and still in love

 

[Drc12369]

Needs more pics but the beading on the one you’ve posted is impressive. Well done.

The pics I took all look a bit crap, that one was the day after I cleaned it, when I was at work after a bit of rain

 

[Drc12369]

What products did you use mate, still loving the car?

I didn't use anything expensive or special, just basic stuff off Amazon and from Halfords. 2 buckets, microfibre towels and a washmit from Halfords, Simoniz shampoo and carnuba wax to wash it, Simoniz ultracare alloy cleaner for the wheels, a £5 clay bar off Amazon and some original hard shell shine car wax from Turtle Wax to youve guessed it.. wax it. I borrowed my dad's garage and hose and chamois leather to get it done but that's it. I've bought a 10litre washer for my house and microfibre towels to replace the hose and chamois so I don't need to go to Wales every time I want to clean my car in the future.. which will probably be every week at this rate. I got such a good feeling driving home in it knowing it looked the nuts

 

[imprezaworks]

Good stuff. You can certainly get carried away with products and spending on products

 

[Drc12369]

Theres a few more pics