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2. There is much more to washing and waxing when it comes to cleaning and protecting your vehicle's paint.

3. If you care about your car's exterior, you'll avoid those quickie car washes with the big brushes that can do more harm than good and do a DIY car wash that will achieve the best results.

4. Most people that a wash and wax is the best way to keep their car shiny and clean. Their heart is in the right place, but there is much more to washing a car than those two things. We spent a day with Mike Pennington and Rick McDonough of Meguiars, who demonstrated the proper way to wash your car and maintain a clean exterior.

5. We regularly hand wash our 1983 Mercedes-Benz 300D using a pressure-washer and mitt with soap and water, that helps remove the dirt we can see, but we've been neglecting a few important steps.

6. Evaluate the Condition of Your Vehicle • Evaluating the condition of your vehicle will steer you towards how it should be cleaned. A new car or one that already has a good coat of wax on it, may only need a wash and wax to maintain it, but a car with an average to neglected exterior may need to be clean and polished as well.

7. Read the Label • Before using any type of car cleaning chemical, it is important to read the label. 

8. The application for soap, wax, or detailer can vary from brand to brand and vehicle to vehicle. For example, using a chrome wheel cleaner which is extremely acidic on an aluminum wheel can ruin it.

9. Also invest in premium microfiber clothes and keep separate piles for those used on your paint, wheels, and windows. Wash your towels and cleaning mitts after every use.

10. Washing Your Car • Washing your car will remove loose contaminants such as dust, dirt, and mud from the exterior of your vehicle.

11. Always use a car washing soap and not a liquid detergent or dish cleaner, which can damage the paint and strip away wax.

12. Rinse your car first to remove larger pieces of dirt which can scratch your car when washing, and use clean mitts and drying cloths.

13. Prepare the Surface • After washing you can easily see scratches, swirls, and oxidation in your paint and feel for bonded contaminants such as overspray or tree sap that washing doesn't remove.

14. Just run your hand over a washed vehicle, and if you can feel little bumps, then you need to go a step further with cleaning your car.

15. A clay bar can be used to remove stubborn bonded contaminants. It will remove everything off the surface of your vehicle including wax and will restore smoothness to the paint. Start by kneading it into a flat wafer and use a detailer as a lubricant. Hold it in the palm of one hand and run it across the surface of your car.

16. To remove scratches and etching that are below the surface, you'll need to use a compound. They can be applied by hand using applicator pads or by using a dual-action polisher, and wiped away soon after applying.

17. A compound paint cleaner needs to be worked into the finish and can sometimes require a 2nd, 3rd, or even 4th application. Some scratches are too deep and only a paint touch-up will repair them.

18. Polishing for Extra Gloss • This step is optional and can be compared to applying lotion on your skin.

19. Polish can be applied by hand or with a dual-action polisher, and the conditioning oils add depth of color and maximum gloss prior to waxing, especially on dark colored vehicles.

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