So I started a thread few weeks back about full out detailing my truck. I've always done the normal clay/wax jobs on my cars, but wanted to learn the whole deal. So I picked up a PC along with a few other the counter applications.
I spent about 7 hours last friday doing the whole thing. First I washed with dawn dish soap to remove any and all previous wax. 2nd, I claybared it using over the counter mequire's clay kit. 3rd I used the PC and Autoglym polisher/sealent. 4th I used my favorite wax, turtle wax ice.
I read about this autoglym stuff for a few years, it's made by a company out of the UK. For years, I only ever knew it to be available from overseas, no one in the US sold it. It was pricey but like anything great, you get what you pay for. Well I walked into pepboys last thursday to get wiper blades, and to my surprise, autoglym was on the shelf for sale, $14.99 which is alot cheaper then it used to be through online orders.
Here's a little info about it, http://www.autoglym.com/enGB/product...6VQ=HD&Range=1
Now as most polishes do, it has minor cutting agents which is fine with me, removes light swirls, cleans the paint (above what clay does), and seals the paint. I was kinda skeptic over using an "all-in-one", but I figured what the hell, it has great reviews.
I gotta say, this is like the kenne bell of car treatments. I am extremely amazed with the results. My truck paint was in good/great condition to begin with, I take care of it and clean it like it's my baby. I did have the obvious minor swirls, the kind that shine in alot of sunlight.
So after claying, I used the PC and did the entire truck according to the directions, the pad came out quite dirty, just amazing how much dirt it lifts that the naked eye can't see. After seeing the paint glisten and look amazing, i decided to hit it with one more hand coat of autoglym. Stuff drys easy and comes after great, no residue, no dusty crap like some chemicals create.
After this, I of course hit it with 2 coats of ice wax. Now everyone has there opinions on wax, but this stuff is amazing to me. It can be put all over the vehicle, plastics, chrome, etc etc. Now on a downside, the ice doesn't last more then a month or so, but for the price and how it performs, I can deal with that. The ice beads water like nothing I've ever seen, quite amazing.
I work in a large plant/factory and my truck is subject to constant dust abuse, dirt, etc etc. Fast forward a week later to today, I decided to wash the truck this morning. Every last bit of heavy mud, dirt, dust, etc etc.. washed right off. Normally my rockers and fenders have loads of little dirt and debry that won't wash off without heavy force or claying. between this autoglym and ice wax, it did an incredible job of protecting my paint.
All in all, my first full buffing experience has been great, I'm no professional but it's really alot easier then I inticipated. I would take pictures but my truck is silver/cream almost in color so pictures are about useless. But the paint in the sunlight looks like water almost, it just glistens and shines like nobodys business.
Sorry for the long right up, just excited about it all and wanted to share my experience with autoglym.
Dan
(PS, I will be ordering some of autoglyms other products to test out, IE wax, clay, tire stuff. They only had the product mentioned above at pepboys, maybe with time they'll get more of it)
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Originally Posted by MBH
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