Your New Vehicle Prep Procedure:
Your Detailing Standards
Time Frame 1.5 - 2.0  Hours

1) Rinse Entire Vehicle:
* Rinse off any excess dirt and mud from the painted surfaces
Tires - Wheels - Wheel Wells - Check Paint For Defects - (Correct In Dry Stall)

2) Check Motor Compartment:
* Rinse off engine if needed - wipe down compartment and jamb - no product should be needed.
(Careful here - inner hood areas contain many sharp areas.)


3) Clean Tires - Wheels - Jambs:
* Starting on the drivers side front tire - spray down the tire - wheel well with Power
Plus - Optional - High Tech All Purpose Cleaner.

* Utilize Blast Off to remove bluing on whitewalls.

* Brush the tires with White Tampico Utility Brush.

* Keep moving in a counter clock wise movement around the vehicle until
you reach the passengers front tire.

* Now rinse all tires - wheels - wheel wells - with power washer (or hose & nozzle)
starting at the drivers front tire and finish rinsing at the passengers front tire.

* Now wipe down the drivers side jambs - trunk jamb - passengers jambs counter  
clock wise - sequence and repetitiveness - is essential - for quality workmanship & efficiency.

4) Remove Bugs:

* Pre rinse & spray down the front sections of the vehicle  with Bug Off - Grill - Windshield -
Mirrors - agitate with  bug sponge or utility wash brush - rinse throughly - In the case the vehicle was  
transported rear end  first and bug & debris build up is present repeat the same  
procedure on the rear of the vehicle.

5) Wash Vehicle:

*Add 2-4 ounces of Fresh Wash to your wash bucket and add water - Start on the  
drivers side hood - drivers front windshield - roof - drivers side trunk lid - drivers  
rear bumper - drivers rear quarter panel - drivers sides & doors - drivers front fender
- re - dip your brush periodically - wash front bumper section - passengers front
hood - passengers side windshield - passengers side roof section - passengers
trunk section - passengers rear quarter panel- passengers sides & doors -
passengers front fender - key to quality is consistency.

* Rinse entire vehicle throughly from top to bottom - front to back.

* Apply Spray Wax - light mist - entire vehicle.

* Complete final rinse.

* Quick Dry Blade & Towel Dry

6) Dry Stall Polishing System

* Dress tires with Ultimate starting with the drivers front tire - wipe off any excess on rim - proceed
to drivers rear tire - proceed to passengers rear tire and finish dressing the passengers front tire.

* Polish System: Apply X-Cell to a clean polish applicator  - (Split Vehicle In  1/2)  (Drivers side first)
start on the drivers hood - proceed to the drivers side roof - and drivers side rear deck lid.

* Now apply to the drivers front fender - drivers door - & finish on the rear quarter panel.

* Proceed to the passengers side trunk lid and apply - next the passengers side roof and passengers side hood.

* Next - passengers side front fender - passengers door panel - passengers rear quarter panel.

Wipe Down Sequence: Last Procedure - When Interior Is In Play:

* Proceed with micro fiber wipe down (opt. orbital)  with a light mist of Magic Wax and proceed wiping
down the vehicle in the exact same sequence you applied your polish.

7) Dry Stall Interior

* Remove all protective plastics - Quick thorough - dry vac - pay attention for  carpet stains - grease stains
on door panels - if present - remedy now - Orangeen for leather and vinyl stains & extractor for carpet upholstery stains.
Utilize Solv All for interior grease stains.

* Interior glass - Pure Glass - Aerosol Glass - Solv All - Remove all stickers grease ink pencil etc. as instructed.

* Sequence - Drivers inside glass - drivers door inside glass - drivers rear inside glass - remember 1/2/ section the vehicle.

*Sequence - Passengers front inside glass - passengers door glass - passengers rear glass.

* Proceed to outside glass same sequence as inside glass.

8) Final Detail

* Wipe down procedure - same as polish sequence.

* Check front & rear bumpers - detail as needed.

* Wipe out all jambs - hood jamb - door jams - trunk jamb - apply small
amount of Magic Wax to clean towel.

* Apply dealer sticker.

* Place Floor Mats.

* Place license plates.

* Final inspection walk around - check your glass - wipe down - tires - complete vehicle check.



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