1999RX300

So Im getting a new car:

So What Order of way should I Do Things? What Items should I Buy..

What Below Things do you USE?
[list=1][*]Car Wash Shampoo?[*]Tire Cleaner for The Actual Rubber Black part of tire?[*]For Rims or Alloy Wheels on the TL Tires?[*]Window Cleaner To Clean Windows?[*]Materials (Chamois, Microfiber Towel)[*]Types of Polish, Wax or Clay (If You Use Zaino What Products and in what order?)?[*]Type of Leather Conditioner or Cleaner[*]Vinyl Cleaner[*]And is there any Other Stuff I Need[/list=1]

Do I Just Wax after everytime I clean or Do I need to take the wax off everytime before I want to coat a another layer of wax? (LIKE DO I STRIP THE WAX BEFORE ADDING COATS)..
Should I Wax right after I get a new car or should I strip the wax on the car that comes with it from the factory?

Also what order of ways should I do the things in?

Should I shampoo the whole car, than hose it off than dry it with Chamois or what?

How many buckets do I need?

First Use Hose to clean car or just shampoo it etc..

How many times do I do each thing (WASH, WAX, VACUUM)

If you can please be specific and in detail PLEASE THANKS

I know Im asking lots of questions but I would really appreciate it if you could try and answer even few of them

Daddy-O

What color is your RX 300?

Take a look at our tech tips section.
Most (maybe all) of your questions are answered there.

https://www.clublexus.com/Informatio.../techtips.html

Zaino instructions are available on the Zaino web site.
http://www.zainobros.com

1999RX300

Ok that site is extremely helpful THANKS!! But I want to know what products you guys use.. As The Page doesnt recommend one product over the other.. Also what order of way do you do things.. And I will be doing this stuff on a new car that I will be buying. so Before I Wax and clean should I Use Dishwashing Liquid to take the factory wax off? THANKS

Daddy-O

Here's thread regarding the products that CL members use:

https://www.clublexus.com/forums/sho...ghlight=survey

What to do with a new car depends on a number of factors.
Make? Model? Color? What the dealer did to the finish?
Products you choose to use? Money you want to spend?
Time you want to spend?

There is no one correct answer as to what products to use.
There a several great products available and they all work well.

I also recommend a visit to autopia.org and read through
their archives. A great site with tons of information.

1999RX300

What do I use the Clay bar on? Like Dirt or what and do I use it after I wash and shampoo the car or before??

1999RX300

Also what should I Use for tinted windows? Also how often should I use soft scrub..? Should I use it once a year or use it as my daily leather cleaner?

1999RX300

OK Everyone I decided on what Im gonna go out to buy and order online.. My decisions are below. Please post your opinions on a product if you dont like it or If I dont really need it..

Wash- Zaino Z7
Wax/Polish- Zaino Z5 and Z2 & ZFX
Quick Detailer- Zaino Z6
Leather- Lexol and Softscrub (What about Zaino leather in a bottle is that stuff good?)
Wheels/Tires- I Heard EO Is good what type?
also what do I need to clean the rims/Alloy wheels on the car and what to use on the black rubber on the tires?
Windows- Stoners Invisible Glass ( Will be using on TINT, IS THAT GOOD FOR TINT)
Windows- I will also use Rain-X as i heard its good to keep from Rain Drops coming on
Clay Bar- Mothers with Lubrication
Vinyl/Dash/Trim- Lexol Vinylex and 303 Aerospace Protectant
Materials- Micro Fibre Towel, Chamois, 2 Buckets, Sheep Skin Wash Mitts


The Things above are not all needed and so I would like to have some opinions on what materials I really need.. Like do I need all those Materials above?

Where can I get all these Things and what type of chamois and microfibre towel and Mitts?

Also when do I use each material and in what order?

And is there anything else I Need to Buy? For Example Like a Hose Attachment..

I will be moving to new apt's and dont know if We will get the garage so recommend to me what i should do If I park the car outside and
where I should take it to clean the car. But How do I wax the car and wait for the wax to dry for an hour if I live in a apartment?