Another one from detailing world.. I remember this question being asked on there in the PolishedBliss section.
As warned detailing is expensive but also something detailers don't warn you about is the need that grows inside you to murder the neighbours when they say:
'You'll wash that away one day'
'Don't know why you bother, it's going to rain on Wednesday'
'You polishing that again?'
'I'll bring mine round and you can do mine'
Not had the Misano Red very long but when I first bought it I gave it a 2 day detailing overhaul
Starting with SnowFoam (so much fun to shoot the offending neighbour which, it's like shaving foam)
Washed with AutoBrite purple velvet shampoo
Removed all the tar spots with ValetPro bug and tar remover
Clayed the car using AutoGlym Ultimate Clay Kit
Used ValetPro Dragons Breath (vile stuff!) on the wheels to remove all the iron
Washed again using AutoBrite
Dried with Uber Drying Towel
Tape off all the door shuts, around the lights etc etc
2 passes on each panel of Menzerna Fast Gloss - its fairly aggressive polish but the finish is outstanding, cuts out all the swirls marks on the paint work
2 passes of Chemical Guys EZ Creme Glaze - this really brings out the shine after the polish
2 coats of Auto Finesse Illusion (brought from amazon for under £50 a pot)
Autosol'd the exhaust
Waxed the wheels with FK1000p sealant
Treated all the glass with rain-x
Results below:
DSCN0185 by
russwuss, on Flickr
RSCN0188 by
russwuss, on Flickr
DSCN0180 by
russwuss, on Flickr
DSCN0176 by
russwuss, on Flickr
DSCN0174 by
russwuss, on Flickr
DSCN0179 by
russwuss, on Flickr
Probably been washed 3 - 4 times since then (2 months ago since I performed the detail) and it still looks exactly the same then - although the level of beading is starting to decrease as Illusion is not very durable more of a Summer / Show wax.
Once you find products that work for you it's not that expensive, it's just finding the right ones... some are absolutely awful (3M Clay springs to mind..) hope this helps!