Hi all. New guy who realized who filthy his car is. Here's some shots:
This here is a picture of the headlights:
Closer look on the hood:
This website has ALOT of good information and I've been disseminating it for the past few days now. I knew NOTHING about washing cars (I still have very limited knowledge, as you will soon see), but I have got the basic of the basic steps down.
I bought a Porter Cable 7424 recently... but I am at a lost to buy what next.
It would seem that the next logical step would be to buy a backing plate. I was thinking about the "3.5" Dual Action Flexible Backing Plate". How does this one sound? I wanted a small one that would be able to handle 4'' pads. (After reading how alot of users preferred 4'' rather than 5''-6'' pads)
So now, I need to buy everything else. And by everything else, I mean EVERYTHING else. All I have are my garden hose... and 2 buckets.
I will now show you the steps of my stupidity... Bear in mind that I am on a budget, and I might be missing an important step or item, so please let me know:
First step: Washing
1- Sheepskin Wash Mitt
1- ULTI-MIT Wash Mitt by Lake Country
1- Grit Guard
1- Supreme Guzzler Waffle Weave By Cobra 20 x 40
1 32oz Optimum Car Wash New Formula
Yeah. I only have one towel on there. I don't mind taking the time to wring it every so often... Do you guys think it's necessary to have another one? Overall, how does that look? Total of this comes out to about $64 w/out shipping.
Now, onto: Polishing
I already have my PC, and my 3.5'' backing plate is about to be ordered. Now what? I know each color of the pad means different roughness... So which pads do you guys think I'll need... and how many judging by those pictures? I plan on using these pads in the future (not just for this job).
I've been seeing kits with 8 pads: 4 different types of pads x2, and I don't think I would be using all of those... Maybe 2-3 at most. (But then again, wth do I know?)
As for the specific polish, theres a million threads that I'll look through and see which one I can use. But if you guys have some quick recommendations based on the pictures, fire away!
I do have 2 very small MF cloths that I think I can use for removal of the polish and wax. I don't know what brand they are, but I am certain they are of MF quality. Safe to use on my car?
Then we have: Waxing
Again, I have no idea what pads and how many I'm going to need. I'm going to take a wild guess and say that I won't be able to use the same pads that I used for the polish on the waxing part.
Same thing with the polish... If you guys have any quick recommendations of which wax to use, that'll be great.
I think that about sums it up. FYI again, I am on a budget, so please bear that in mind. I look forward to your comments! Thanks~
This here is a picture of the headlights:
Closer look on the hood:
This website has ALOT of good information and I've been disseminating it for the past few days now. I knew NOTHING about washing cars (I still have very limited knowledge, as you will soon see), but I have got the basic of the basic steps down.
I bought a Porter Cable 7424 recently... but I am at a lost to buy what next.
It would seem that the next logical step would be to buy a backing plate. I was thinking about the "3.5" Dual Action Flexible Backing Plate". How does this one sound? I wanted a small one that would be able to handle 4'' pads. (After reading how alot of users preferred 4'' rather than 5''-6'' pads)
So now, I need to buy everything else. And by everything else, I mean EVERYTHING else. All I have are my garden hose... and 2 buckets.
I will now show you the steps of my stupidity... Bear in mind that I am on a budget, and I might be missing an important step or item, so please let me know:
First step: Washing
1- Sheepskin Wash Mitt
1- ULTI-MIT Wash Mitt by Lake Country
1- Grit Guard
1- Supreme Guzzler Waffle Weave By Cobra 20 x 40
1 32oz Optimum Car Wash New Formula
Yeah. I only have one towel on there. I don't mind taking the time to wring it every so often... Do you guys think it's necessary to have another one? Overall, how does that look? Total of this comes out to about $64 w/out shipping.
Now, onto: Polishing
I already have my PC, and my 3.5'' backing plate is about to be ordered. Now what? I know each color of the pad means different roughness... So which pads do you guys think I'll need... and how many judging by those pictures? I plan on using these pads in the future (not just for this job).
I've been seeing kits with 8 pads: 4 different types of pads x2, and I don't think I would be using all of those... Maybe 2-3 at most. (But then again, wth do I know?)
As for the specific polish, theres a million threads that I'll look through and see which one I can use. But if you guys have some quick recommendations based on the pictures, fire away!
I do have 2 very small MF cloths that I think I can use for removal of the polish and wax. I don't know what brand they are, but I am certain they are of MF quality. Safe to use on my car?
Then we have: Waxing
Again, I have no idea what pads and how many I'm going to need. I'm going to take a wild guess and say that I won't be able to use the same pads that I used for the polish on the waxing part.
Same thing with the polish... If you guys have any quick recommendations of which wax to use, that'll be great.
I think that about sums it up. FYI again, I am on a budget, so please bear that in mind. I look forward to your comments! Thanks~