There are alot of products on the market,most of them are made to make your car look shiny.There are some good products out there that actully do what there suppose to do,and that is to inhance the polish and wax.
Without a clean base the car will always be greasy and leave fingerprints and smear marks.
Without removeing the oils and grease off the clearcoat by either claying the car or useing some type of polish,you will always have that greasy fell to the car.There are different types of polishes.The main purpose for them is to either "smooth out" the clear coat or help bring out the depth of your color.
The mild abrasive polishes,which is used to remove the swirl marks and light straches.This can be done by hand but is very time consuming,it' best to be used with some sort of buffer.
The non abrasive polishes are used to enhance the color of the paint,this also can be done by hand,but better results are gained with some type of buffer.
Claying the car and useing a mild abrasive with a buffer is by far the best way to "smooth" out the clearcoat,allowing the clearcoat to be clean and removes all oils and grease from the clearcoat.
When this is done,applying the other products,such as non abrasive polishes,glazes,waxes ,will go on faster and better.Those products will also last longer,because they are being put on a "Clean car".
Some tips on choosing and useing detail spray:
1-Look for products that are not water based.
2-Look for product that has lubricating agents in it.
3-If it cannot be applied in the direct sun,it most likely is water based.
4-Do not apply the spray onto a "hot" car,spray it onto a micro fiber towel.
5-Don't buy it because it worked on your friends car,their car may have a
different type of paint process.
6-A little goes a long ways,if you are useing alot,then it is not a good
product.
Remember that no matter how good you may think your detail spray is,if your car is not truely "clean", Then you are just wasting your time and money on that product.When I'm done detailing a car ,I can rub my hand over the paint and there will be no finger prints or smear marks.That is because the car is totally "cleaned".
For more useful tips and hints on how and why to maintain your car,just check out my website.Always happy to answer any questions.
On fiberglass cars that have a 3 stage paint,primer,base and clear,I use,
Meguiar's Last Touch Spray Detailer -produces incredible depth, shine and gloss. This spray-on, wipe-off product has a unique blend of polymeric lubricating agents that gently removes dust, fingerprints, smudges and other contaminants, leaving a flawless, showroom shine.I have alot of different brands of products for different type of paint types.I only use this product two times on a full detail,once when I'm claying the car,and after the wax is applied,just to help pick up the dry wax that I may have missed.
My advice it just try different products and use them for what they are suppose to do.My point being, would you use glass cleaner to clean your tires
