JoshyGT

I drive my car almost 100 miles a day for work and it's black. Everyday when I get home I have dirt, some grass and maybe a bug or two on my front. I just had the GT500 conversion done and want to keep it perfect, what is the best thing to use for wiping it down at the end of the day?

Riptide

If it's just dust and small particles I use a california duster.

Bugs? As long as they haven't dried some quick detailer and a microfiber towel work good.

Dirt or mud stuck to it and you're probably best off just washing it. If it's only one panel you could try and mix up a small amount of rinseless wash and just do the single panel.

tungsten07

Instant detailer FTW! I usually use meguiars but recentely have been using turtle wax ice instant detailer and I love it. As long as I keep up with it I really don't even have to wash the car a lot. If I go for a long drive I just hit the bumper up with some detailer and a microfiber cloth and it's good as new. If it's sitting for a few days I'll use the california car duster first and then hit up with the detailer. No need to wash the car!

gothamems

3m clear bra!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!

Riptide

3m bra.. I wish. I bought mine used and it already had enough chips and nicks in the front end that I definitely couldn't justify that without a repaint of my hood and front bumper/air dam.

grampa_stang

+1 on the California duster and the Ice. The turtle wax Ice quick detailer blows away the meguires IMO. Oh, if you do need to get the dry bugs off...spray and let 'em soak awhile...they'll come off easier.

Seriously, we all want our babys chip/scratch free...but anything daily driven...well, it ain't gonna happen.

tungsten07

i actually had to go out and use the ice detailer on my car after posting this and I still just can't get over how good it works!

pnut

EVERY night, after the Mustang has cooled down, I gently wipe off the (dried and loose) bugs with a soft cloth.

Then I run a car duster over the whole thing.

Then I use Meguairs instant detailer on the bumper and headlights. I mist the whole area and let the detailer soften the bugs. If you let them sit more than one day, they dry on there are are much harder to get off. Same or next day usually they are pretty easy to get off.



A very good coat of wax will help keep the bugs from sticking and make it easy to get them off. It will also keep the rest of the Mustang very clean.

JoshyGT

What is the best solution for getting the water off the car after it rains? (It does it quite frequently here in FL)

tungsten07

dry all the water off with a California Water Blade (gets like 85-90% of the water off) and then finish the rest of the water off with something like the Absorber synthetic chamios. Finally, use an instant detailer like meguiars or turtle wax ice to remove all the water spots and make it smooth as glass again. Start to finish it should take you about a half hour tops.