Sorry I'm a complete noob to detailing, i want to care the best i can for my GTI and i have read Jules86's guide about 3 times and some other posts in this section. However i don't think i've got a strong enough idea in theory of what i'd supposed to be doing in practise and whether i'd have bought the correct kit for the job i had in mind of doing. The last thing i want to do is screw it up by not fully understanding what level of detailing i'm aiming for.
So my questions are:
* how important is it to polish the car if you are wanting to wax it?
* I don't think i understand cut, why would you do this and do you have to have a degree of cut no matter how weak in order to correctly polish? This notion of cut is scaring the bejeebus out of me - it gets me thinking i'll just fubar the paint
* Could you just wash the car, clay the car, remove the clay and then just wax it? I appreciate that it wouldn't produce as good a finish as going through all the stages but would results be better than just simply washing?
I'd be doing all this by hand.
cheers