alo alo ...Newbie "Jughead" aka "AJ" ..

[Jughead]

Hi All

Never really knew what "detailing" was ... besides that I heard it in a few movies ... "...just had my car detailed..."...

So I decided it was time to upgrade my jalopy...

from a White 2000 VW Polo Classic 1.6i to a Tornado Red 2010 VW Golf Mk VI GTI 2.0 DSG ...

... Big jump for me... since I had the Polo for 9 years...

One thing I knew about dark coloured (red) cars was that it was going to be more maintenance than white.

So when I sent my car to be washed at our work carwash...
The Carwash Manager asked me ... "New Car?...Auto Armor?.. Any Paint Protection ?..."......
Which pretty much drew a blank expression on my face ... and I probably answered with ..."...What?...huh?..What you talking about?..."

And he actually took some time explaining to me a bit about "Paint Protection" ...
He mentioned he use to use "Meguiar's" ... which set the ball rolling as I wanted my car protected ..

So .. Called around .. various "Paint Protection" services...

and found a local (a suburb away) valet company that could do it for me ...
The owner actually gave me a "Lecture" in "Auto Detailing" and Meguiar's Products... which was appreciated!
So I basically told him ... "...If this was YOUR car ... what would you do to it?..."...
After inspecting the car ... explaining what he would do if it was his car ... I agreed.

5 hours later ...

Applied - (1) Meguiar's Clay
Applied - (2) Meguiar's M205 Finishing Polish
Applied - (3) Meguiar's Show Car Glaze
Applied - (4) Meguiar's Synthetic Sealant
Applied - (5) Meguiar's Hi-Tech Yellow Wax

Vehicle looked amazing ... and now it was up to me to try and maintain that look ...

Since I was going on holiday the following week ...
I knew I had to get some products to clean all the bugs and dirt from it ... NO MORE DISHWASHING LIQUID FOR ME!!! haha

So got the following "newbie" products/tools for the trip:

One Bucket
Some Microfiber's
Cheap Microfiber wash sponge
Other Towels (Colibri off-cut's)
Some other Sponges
New Chamois
Meguiar’s Soft Wash Gel
Meguiar's Gold Class Shampoo
Meguiar’s Quik Wheel Detailer
Meguiar’s Gold Class Rich Leather Cleaner Conditioner
Meguiar’s Hot Shine Tire Coating
Meguiar’s Quik Mist and Wipe Detailer

I've been browsing a lot of websites lately regarding "Auto Detailing"... learning a lot ..

Upgraded my kit to a few more items ...
Trying to stick to Meguiar's Products (maybe Meguiar's should send me a T-shirt b'cos of that ne'? haha!)

Meguiar's X3002 Microfiber Wash Mitt
Meguiar's G14422 Ultimate Quick Detailer
Meguiar's X2000 Water Magnet Drying Towel
Meguiar's X2020 Supreme Shine Microfiber - Pack of 3
Meguiar's X3002 Microfiber Wash Mitt
Meguiar's Hyper Wash (5L)
Meguiar's Last Touch (5L)
2 more buckets; and some more microfibers

Hoping to get the following:
Karcher High Pressure washer (not sure which model yet, K 2.9 with the Foam Lance?);
Foam Lance / HD Foam Lance described here (Price and where I can order one please?;
Meguiar's G220 DA Polisher

Also, do you guys stick to one Brand (like Meguiar's) or do you "cross-pollinate" and use different Brands/Products on one vehicle?

And any tips and experience on the VW Golf Tornado Red would be greatly appreciated...

Thanks and Regards

AJ