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Car Wash & Waxing 101 – Part 2

September 1, 2010 By 25 Comments

My technique for washing and waxing my ride.

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  • Junkman2000

    What I am using in this old wash and wax series is heads above the stuff you’re using. The Meguiar’s products in these videos are from the Meguiar’s professional line of products. It is labeled under the Meguiar’s Mirror Glaze line. The stuff you’re using is bottled under the Meguiar’s consumer label and is not in the same class. We call that stuff OTC junk.

    A cleaner wax is a AIO product. It’s like breakfast in a burrito. I don’t do AIO products. I want my breakfast the way my mom cooked it.

  • Junkman2000

    That stuff is okay for guys who don’t feel like doing all the work involved in doing it the way I do, or guys on a budget who are not looking for the level of shine that I am going for. But for guys doing professional work, AIO products are for the less demanding.

  • glennman35

    @Junkman2000 Yea but it still works just as good becuse my mustang has new paint so i dont have to use the real high quality stuff so it doesnt need becuse it is baseicly garage kept so there is barely a scratch on it and the meguiars cleaner wax works so good i can see my reflection on the car like a mirror but in you case you probilly have more exsperiance in detailing than i do but you do a great job at it i like your work its very nice.

  • glennman35

    @Junkman2000 oh also it isnt the bottled wax. its the kind in the round can with the round buffing pad included with it.

  • glennman35

    @Junkman2000 Its the kind that isnt liquid. sorry for adding to many comments i keep forgeting to mention things lol.

  • Junkman2000

    Well I have always said that if you are 100% happy with the results that you are getting from a product, then there is no reason for you to change. After all, you are the most important person in this equation, regardless of what I or anyone else thinks. That’s all that matters!

  • Junkman2000

    What is the exact name on the can? Also, does the can say Mirror Glaze?

  • glennman35

    @Junkman2000 Its says on the can america’s #1 selling cleaner wax cleans, polishes & protects in one easy step and it says high-gloss mirror shine and includes buffing pad

  • Junkman2000

    I meant the name. Does it say Meguiar’s or Mirror Glaze? And, what is the exact name of the product as it shows on the can?

  • glennman35

    @Junkman2000 its meguiars cleaner wax.

  • Junkman2000

    Yea, that’s still consumer grade. If it works for you, great! I wouldn’t use it but then I have this thing about consumer grade products. I use the Mirror Glaze line so it has absolutely nothing to do with Meguiar’s.

  • glennman35

    @Junkman2000 oh ok where can i buy the mirror glaze product at i want to get some it looks like it works great with geting rid of the scratches i have a car that has alot of swirls and scratches and its my daily driver so it can get pretty messed up easily.

  • Junkman2000

    You have to get it from either a Mirror Glaze distributor or online. I have a distributor in my city so it’s just a drive for me.

  • Lumixster

    Ur damn Good man…taps on ya back…Good work

  • Junkman2000

    @Lumixster

    Thank you sir! Have you seen my new wash and wax series?

  • felipepalos

    Have you tried Optimum No Rinse wash & shine? Can you give an advice on this product?
    thanks.

  • Junkman2000

    @felipepalos

    Never tried it. I am NOT a fan of washing a car any other way than what you have seen in this video series. If there was a restriction on water where I lived, I’d move..

  • felipepalos

    OK, another question for you, here in my city, there’s a guy that sells a treatment that would protect the paint for a whole year without having to wax, only wash away the dirt with the two bucket wash. do you recommend this kind of treatments an/or sealants? does Adams have something like that? I live in Mexico and this products are really hard to find, and theyr’e expensive too.
    We only get the Meguiar’s line
    congrats for your videos, I may subtitle them in spanish and pay you royalties hehe.

  • Junkman2000

    @felipepalos

    lol! Last a year, eh? Don’t believe the hype my friend. You may as well go to Pep Boys and buy some of that Nu-Finish, “the once a year car polish!” That guy is blowing smoke up your wazoo.

    Meguiar’s makes some fine products which will more than adequately protect your car’s finish. Adam’s has a product called Machine Superwax that if layered correctly, will protect the paint up to around 4 months but that depends on what you expose the car to. There is no miracle in a bottle.

  • whatismynamedude

    Nice video’s! I just used the meguairs X2.0 fine scratch and blemish remover… i washed the car then i applied it by hand but the swirls and stuff is still on their. is it better to use a machine???…

  • Junkman2000

    @whatismynamedude

    Two things. This is my old wash and wax video series. You should watch the newer series. Secondly, I don’t use the over the counter Meguiar’s products. They are a waste of time as you experienced. I only use their Mirror Glaze labeled products (their professional line). Anything coming out of Auto Zone, Pep Boys and Costco is junk.

    The polisher is going to give you 100 times the results you see by hand. You could pay me to do this stuff by hand. It is a waste of time.

  • whatismynamedude

    Ahhh… That sucks. Where do you recommend I buy? All we got here is pepboyz, autozone, an orielys…
    I have seen your new videos. Haha funny how you kept saying which product goes with which pad haha… it’s idiot proof!! Lol… But yeah… How else do I get the swirls out?

  • Junkman2000

    @whatismynamedude

    The only place to get most of the good stuff is online. Some body shop supply places sell 3M stuff but most of it is made for a rotary polisher. You have to do the research (as you are apparently doing) and decide on exactly what you need to accomplish the look you want. Don’t bother with that over the counter crap. You saw the results that I can get from the good stuff, choose the good stuff. There are multiple brands to choose from but you have seen what I use and why.

  • johnhurt888

    nice videos. thanks!

  • Junkman2000

    @johnhurt888

    Thanks for watching! You should see my new series on this subject. This is my old series.