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Just completed first car wash. I'm not a big car guy but I like to wash my cars myself when I first get the car. And then eventually there comes a day where I realize I don't care that much anymore and just take it through automatic car washes 
I did a traditional 2-bucket method followed by clay bar. I've never done clay bar before but the process seems pretty straight-forward you just rub the clay all over the car and check for dirt after every panel. Even though I've only had the car for a couple months, it looks like there were already some contaminants, especially on the hood; but for the most part, I didn't see the clay bar pick up much dirt on the rest of the car. Sadly, I saw there were already several long (but difficult to see) scratches on the hood and some small rock chips on the front bumper, but oh well, as I said, I'm not a big car guy.
Finally applied ceramic spray. I read good things about the Hybrid Solutions Turtle Wax so decided to give that a go. I think the purpose of this is to make the car more hydrophobic and easier to clean, which is important to me.
Since I figured this will be the cleanest my car will ever be, I decided to try debadging (which is also something I've never done before). I think the "electric" badging on the fender is really ugly so that was what I wanted to debadge. Dental floss + Goo Gone works well to remove the badge, but it is a pain in the butt to remove the remaining glue residue. In the future, I think using a hair dryer would help a ton, but I was parked too far away from an outlet and was too lazy to move the car this time around -- so instead, resorted to using a lot of elbow grease
Rewashed the panel afterwards cause the Goo Gone feels kind of greasy, applied the ceramic sealant over the badge area, and that's basically how I spent my Valentine's night
I did a traditional 2-bucket method followed by clay bar. I've never done clay bar before but the process seems pretty straight-forward you just rub the clay all over the car and check for dirt after every panel. Even though I've only had the car for a couple months, it looks like there were already some contaminants, especially on the hood; but for the most part, I didn't see the clay bar pick up much dirt on the rest of the car. Sadly, I saw there were already several long (but difficult to see) scratches on the hood and some small rock chips on the front bumper, but oh well, as I said, I'm not a big car guy.
Finally applied ceramic spray. I read good things about the Hybrid Solutions Turtle Wax so decided to give that a go. I think the purpose of this is to make the car more hydrophobic and easier to clean, which is important to me.
Since I figured this will be the cleanest my car will ever be, I decided to try debadging (which is also something I've never done before). I think the "electric" badging on the fender is really ugly so that was what I wanted to debadge. Dental floss + Goo Gone works well to remove the badge, but it is a pain in the butt to remove the remaining glue residue. In the future, I think using a hair dryer would help a ton, but I was parked too far away from an outlet and was too lazy to move the car this time around -- so instead, resorted to using a lot of elbow grease
Rewashed the panel afterwards cause the Goo Gone feels kind of greasy, applied the ceramic sealant over the badge area, and that's basically how I spent my Valentine's night
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