First application to new car

[rodeo-clown]

The weekend finally arrived and for the first time I had a chance to give my new car a wash and a coat of Klasse AIO and SG.

It was a very hot day here in Aus, so it wasn't ideal for washing the car, but I managed. This is what I did.

• Vacummed inside (fairly easy as there wasn't much dirt).

• Lightly cleaned the dash and doors with luke warm water (waiting on PBs NL)

• Cleaned the inside of the windows with EO 20/20. The windows came up pretty good with this, however, the windscreen was a little deceptive. In the shade, it would look very good, however when the car was in the sun, a smear could be seen on the glass. No matter how much I attempted to remove this, I couldn't. Strange thing was it was only on the windshield...could it be becasue the window was quite hot?

• Washed the car with Zymol Autowash

• Dried with MF towels. This was a challenge as the car was hot.

• Cleaned the wheels with the Zymol Wheel Cleaner Kit. What this kit did was impresive! It smells great too.

• Tyre Shine - Meguiars High Gloss Gel

• One coat of Klass AIO. Wipe on wipe off method

• One coat of Klass SG. I left this for 30min then came back and buffed it out

The car looks good (it's new anyway ), but I did notice some dried water marks (at least thats what I think they were) that I couldn't get off no matter what. None of the above producs could remove it...so I'm not sure what to do.

Tomorrow, I'll be applying a coat of Pinnacle Souveran wax. The only other thing to do is apply some 4* leather cleaner / protector when that arrives.

It was a long day (~ 3 hours), but well worth it! Thanks to all the guys on this forum who have helped out with any questions I've had.

I'll post some pics after the wax.

 

[JaredPointer]

• Cleaned the inside of the windows with EO 20/20. The windows came up pretty good with this, however, the windscreen was a little deceptive. In the shade, it would look very good, however when the car was in the sun, a smear could be seen on the glass. No matter how much I attempted to remove this, I couldn't. Strange thing was it was only on the windshield...could it be becasue the window was quite hot?

I had this same problem with the 20/20. Switched to Stoner's IG and haven't had that problem. Make sure you're using a good, clean MF too.

 

[Mathwiz]

Maybe You should consider claying. I know it will remove a lot of work but that may be what it takes to remove what you believe may be water marks.
It may be contaminates. IFO.

I just bought a new truck and when I inspected the paint job I realized that the hood and roof were rough to the touch and washing with NXT did'nt even come close to removing it. My truck had a build date of 12-12-03 and I bought it on 10-28-04. Obviously, it sat on the lot for a long time having who knows what settling on it. After I clayed it with Clay Magic the results were amazing. That clay is good stuff, even on a new vehicle.

Just an idea.
Good Luck and congrats on your new ride.