New Tacoma Cleaning Plan

Warning: I have a penchant for verbosity.
I just got a 2021 trail edition (those bed boxes are perfect for an adjuster) and it's the first nice car/truck I've ever owned. So, as per my usual, I got obsessive and created a cleaning plan. Never waxed a car before yesterday so I was hoping someone could take a look at it and give me some pointers. This thing won't be a pavement princess for long but that doesn't mean I can't treat it like one. I don't have a garage so I'm doing all this at a low traffic self service car wash...


Wash
2 mits, 4 microfiber, bucket, soap, glass cleaner
Wash before first use, work in shade
Self service car wash
Tire spray and pre-wash rinse
Foam wheels, bring tire brush for wheels
Use car wash brush only on rubber
Scrub windshield if needed
Hose down, wash with soap and mit
Get inside doors & gas door, roof
Take out mats and wash with soap
Squeegee and dry with cloth
Glass last, non-ammonia spray cloth
Dry glass with cloth
Seal lights with Blue Magic using cloth

Interior
Take out mats and wash
Vacuum
Meguiars quick interior detailer, spray on cloth
Windex for glass

Wax and Detail
Tires and wheels
Wheel sealant after rinse and dry
Apply VRP to tire walls with rag after scrub
New clay bar (cut into 4 pieces) for paint
Optimum Wash & Shine, 0.5 oz to 32 oz lube
Once used clay for wheels and muffler
Don't use on plastic, safe for glass
Spray and clay, mist and dry, panel by panel
Kneed clay between panels
Apply wax with foam pad, buff with microfiber
Clean plastic with 50-50 Isopropyl & water
Small amounts of VRP with damp sponge
Get bed trim, boxes and roof rack
Spray silicone on cloth for weatherstrips & wipers

 

Next up is a supplemental maintenance plan for the scheduled maintenance, keeping it lubed etc. If anyone has any pointers for simple stuff you can do yourself I'd be very interested. I'm not much for a grease monkey, but monkey see monkey do is great in the age of google.

 

You should do a "two bucket" wash with dirt traps at the bottom of each bucket.
I did the last time I washed my truck and was surprised at the amount of dirt that was in both buckets when I was done.

 

As far as maintenance, depending on where you live, you should think about applying Fluid Film to the chassis.

 

Thanks for the tip, will do.

 

This is where I got my car wash tools: https://www.chemicalguys.com/home

 

Seat covers. Many seat covers

 

I'm in Aridzona, I'll look into that

 

Got neoprene fronts and neosupreme backs ordered, hopefully they don't look too different and I can do a side by side before replacing them.

 

Nowhere does it mention a 6 pack of beer. Back to the drawing board.