APPOLOGIES FOR THE LOONG POST
Its been a long time since i posted my detailing routine on the forum but here goes one more hope it's good for you pplYesterday was a bright sunny day here so after doing some home chores i wanted to clean my recently bought ride, it's a black Honda city 2010.
I washed it with turtle ice shampoo last week and applied megs gold class carnuba wax bcuz that was the first time i was waxing this car so wanted some oils to get in the paint. And topped it off with a detailer spray from pinnacle. also cleaned the engine bay and applied water based tyre spray on tyres and inside engine bay.
Yesterday the routine was again wash and wax only.
Used turtle ice shampoo and microfiber wash mitt for washing. Here is the procedure i followed.
Sprayed the entire car with water to loosen the dirt off, then used one face of wash mitt dipped in shampoo mixture to wipe one half of the roof and used the back side of the wash mitt to clean the area again? to do this pass one side of the mitt starting from back-side edge of the roof moving towards the front and then towards back with only marginal overlapping of the area did in first line. (Tip: One should try not to rub back and forth on the same area). Did half of the roof with about 5 line motions and then using the other side of the mitt traced my motion back to the starting point. So two good passes on an area, once with one side and then with the other (cleaner) side.
Then dipped the mitt in the shampoo mixture and shook the mitt thoroughly in a horizontal motion so all the particles move out of the mitt in to the bucket. Yes yes i know i did not do a two bucket method approach but only bcuz the car had only dust on it (and a lot of it, remember the meg's gold class carnuba) and not much dirt. But yes i could have and should have been more careful and used two buckets.
(TIP: Always keep in mind not to just dip the mitt and take it out but to shake it inside the water to remove the contaminants.)
Did the entire car with the same process. First roof, then windscreens, then hood, then boot lid, then windows, then doors, and then bumpers back and then front.
One thing that i did was to pour water and clean the shampoo after i applied to about two or three panels, that is washed the roof with water before starting to apply shampoo on hood and so on.
Then cleaned the wheels and mud flaps and wheel wells. I did not had brush so used an older microfiber (Never even use the mitt on these areas) but one should use brush and do these the first thing instead of the last.
Then cleaned the door jams etc
Bcuz i was not leaving the shampoo on the car for much time and used the water sheeting technique every time i cleaned the shampoo with water, by the time i completed the wash only a part of the roof was wet. And that was wet probably cuz the wax protection had already ended.
(Tip: if you want to use water sheeting, its half about the technique and half about the waxing you did on the last wash. if you did a good wax routine last time and it was not too much days ago you will be able to use the water sheeting to dry the ride very easily. Also if your ride is not too dirty DON'T rub too much, instead wipe gently, and do a minimum of two passes (as i did) or if you feel do two more passes. To do the actual sheeting, after making sure the shampoo has been removed, pour water on the surface with as little disturbance in the water as possible.)
Used a clean microfiber to dry the wet area and remove the drops left at some places. This step is always important not to wipe unnecessarily and not to wipe a dried area with wet microfiber. (I have a synthetic shammy as well which i use if sheeting does not work).
the car was now ready for waxing. I have a ground in front of my house, it was a Sunday so a lot of ppl were playing there and well a lot of dust in the air. So in a situation like this, the best thing is to avoid this situation, but if you cant do a slow very gentle wipe with a clean and dry microfiber and if the dust is visible with finger touch then use a detailer spray before wipe.
I used FinishKare 1000P Hi-Temp Sealant/wax as the Last Stage Product (LSP).
Used a foam pad applying the wax on it and then applying the wax on the paint with small overlapping circular motions.
The path that i used was roof, hood, boot lid, doors, back bumper, front bumper, rear windscreen, front windscreen, and door windows. By the time i did the last panel, the roof was hazed. so start the removal process using a microfiber and circular overlapping motions to track my wax applying path.
The important thing to note is to apply the wax as thinly as possible. there are three factors which determine how much effort will be required to do this part the way it should be. First and foremost is your applying technique, then its the prep work of the paint (how clean it is and how smooth it is) last but not the least is the products you are using.
The rule of applying the wax is if you can see it head on its way more than it should have been. the best case scenario is when you only are able to spot the swirling lines of the wax by looking into a reflections.
One very important thing while applying is not to miss areas. one can miss areas even after rubbing the applicator on that spot. The technique to look that the wax is properly and completely applied is that you should not see patches AT ALL, rather you should see constant swirling lines of the wax. the finer the lines the better the application. keep rubbing the applicator on a spot until the patches end and you can glide the applicator without any sticking feeling.
Always prime the pad (apply a bit of wax on the pad before applying it on the paint) BUT NEVER over do it.
Also keep in mind that if you can see the pad has wax and the swirling lines of wax are being made on the paint properly, don't apply more wax on the paint.
after buffing the entire car it was looking great 
Here are some shots for your eyes feast. Sorry not too many or complete aamir shot, so apologies for that. but these will be good enough. Pics taken by nexus 4, and no editing.
Side Pannel
roof
Hood and front fender top
