Little more help please (exterior detailing by hand)

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carter840

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OK so i had a thread a few days ago about this but i am still wondering. I have a large blue SUV and am do a lot of exterior detailing tomorrow on it. So far i am



Washing (Menzerna)

Claying (Mother's)

Glazing (Menzerna)

FMJ (Menzerna)

Carnaunba Wax (Mother's)



I am wondering if i should maybe to a little polishing witht the Menzerna polish. I would be doing it by hand and my car is large. Will i still get good results without it? Would i get better results if i did a really quick polish by hand. Also i was gonna Glaze, but can i do that if i'm not gonna polish (will it make things worse better or do nothing)?



And finaly do i need to wash the car again after Claying?



Thanks (btw all your cars look sick on this site)
 
Take two 2 foot by two foot sections and try polish followed by glaze on one and just glaze on another - polishing by hand will tire ya out pretty good but it might improve the surface or it might lead to micromarring on softer paints. It's hard to say without seeing it in person.
 
You won't need to re-wash it after claying, but you *could* dry/wipe it down. You arms are going to be really sore after all those steps by hand. Good luck.
 
So if i dont polish is it still ok to glaze or will it mess stuff up.

Also what improvment do you think i am going to see do all the stuff listed above. In the past i have only used cheap car wash and wax as you dry spray. Am i gonna be really happy or will i not see much improvement?

thanks
 
I think you are using really good products that have produced incredible results from pictures I've seen here. I think you have alot of work cut out for you, especially if you're doing 3 steps. You might want to look into a good All-In-One product and then wax it. You might not notice a difference by hand and at the same time save alot of time and Motrin.
 
IMHO glaze and polish is redundant. They both do the same thing. Each one can have little or no abrasives and they both clean and shine the paint.
 
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