Exterior Detail Regimen… The Right Way.. You be the Judge!

OMG35S

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Primarily working on a Dark Infiniti & Honda



Correction (If needed)

1. Wash – Megs Gold Class

2. Clay

3. Polish – Megs 105 (DA)

4. IPA Wipe

5. Polish – Megs 205 (DA)

6. IPA Wipe

7. Polish - Menzerna 85RD (DA)

8. IPA Wipe

9. Klasse Sealant (WOWO) (2-4 Layers, 1 Layer per wash)

10. Condition/Dress Trims & Tires





Regular Wash (2x per month)

1. Wash - ONR

2. Wax- Spray Wax (Drying)

2. Wax – PB Natty’s Red (Hand 1x per month)

3. Dressings



Quarterly Wash (4x per year)

1. Wash - ONR

2. Clay (If Needed)

3. Wax – Collinite #845 (Hand)

4. Wax – PB Natty’s Red (Hand)

5. Condition/Dressings



Semi-Annually Wash

1. Wash – Megs Gold Class

2. Clay

3. Polish – Megs 205 / Menzerna 85RD (If needed)

4. Wax – Collinite #845 (Hand)

5. Wax – PB Natty’s Red (Hand)

6. Condition/Dress Trims & Tires



Wish List

1. Klasse AIO

2. Superior Washing Shampoo

3. Spray Wax

4. Megs M34



Let me know if I should make a few adjustments. Product recommendations and procedures are all welcomed! I’ll keep my eye for good deals to add to my collection.

Thanks for looking!
 
OMG35S said:
Primarily working on a Dark Infiniti & Honda



Correction (If needed)

1. Wash – Megs Gold Class

2. Clay

3. Polish – Megs 105 (DA)

4. IPA Wipe

5. Polish – Megs 205 (DA)

6. IPA Wipe

7. Klasse Sealant (WOWO)

8. Condition/Dress Trims & Tires

9. Wax – Collinite #845 (Hand – Next Wash)

10. Wax – PB Natty’s Red (Hand – Next Wash)





I'd use a better shampoo than GC, either Griot's, or Optimum, or DuraGloss.



I'd use the Klasse twins on all exterior trim rather than using a dressing.



I'd use KAIO before the KSG (yeah, even with the IPA wipe, and it might take a lot of those after M205).



I'd choose between KSG and 845 and only use one; I'd use multiple layers of KSG (at least four).




I wouldn't top the KSG with wax, but if you value looks over durability that's your call.



Regular Wash (2x per month)

1. Wash - ONR

2. Wax – PB Natty’s Red (Hand 1x per month)

3. Dressings



If you Klasse (or 845) the trim you won't have to mess with it for a loooong time.



Quarterly Wash (4x per year)

1. Wash - ONR

2. Wax – Collinite #845 (Hand)

3. Wax – PB Natty’s Red (Hand)

4. Condition/Dress Trims & Tires



I'd consider claying with Sonus green and Glyde lube.



If you use many layers of KSG before topping there shouldn't be any need for the 845.




Semi-Annually Wash

1. Wash – Megs Gold Class

2. Clay

3. Polish – Megs 205 (If needed)

4. Wax – Collinite #845 (Hand)

5. Wax – PB Natty’s Red (Hand)

6. Condition/Dress Trims & Tires



If you have the wash sorted out you shouldn't need to use M205 that often. If you *do* polish, you'd be back to redoing the KSG (if you're using that).



Let me know if I should make a few adjustments. Product recommendations and procedures are all welcomed!



I myself would want to distill that whole thing down to something more simple, but then again I don't enjoy doing this stuff the way some people do.



Nothing reall wrong with what you have planned, I just think that the KSG and 845 together are overkill. If you're topping with the Natty's anyhow, I'd just do the KSG and again, I'd always use KAIO before the KSG.



OR...just skip the Klasse and go with the 845 instead. But I kinda like using some penultimate product (like an all-in-one) between M205 and the LSP.



Oh, and I like to use some M34 when buffing off M105 residue, seems to minimize the micro-marring (remember that M105 doesn't break down, so it's still abrasive when you wipe it off).
 
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Thank you for your elaborate response.



- I do plan on purchasing a better washing product once I finish Megs Gold Class.



- I actually just purchased Menzerna 85RD which will follow Megs M205



- I will probably do two or three layers of KSG (Will it be fine if I apply 1 coat of KSG after the correction and the following two washes top it off with a coat of KSG? Only time I have to detail are Sundays)



- I can see how Collinite #845 on top of KSG is overkill. I'll consider that one.



- I do want to apply Natty's Red every now and then for the look. I will also add a spray wax to use while I'm drying the vehicle.



- Once I finish off with my trim product I will purchase and use Klasse AIO. (Too late to buy ATM)



- Dressings = I really meant tire shine products. I will not dress the trim after every wash.



- I'll add a some clay if needed to my Quarterly washes.



- I'll also be looking to purchase some M34.



Overall, great advice!



Thanks



Updated My Regimen
 
OMG35S- Ah, OK, thanks for clarifying a few things.



Yeah, it's OK to just add coats of KSG after each of a series of (regularly scheduled) washes. I would try to do two coats initially if there's any way you can (second coat seems OK to do after 12-18 hours rather than the rule-of-thumb 24, at least IME). FWIW, I go for four-six layers of KSG even when topping with wax (not that I do *that* anymore ;) ) and I suspect that more KSG is better since you're *possibly* gonna affect it a little with frequent waxing (solvents, etc.) but that's just a guess.



Re the 845, I really think of it as just a "fortified wax" that borders on being a sealant. Either it or the KSG, but using both might even be a *bad* idea..that potential "solvents acting on KSG" issue again, though the post-VOC 845 is undoubtedly milder in that regard.
 
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