So, I've not long had my VX and to say the paint is poor would be an understantement (bubbles/chips etc). I did clean and polish the car when I first got it but the paint seemed to have a hazy kind of finish to it - despite it feeling smooth to the touch.
Due to the atrocious bubbling there is absolutely no point paying a professional to 'detail' the car as they would just laugh! It will have a respray at some point but not in the near future (I work on building sites!) so I just wanted to get the paint looking more shiny so the car looked better...from a distance!
I searched through a few detailing sections on various forums and asked advice from detailing hobbyists about how to get the paint looking better. All the advice seemed to involve spending a decent amount of money. So, in typical tight bastard style, I picked the products that seemed like they would be most effective when combined with stuff I had lying about in the garage.
So, to start here's the starting point.
I do in the region of 100 miles a day so car gets plenty of crud from the road.
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I usually used whatever sponge I can find but as this was supposed to be a 'detail' I bought a cheap 'wash mitt' to use instead. It was £1 from a scabby discount shop and I've got to say it was much better for cleaning the car than using a sponge! I even found a second bucket so I could use the two bucket wash technique.
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