After 2 months of having detailing supplies I finally got around to detailing MY OWN car. I gotta tell ya, it took WAY longer than I had expected. I started this morning at 8 at my uncle's place, had to take a break between 1pm-3pm due to a job interview, went at it again from 3-6:30, arrived home at 7:45 and continued where I stopped at my uncle's, and didn't finish until 11:15! Man am I exhausted!

Unfortunately I forgot to bring my camera before I started all this so I couldn't take any before pictures, but I still have my others that may still give a valid comparison.

The wax is still curing on my car since I used Meguiar's NXT Paste Wax. In the pictures you'll notice that the driver's side is a bit drier than the passenger's. I started waxing around 9:30-ish and went counter-clockwise.





I didn't care to wax any of the lower body panels, mainly because I didn't polish them either. I know I could've done better at applying more evenly. I was thinking of using the blue SFX-3 pad to apply the wax but the PC really wore my wrist out.

It's currently 49

 

You might want to try using less wax. Two thinner coats are better than one heavy coat.

 

hey, i mighta done it differently- but i really like your post!

havent seen pics of the curing process on the board before. as soon as you get the pics of the car without the coating post em up and pm me for your badge!

 

nice tint what % is that?

 

Looks like wayyy too much wax on the car to me

 

I couldn't even see the wax when I put it on Spa.

 

I did not know you were suposed to leave it like that for hours then wipe it off.
I always put it on then wipe off a few minutes later. what would you do with p21s wax. Should I wax and leave it overnight then wipe off the next day? I am feeling stupid right now.

 

I ended up taking the wax off at around 1:45am, so I basically let it cure for 3 hours. The only reason why I was going to leave it on overnight was because I heard wax, especially Meguiar's NXT, takes longer to cure the colder the temps get. When I was waxing it was about 49

 

Haha, the tint looks very dark, doesn't it? It's actually only about 50%, not exactly sure since I bought the car from the previous owner like that. Those pics were shot a few minutes before my first post.

 

P21S is supposed to be buffed off seconds after application. Meguiar's is supposed to "cure" on the paint. Menzerna FMJ gets easier to get off the longer you wait.

Always follow instructions for each product.

Sometimes I can't even tell wax is being applied...so I learned a new trick. I just look for my reflection, it disappears when wax is applied.
I suppose it's supposed to be kinda hard to tell like that. I've never finished a bottle of wax...they always get old or obsolete first.