So i've had my red Fabia for about three weeks now and I've decided to give it a thorough cleanup. The car wasn't valeted when bought so I've been slowly cleaning inside, however there's a few stains on the seats and it could do with a wire brush and hoover jobby.

I've taken advantage (and a bit more!) of Halfords buy one get onf free on all cleaning products and bought the following:

2 x AutoGlym Aqua Wax

2 x AutoGlym Foam Cleaner

2 x AutoGlym Super Resin Polish

2 x AutoGlym Surface Detailing Clay Kit

1 x bottle of halfords own brand glass cleaner.

Somehow I managed to get the clay kits for free (****up on their part) and paid £38 for the lot!

So my plan tomorrow is go and do a thorough jetwash and then drive home and give the car a good clay & polish treatment followed by a waxing. The only problem is my parking place is under a very sappy tree and I'm a bit worried I'm going to ruin my finish as I'm working by leaving it under the tree.

Does anyone have any tips for a first time diy detailing treatment? I've been reading plenty on the forum, but more info is always welcome, especially for older red cars!

Lou

You might want to add a layer of Autoglym Extra Gloss Protection over the SRP to protect the finish. Also a coat of decent wax such as Colly or AG HD. Megs Gold Class Wax works well over EGP.

Would the Aqua Wax not do the job?

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Had to go back to the Big H, left my foam cleaner there and picked up a couple of bottles of EGP, got a table covered in AG bottles now, let's hope they do the trick (and I don't mess it up)!