For those who prefer detailing their own cars, I respect that.

Here are some helpful tips.

Car washing, use only a car wash soap (No Dish Soap) there is a difference, trust me.

Once your car is washed and rinsed be sure to dry with a chamois or cotton towels. Dry everything (to avoid hard water spots)

If your planning to wax, consider using a Clay Bar to prep the paint. You will be glad you did. As clay bar surface preperation will greatly enhance your cars finish, and make your waxing look better and last longer. Start on the top flat surfaces and work all the way around and down untill all paint has been gone over.

Now whether your waxing by hand or using any type of buffer an important point to remember is when you start, apply wax sparingly and start in a big open area (like the hood, roof or trunk) start in the middle away from edges or emblems. This will give you a chance to work the wax into the paint and your buffing medium, rather than the edges of your car. As the wax begins to thin out then you can get the edges without worrying about leaving a mass of wax... Continue doing the same process around the entire car.

Once you have applied the wax to the paint and any chrome, now it's time to buff it off. Again depending on how it was applied (We generally use A Porter Cable orbital buffer to apply with a foam pad then hand remove using cotton towels and microfiber) Unless high speed polishing is required then we use a Porter Cable high Speed.

Finally after removing all wax, look down the sides and across all surfaces to remove any missed wax.

Clean the windows, dress the tires and rubber. It's detailed! Go take it for a ride!