Car wash question
#21
RE: Car wash question
This is my tip of the week...
After you wash the car...Give it a complete rinse...WITHOUT the nozzle...You want the water to come out of the hose and get very close to the car so you dont have any splashing...This will dramaticaly reduce the number of water beeds, you want the water to flow down and start from the roof....Also what i do is then take my leaf blower...Yes LEAF BLOWER...and blow the crap out of the car, especiall the spots where water can lay likje the grill, mirrors, emblems, wheels.., around the doors ETC>..this way when you use the Chamoi use a great one or a Great synthetic (always keep it damp in a container) ... You wont have water dripping down from those areas, and its a snap to dry with very little water on your car...
Yes i am ****..[:-]
After you wash the car...Give it a complete rinse...WITHOUT the nozzle...You want the water to come out of the hose and get very close to the car so you dont have any splashing...This will dramaticaly reduce the number of water beeds, you want the water to flow down and start from the roof....Also what i do is then take my leaf blower...Yes LEAF BLOWER...and blow the crap out of the car, especiall the spots where water can lay likje the grill, mirrors, emblems, wheels.., around the doors ETC>..this way when you use the Chamoi use a great one or a Great synthetic (always keep it damp in a container) ... You wont have water dripping down from those areas, and its a snap to dry with very little water on your car...
Yes i am ****..[:-]
#22
RE: Car wash question
I've heard of people using leaf blowers on their cars to dry them, but I would personally never do it. I start off with the Water Blade, then I use my air compressor, never set above 60 psi to get around the windows (especially the back ones), mirrors, grille (upper and lower) and around the trunk, fuel door, and all body "seams", and in around the lug nuts and around the wheels. Then I use the Absorber (or something like it) to wipe it all down. No streaks, no scratches, no lint.
#25
RE: Car wash question
I agree with stickman. The less you touch your car the better. Black is a b_tch...I own 2 black cars. I have a small blower to get the crevices. I sheet most of the water off and gently use a microfiber towel.
Black shows every swirl, scratch etc. If you get a chance....take a halogen light and shine it on your car(up close) when its dark out. You'll be amazed at all the scratches and hazing(which dull your finish). I'm still in the process of polishing all the fine swirls out of my car.
Black shows every swirl, scratch etc. If you get a chance....take a halogen light and shine it on your car(up close) when its dark out. You'll be amazed at all the scratches and hazing(which dull your finish). I'm still in the process of polishing all the fine swirls out of my car.
#28
RE: Car wash question
I've heard bad things about using forced air to dry paint. Any kind of dust, grit etc. that's in the air is going into the blower,andcoming outhitting your paint at 90+ mph.
As far as chamois, real or artificial, they tend to drag the wax off.
I've been using the california blade for years, works great. Just wipe the blade between passes with a chamois and blot up the missed spots.
As far as chamois, real or artificial, they tend to drag the wax off.
I've been using the california blade for years, works great. Just wipe the blade between passes with a chamois and blot up the missed spots.
#29
RE: Car wash question
ORIGINAL: threeGTs_67_95_05
I've heard bad things about using forced air to dry paint. Any kind of dust, grit etc. that's in the air is going into the blower,andcoming outhitting your paint at 90+ mph.
As far as chamois, real or artificial, they tend to drag the wax off.
I've been using the california blade for years, works great. Just wipe the blade between passes with a chamois and blot up the missed spots.
I've heard bad things about using forced air to dry paint. Any kind of dust, grit etc. that's in the air is going into the blower,andcoming outhitting your paint at 90+ mph.
As far as chamois, real or artificial, they tend to drag the wax off.
I've been using the california blade for years, works great. Just wipe the blade between passes with a chamois and blot up the missed spots.
And with the chamois, I don't get what you're talking about with dragging the wax off, especially when you say that in the next sentence you use the water blade and then a chamois to wipe off the excess. Doesn't that also drag off the wax?
Me, personally, it doesn't matter, because anytime I wash my car, I also wax it, after I've dried it off, with the chamois.
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