what is the best steps after the wash for best shin and protection??
for wax i have Turtle Wax Ultra Shine, any good??
but steps to use, and what polish? (that brings the shine right?)

btw, I am going to use a clay bar next time I detail it

 

this is what I used. I used some micro machine polish first with a buffer, it think it is made by 3M. It is basically a swirl remover to get the swirl marks out and micro scratches. Then I used Mequiers Gold Class wax, in my opinion it is the best and lasts the longest. This is what I found works best for me and my truck is BLACK so it shows everything. Oh and one other thing is do not use any fabric softener on the towels/rags/bugger mits you use on your truck. The fabric softener will leave streaks.

Doing all of that makes the paint look like a mirror.

 

thanks, my truck is as close to black as you can be with w/o the black paint. LOL (see sig)
thanks BlackGMC

 

Dark colors suck to keep clean, but when they are clean they look awesome. Well they look awesome for about 20 minutes until the wind blows and gets dust on it.

 

isnt that the truth....

 

i detail cars every week..... i would wash it... take a claybar to it.... wipe clean with i microfiber towl.... buff with the turtle wax or what ever you want to use... and wipe it off... i wouldnt buff without take the claybar to it chances are on a dark color you will see swirls if you dont

 

what about polish?
doesnt that help bring a deep shine to it?

 

if you want protection and a deep shine i would use a teflon based wax that will shine deep and protects good... thats what they probilbly tried to sell you for $300 if you baught i new.... i wouldnt wax and polish all at the same time personaly.... but if you want to just get the shine i would go with a good polishe.... either way i would pick up a orbital polisher cuz they dont spin like regular buffers so you will have less chance of swirls

 

thanks... if your talking about the truck, i did buy it new back in 04
thats why im broke. lol

 

but its so worth it