car wash

[Perfectlap]

Originally Posted by QporscheQ

Also, I know this might sound nuts to some people, but it is very possible to wash your car with just a spray bottle of water and a micro fiber towel..

nope not nuts, a method recomended for daily drivers. A lubricating quick detailer spray (depending on what type of wax is on top, synthetic or carnauaba wax) and a few quick passes with MF towel. You want to fold the towel into fours and use a clean square on each panel, wiping perpendicular to the floor. One towel to clean and another to buff away any streaks. Try and stick with neutral colored microfiber towels like grey and white and use the blue and yellow and green for the interior. It may sound overly 'technical' but believe me after having a black daily driver for 5 years you see all your permanent mistakes (and so does everyone else). Using the spray bottle daily, five minutes tops weather permiting, makes the actual car washing easier on the paint.
http://www.autopia-carcare.com/inf-microfiber.html

here's something delicate German paints (banned in the US)
http://www.properautocare.com/aregepadi.html

[JonnyBGood]

Everyone seems to have a very adamant about the car wash subject so I thought I'd throw my 2 cents in This winter, I sold my daily driver and so my Boxster has become my daily driver. Of course this means lots of salt and crap all over my pretty car and I"ve got to say that I've been tempted to go through a quick car wash to get all that crap off.

PLEASE DON'T! All that high pressure water combined with whatever recycled crap is in the water is just asking for a sand blasting of the car. I finally found a day that was in the 50s, and hooked my hose up to my washing machine's hot water feed, and ran the hose outside. It felt great getting my car back to a non-salted state.

So, what everyone says is pretty much true I think. All the high pressure water is just asking to strip away whatever protection you have on the car. This of course, includes the high pressure washer that you wash the side of your house with. Of course, that is just my opinion.

JBG

[QporscheQ]

Right on PerfectLap!

I even do the same thing with the different colored towels!!! I do that mainly to be eccentric and annoy my friends; However, I always feel like the exterior towels get dirty.

[fab]

Thank you all for the feedback. I live in NE, I'm glad I was able to hand wash the vehicle this past weekend. I especially like the tip on the squirt bottle. Good idea!