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Detailing and keeping your Prius shiny

Discussion in 'Gen 3 Prius Care, Maintenance & Troubleshooting' started by asianstyles, Aug 21, 2012.

  1. asianstyles

    asianstyles New Member

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    Wanted to make a thread for everyone to discuss the various detailing products they use to keep their Prius shiny and brand new. Here is what I have done so far/the products I use.

    Wash - I live in an apartment with no access to a hose, so I use a rinseless wash. The product I use is Optimum No Rinse. I use ONR with the two bucket method.

    Clay - Used the Clay Magic blue clay when I first got my car. Used Meguiar's Quik Detailer as the clay lubricant.

    Wax/Sealant - Klasse High Gloss Sealant Glaze. Used this because of its durability. Normally, I would have used a paint cleaner first, but since the car was new and the paint seemed to be in great shape, I skipped this. I applied two layers of Klasse.

    Interior - Aerospace 303 on all vinyl/plastic and Aerospace Fabric Guard on the seats.
     
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    SoCalBPrius Active Member

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    I am far from a detail expert so I try to keep it pretty basic & simple & use all Meguiars products: Deep crystal car wash, Cleaner wax, Quick detailer, Clay bar, NXT tech 2.0 liquid wax & NXT spray wax. Also, I have the NXT spray for the interior:).
     
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    Zaino is the best stuff on this planet. Thats what I use and my Clearwater Blue Metallic PIP looks amazing!
     
  5. asianstyles

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