Detailing Your Vehicle

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Detailing is a process of restoring and maintaining your vehicles paint. On our current weather condition a surrounding. Our vehicles are exposed to this element. This element could cause damages and dullness to our paint finish.
Detailing is more than just running your vehicle through your neighborhood car wash or putting on a coat of wax. Detailing your vehicle is thoroughly cleaning it both inside and outside, removing contaminates, swirls, scratches, oxidation and other imperfections from your paint to produce a show-quality level of detail.
There are a lot of different brands available in the market that can be use for detailing process, just make sure to read the instruction on how to apply it and to get a perfect result. You can also go to a detailing shop let them do the process or you can do it on your own.
Here are the steps on how to do the detailing process on your own.
1. Wash & Drying - (Weekly)
Washing and drying is a step removing all the loose dirt and debris from the exterior of the car. This also includes wheels & wheel wells. Maintaining a clean finish will help prolong ...
... your wax or sealant on your paint
2. Clay bar - (3-6 months depends on the surrounding environment)
Claying is a step removing embedded contaminates that normal washing can't remove and will leave the surface of the paint silky smooth.
3. Polish - (1-2 times a year)
Polishing is a step removing imperfections in the paint (swirls, water marks, bird etching, etc.) and brings back the shine & depth to the paint.
4. Wax and/or Sealant - (Every 2-6 months durability depends on product used and environmental conditions)
This step is your protection for your paint, it will also add gloss and wetness to the paint.
5. Polish and/or apply a Wheel Sealant to clean and protect wheels - (Protect every 2-3 months Polish when needed)
Polishing is a step that will help prevent brake dust and road grime from adhering to the surface of the wheels making them easier to clean.
6. Clean or polish all chrome or aluminum
7. Dress all tires, wheel wells and trim
8. Clean Windows and Door jambs
Make sure to do this process regularly to protect and maintain your paint finish. We hope that this article would be helpful to all enthusiasts and loves to maintain their vehicle on their own.

Article from:
http://4wheelonline.com/atv/ATV_Tires.10355
http://4wheelonline.com/atv/ITP_Tires.105664
Source from ATV Tires site and ITP Tires