OFFICIAL Yaris SEDAN thread

[david_827]

Originally Posted by Kaotic Lazagna

So, my usual routine goes something like this:

-Thoroughly rinse the car off with a jet stream of water, including rims
-soap one panel at a time (one side of the wash mitt using no additional pressure, then flip over and apply pressure, all in linear movements, NEVER circular)
-rinse off the mitt
-move onto the next panel
-rinse off the mitt
-after two or three panels, go back and rewipe the previous panels with fresh soap to prevent any water spots or soap spots
-after the whole car is soaped, rinse thoroughly with jet stream of water
-remove hose head, and turn water to half power at most, and go over entire car to "water dry"
-spray Quik Detail spray on one panel and dry (I use an Absorber), then repeat for other panels (wring out the Absorber after every panel)
-change hose head to shower, and re-rinse the wheels
-soap the wheels (I use a different wash mitt designated solely for wheel duty)
-rinse the wheels with shower setting
-spray Quik Detail on rims and dry (using a different Absorber designated solely for wheel duty)

I don't even wanna list out what I do for a full detail job, but for waxing, it's apply wax section by section in the shade, and again, in linear motions, not circular. Conduct swipe tests to see when the wax is ready to be buffed off. For me, that's usually when I'm done applying wax to the entire car.

Buff off in the same linear movement or perpendicular, your chioce, just not in circular motions.

Once all the wax has been buffed off, turn water to half power (no hose head), and go over car to depolarize the surface.

Then repeat the drying process with the Quik Detail. lol


Wash once at least once a week, wax at least once a month, and a full detail at least once a year.


Full detail includes wash, claybar, polish, and wax for me (I see no point in sealing the paint when there's a clear coat over it). Polish is about the same steps as waxing, but you don't wait for it to fully dry before buffing off.



If you don't want to marr the paint and create swirl marks, never do anything in a circular motion, always in linear movements. You can try to correct swirl marks by using Swirl-X, and for heavily oxidized areas, Ultimate Compound. If you, or anyone has any questions about detailing, let me know.

def just bookmarked this post, thanks for the tips

[Kaotic Lazagna]

Originally Posted by david_827

def just bookmarked this post, thanks for the tips

lol, no problem