Help me with my detail regiment

[1st3series]

I'm pretty new into detailing heres what I plan on doing (please critique):

1: Wash off old wax and what not with meguiars car wash and dawn soap

2: Dry car off
-Whats the best way to dry without adding swirls

3: Clay bar with meguiars clay and quick detail

4: Wash again??

5: Polish stage 1 with XMT #4 with yellow pad?

6: IPA wash down??

7: Polish stage 2 with XMT #2 with grey pad?

Here's where I need some help

8: Filler/ glaze...dont own any product but need some recommendations

9: Klasse High Gloss glaze 2x coats

10: Sealant...dont own any product but need some recommendations, do I need this?

[ryanc528]

dawn soap is bad for your clear coat. just wash, rinse, clay (you can do it with the water left on the car from washing if your just looking for a basic claying, itll help strip the wax off as well) then dry with a shammy or blow it off with a aircompressor, leaf blower then wipe it down with a microfiber. polish then wax.

thats just a basic like spiff after you wash your car every so often kinda thing.

[1st3series]

dawn soap is bad for your clear coat. just wash, rinse, clay (you can do it with the water left on the car from washing if your just looking for a basic claying, itll help strip the wax off as well) then dry with a shammy or blow it off with a aircompressor, leaf blower then wipe it down with a microfiber. polish then wax.

thats just a basic like spiff after you wash your car every so often kinda thing.

got it, thanks

[jfmjr442]

use the 2 bucket method when washing so as not to introduce swirls and scratches - do the wheels and tires separately - either 1st or last and change the water before moving on the the rest of the car

HTH

John

[Roth21]

Dawn soap isn't bad for your clear coat especially if you're only using it a couple times a year. Read up on it.

http://www.autopia.org/forum/car-detailing-product-discussion/53715-dawn-dish-soap-bad-your-car.html

[2K6TBSS]

I use Dawn soap when I am getting ready to do a full detail. It's a good way to strip off the wax that is still left over from the previous detail. I have never had any problems with it.

I don't use Dawn if I am only going to be laying down a new layer of polish, only if I am going to clay/wax/polish the vehicle. So it only gets used once (sometimes twice) a year.