Walk Me Through Your Detailing Routine

For a straight up wash (not followed by waxing) the best way is the 2 bucket method.

Fill one bucket with water and soap ( I use meguiars gold)
Fill the other bucket with plain water
Get a grouting sponge from home depot - this sponge goes in the bucket with soap and water and does not touch the car.
Get two microfiber was mitts or sponges - these go in the bucket with plain water.

Rinse the car with your hose and try and blast off any obvious dirt.
Use the sponge to soak up soap and water and squeeze it onto the car one section at a time (ie: hood, or roof, or passenger side doors, etc.). Basically you are using the sponge to transfer soapy water onto the section of the car you want to clean - try to avoid making contact with the sponge and the car - you don't want to transfer dirt into your bucket of soapy water.
Use the microfiber mitts by dipping them in the soapy water then wash the section you just soaped. Don't go in circles - I usually go front to back so if there is swirls they are in a straight line and not as obvious.
Rinse that panel with the hose - you don't water soap to dry on it.
Clean the microfiber mitts in the bucket of plain water - dunk them a few times and/or use your other hand to kind of scrub them a bit. Once they are clean you can dip them into the soapy water again to clean the next section of car. Once your done look at how much dirt has accumulated in the bucket of plain rinse water.

Keep going until the whole truck is done - I usually start with the roof so any dirt that gets rinsed off isn't ending up on something I just cleaned.

Once rinsed use a leaf blower to air dry or get a synthetic shammy. If you use the shammy and it gets dirty make sure to rinse it in soapy water otherwise you will end up scratching your paint.

I can usually get the truck washed in around 45 minutes or less. I use Stoners glass cleaner on all the windows inside and out with a microfiber towel.

Detailing to me means washing (as described above), clay bar ( I use soapy water to lube it but some use spray detailer wax), washing again, then either hand waxing ( I prefer

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