I've copied and pasted this procedure from Detail Addict. I've been using their products since 2010, and I can vouch that the products works! When I wash my car, I use Premium Microfiber Towels that they sell as well. I use everything microfiber to not scratch up my paint and interior looking sharp. The grit guard that they mention is LEGIT! Its like a little grid that keeps the dirt on the bottom of the bucket so it doesn't back onto the towel! Check them out:
DetailAddict
This system employs a "rinse-and-soak" hand-wash procedure whereby a wash mitt or towel is rinsed in a "rinse bucket" then soaked in a "soap bucket" before being applied to the car surface. This procedure is repeated many times during the washing process in order to avoid scratches caused by a dirty mitt or towel.
1. Prepare a "soap bucket" filled with 1 oz. of super-concentrated Detail Addict Car Soap per every 1 gallon of water; prepare a "rinse bucket" with water and a grit guard; fill a foam gun filled with 1 oz. of car soap.
2. Wash wheels first with a clean wash mitt and/or soft brush. Rinse-and-soak the mitt/brush after each wheel, in a designated bucket for WHEELS ONLY.
3. Remove large debris by hosing down entire car with water, then apply car soap with foam gun. Let the foam sit for a few minutes to break down stubborn debris.
*Note: Rinsing with a pressure washer before gets rid or more hard dirt than just a normal garden hose.
4. Rinse-and-Soak a fresh mitt or towel, then wash 2'x2' sections of the car surface, starting from the top to bottom. Make sure to Rinse-and-Soak the mitt/towel between each section. Repeat as needed. Never use a bruce or reuse the same mitt/towel previously used on wheels on the painted surface of the car.
5. Hose down the entire car.
6. Dry with a drying towel. To minimize watermarks and swirl marks, dry car from top to bottom.
At this point there's a step after that, but if your car is well maintained then you can stop there. The steps after is when after you're done washing and drying your car, you feel a grittiness to the paint, you remove it by using a clay bar. My car is white, so when those stupid contaminants sets onto my car, it makes it less white.
7. Use Detail Addict Clay Bar lubricated with Detail Addict Detail Spray to remove any residual surface contaminants.
If your car has no crazy swirls or paint imperfections, I usually wax it after this step. But, if you do have some paint imperfections that can be polished off, it'd make the paint shine better, then wax afterwards!
I hope you guys like this info, granted I took it from a company, but they described it really well, so no point in rewording it myself. haha =P
DetailAddict
This system employs a "rinse-and-soak" hand-wash procedure whereby a wash mitt or towel is rinsed in a "rinse bucket" then soaked in a "soap bucket" before being applied to the car surface. This procedure is repeated many times during the washing process in order to avoid scratches caused by a dirty mitt or towel.
1. Prepare a "soap bucket" filled with 1 oz. of super-concentrated Detail Addict Car Soap per every 1 gallon of water; prepare a "rinse bucket" with water and a grit guard; fill a foam gun filled with 1 oz. of car soap.
2. Wash wheels first with a clean wash mitt and/or soft brush. Rinse-and-soak the mitt/brush after each wheel, in a designated bucket for WHEELS ONLY.
3. Remove large debris by hosing down entire car with water, then apply car soap with foam gun. Let the foam sit for a few minutes to break down stubborn debris.
*Note: Rinsing with a pressure washer before gets rid or more hard dirt than just a normal garden hose.
4. Rinse-and-Soak a fresh mitt or towel, then wash 2'x2' sections of the car surface, starting from the top to bottom. Make sure to Rinse-and-Soak the mitt/towel between each section. Repeat as needed. Never use a bruce or reuse the same mitt/towel previously used on wheels on the painted surface of the car.
5. Hose down the entire car.
6. Dry with a drying towel. To minimize watermarks and swirl marks, dry car from top to bottom.
At this point there's a step after that, but if your car is well maintained then you can stop there. The steps after is when after you're done washing and drying your car, you feel a grittiness to the paint, you remove it by using a clay bar. My car is white, so when those stupid contaminants sets onto my car, it makes it less white.
7. Use Detail Addict Clay Bar lubricated with Detail Addict Detail Spray to remove any residual surface contaminants.
If your car has no crazy swirls or paint imperfections, I usually wax it after this step. But, if you do have some paint imperfections that can be polished off, it'd make the paint shine better, then wax afterwards!
I hope you guys like this info, granted I took it from a company, but they described it really well, so no point in rewording it myself. haha =P
