Hello everyone!

I've recently bought my first car so I decided that I would try to keep it in the best condition I could.
Since I bought it I have always washed it (every couple of weeks) with two bucket method, lamb wool mitt, Zaino Z7 show car wash and dry with waffle weave microfiber towel.
I think it's now time for some dodo juice.
Unfortunately I can't find most of dodo juice products (I'm from Portugal) so this is what I'm about to get to do the job:
- bilt-hamber auto clay soft
- Born slippy
- Lime Prime Lite
- a couple of microfiber applicator pads
- two dodo juice fantastic fur
- Supernatural panel pot (I'm on a budget here)

Any comments or advice?

Sounds pretty good to me mate, surely you can find some Born to be mild though. One of the finest shampoos on the market.

Personally I'd swap the Lime Prime Lite for the original Lime Prime, it's an actual polish as aposed to a cleaner/glaze and I think you'll get a better finish from it. Just use it sparingly and small sections at a time.

Good to have you on here mate and don't forget some pics in the freshly juiced section

Ola mindstorm!!

Tens uma PM sobre onde encontrares productos da Dodo Juice em Portugal!!

Regarding your products I'd mightsay that is a nice starting kit and that I'd change the Lime Prime Lite for the regular Lime Prime!!
You'll get great results using Dodo Juice!!

welcome, and nice choice of product

I chose lime prime lite because it's the first time I use this kind of product in a car and because it's a new car I don't feel comfortable using abrasives on it.
Even LML that I thought to be idiot proof has issues about how to apply it (based on what I read in this forum).
I'll try LML this time because I just want something that preps the paintwork for some wax.

Depending on the final results and if I feel more comfortable, then I'll give LP an opportunity.

to be perfectly honest you'll probably find LP easier to use than LPL as it has a longer working time. and don't be put off if you find LPL a bit tricky at first, just work small areas, wipe on, wipe off. also, the micro abrasives in LP are so subtle that it's really nothing to be concerned about. people tend to panic when you mention the words 'paint' and 'abrasive' in the same sentence, so perhaps think of it more as a paint cleanser. whilst you can remove very light swirls using LP on a rotary, you're not gonna take layers of paint off with this stuff, it'll basically just deep clean the surface leaving it ready for new wax. it really is a great product, you won't be disappointed

I'm going to use this topic to tell you about waxing my car for the first time.
Well first of, I didn't take any pictures.

I started with a thorough washing, then and with the car still wet clayed it with born slippy and bilt hamber clay bar. This part was tough, I mean it's not difficult, but it takes time and when I finished I was pretty beaten up!
Next step was to rinse the car with plenty of water to clean of all the excess of lubricant. Dried the car with waffle weave towel and started to apply lime prime lite. I found it easy to apply and didn't have any problems with it I enjoyed it very much and the result was awesome the car looked great after.
I didn't apply the wax immediately after lpl. It was late when I finish so I decided to wax the next day. This is when the problems started. Waxing was terrible for me. The car has a bluish silver colour so it made it hard for me to see the layer of wax being applied and when it started to haze. I read that hazing should occur between five to 15 min after applying the wax, but I found it to occur under five minutes. I read that temperature and humidity influence the curing process.
I applied two coats of wax, the first in the morning and the second about six hours after the first. The only difference between coats was that the first was applied inside the garage and the second I decided to apply outside in the shade (It was easy to see the wax).
Waxing for me was the worst part of the process because I had some issues with it and didn't have the feel that it was a job well-done even though I tried to be very thorough.

This was all done in the last weekend. Yesterday started to rain and was the first time that I saw that beautiful water beading effect that everyone talks about and shows in "after" photos. Awesome That's when I knew I did a pretty decent job. I'm pretty sure I made some mistakes, but for my first time I was pretty proud.

Good effort bud, It's so easy to look at photo's and think 'that looks easy' when the actual reality is that it is in fact bloomin hard work.
Experience does tend to make things a little easier as you learn how to do things more efficiently but keep at it, I'm sure next time you'll find it much more enjoyable.

Hi mindstorm!!

Nice to ear from you.. well waxing will be easier for you after a few times of knowing the lines of your car and catching techniques to do it.. for instance, I generally take 15 to 20 min. max. waxing the my car and this Saturday I've detailed my wife's car and it took me ages to do it!!
But in the end and when you see the result you'll now it has been worth it!!

Looking forward to see the "Freshly Juiced topic"

As above, practice makes perfect and you will soon start enjoying detailing and the satisfaction it gives.
I generally find less is more with quality waxes. Don't worry if you can't really see it as you apply it, particually on light coloured cars, it wll be there. I always advise customers that two or three very thin and even coats is better than one big dollop. It will be more even across the panel and a lot easier to buff off once it has hazed.