[sti2relaxxin]

Great work crew chief. I will be using your method on my car, as the paint looks like swirl world.

[Datadatum]

Wow - impressive.

When I was younger, I wouldn't mind spending 4 hours on a wash/wax - but was never as hardcore as some of the descriptions above.

Now, I just take it to a car wash or detailer to have it done for me. Not as rewarding, but that's life.

[Peleg]

Ya...I worship...cough...cough...detail my car.

[SubyLuv]

I wax my own suby. Make sure you do it in the shade and use a micro fiber towel after the wax is applied. I use McGuire's

[DetailersDomain.com]

I would love to get more votes on this one.

[Robio]

Hav'nt had the STi that long, but have, for the most part done my own detailing on previous vehicles.

I am excited to try some products i just received from Detailers Domain.

- PC orbital w/ Lake Country pads
- Einszett polishes
- Einszett Glanz wax
- DD Microfibre polishing/drying towels

I'll post the detail on the main Detail page when I get to it.

Rob...........

[Trackscoob19]

You know I love my detailing phil




And of course my waxs, migliore swissvax mystery cg ezyme and others that I dont really care for. Cough any of the nattys

[MikeBoom]

I do it myself: (1) I'm a cheapskate and (2) I've yet to find a detailer worth the money.

That latter statement is not an indictment of all detailers; it's just that most whose work I've seen don't seem to do any better job than I can do myself. Really, I'm blown away by some of the work I see in this forum.

I use mostly Griot's Garage products. I've tried many other products, but I find that their stuff is of good quality and well-supported by the company. A couple of notable exceptions to my Griot's preferences are Stoner's glass cleaner and wheel shine, and a product called Leather CPR, which I've found to be an excellent cleaner/conditioner (I've used it on leather motorcycle seats with great results over the years).

By most people's standards I'm obsessive about my cars. By the standards of many here, I'm a total slob. My cars generally get washed a couple of times a week (unless the snow is flying here in Chicago . . . at which point it's a total waste of time) and polished/waxed at least every couple of months. I actually have a fairly decent setup for my obsessive behavior--my garage is heated, with an epoxy-coated floor, hot and cold hose tap, and a built-in vac system. If I were a bazillionaire I'd spend a gazillion bucks more on it, but it is pretty serviceable as is.

[Es Tee Aye]

Originally Posted by amg destroyer

I'm sorta confused about the purpose of this thread...is it a write up or simply a poll??

To answer the poll question though, I detail my own car and take great joy in doing so. I also use the Meguiars line of products.

+1

i also love to detail my own car and spend alot of time doing so, inside and out. I use the Meguiars products as well

[keepdiscoevil]

i also detail my own car, when you do it yourself it feels like more of an accomplishment than paying somebody else to do it for you.

[lidrew]

I haven't washed my car in at least two months. My wheels look like they are powder coated black but it's just brake dust.

No, I don't detail my car. It's a pain in the arse, takes too long and is just going to be dirty the VERY NEXT DAY.

[2fas4u]

I spend waaaaay too much time detailing our cars....Now we have 3 in the family that are worthy of taking the time...My poor beater ranger is now being neglected

[RONIN]

I do mine

[Cop magnet]

sweet car...."I want.....how do you say....pu**ssy magnet" quote from Borat the movie.

[Will Urlacher]

I do my own and I use a Porter Cable with Menz. polishes and SV Onyx. I get 99% of my products straight from DD