unbelievable way to wash car streakless
05-24-2007, 10:21 PM
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Burning Brakes
I would never use a micro fiber towell and I would never start swiping around morning dew on an otherwise dry car. Dust settles on the car and you will swirl the paint unless you gently float the grit off with water before drying it....with a 100% cotton all white PREMIUM quality towel....and a second wipe down with Zaino Z6 is a necessity.
We all have our own formula for pampering our paint. I just do what Sal Zaino says and it flat works.
We all have our own formula for pampering our paint. I just do what Sal Zaino says and it flat works.
There is a lot of dust floating around and I would certainly run water over the car as well and then use my leaf blower. Micro for the tiny touch-ups.
05-24-2007, 10:31 PM
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I use 2 buckets when i am washing my car, the first bucket is to let the dirt collect after wringing out the mit the second is to lather again with soap.
You will end up getting clear coat marks from dirt collecting between the fibers. It will lift only to an extent but sooner or later the dirt will mark up the paint.
Drying I use one microfiber per panel of the car. The car looks better then 97% of dealer corvettes after 3-4 weeks of them washing it.
05-24-2007, 10:33 PM
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It's not a substitute for washing your car properly but for drying you can't beat the Absorber brand towel. My son worked one summer for a 'high end' car dealer and turned me on to it. I used it once and never used another leather chamois again. I dry my C6 with the Absorber and one large terrycloth towel. When I'm done the terrycloth towel isn't even damp.
05-24-2007, 10:38 PM
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I think the blue towel is "The Absorber." It dries better than a chamis. I have started using an electric leaf blower as my main means of a spotless and fastest dry.
05-25-2007, 02:27 AM
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05-25-2007, 08:05 AM
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05-25-2007, 08:07 AM
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I had to purchase a water softener because of hard water stains in my appliances, and this also helps to keep the water spots away. I use a leaf blower to get about 90% of the water off my car, then wipe down the remaining water with a 100% cotton towel.
05-25-2007, 08:11 AM
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One day while I was at my chevy dealership in the early AM, when there was alot of dew on the cars in the parking lot, I saw a guy who wiped down at least 20 cars in less than 20 minutes, spotless.
After being amazed at how he did it, I went over to ask him.
Basically, since there was dew on the cars from an early fog, the cars were allready wet. He showed me a microfiber towel that he purchased in Wallmart auto dept. (blue one about 2' X 3', $10.00). Then, he gave me a free lesson.
I went home and tried it and actually washed and dried my car spotless within 3-4 minutes.
I never use any soap on my car, only water.
You rinse the car off with a hose. Then wet the microfiber towel and wrench out all of the water from it as usual. Then fold the towel in 1/2 so that the size is about 2' square and start with the top of the car. Lay the towel flat and drag the towel from the front to the back. Then make several other passes again only where it is still wet. Squeeze out the water and continue on the sides and the rest of the car. I assure you that if you do this correctly, all of the water will be removed with only one pass with 0 streaks!!!
Try this, you won't believe the results.
Charlie
After being amazed at how he did it, I went over to ask him.
Basically, since there was dew on the cars from an early fog, the cars were allready wet. He showed me a microfiber towel that he purchased in Wallmart auto dept. (blue one about 2' X 3', $10.00). Then, he gave me a free lesson.
I went home and tried it and actually washed and dried my car spotless within 3-4 minutes.
I never use any soap on my car, only water.
You rinse the car off with a hose. Then wet the microfiber towel and wrench out all of the water from it as usual. Then fold the towel in 1/2 so that the size is about 2' square and start with the top of the car. Lay the towel flat and drag the towel from the front to the back. Then make several other passes again only where it is still wet. Squeeze out the water and continue on the sides and the rest of the car. I assure you that if you do this correctly, all of the water will be removed with only one pass with 0 streaks!!!
Try this, you won't believe the results.
Charlie
Use Wax As You Dry from Eagle with the absorbant towel. You will be amazed.
05-25-2007, 08:19 AM
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Microfiber towls have polyester in them. thats why they snag your hand a little when you rub accross it. microfiber will microscratch. very bad for black. i would always use 100% cotton made in america. its hard to find, but there out there. also i would never dry my car by touching it with anything. i have owned a lot of black cars and have learned the hard way.
05-25-2007, 10:03 AM
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I use the same towel. Actually I have three of them. They're great! I haven't been to the carwash in at least four weeks but after three coats of RejeX the water just rolls off the car. It rained today on my way home from work. The car was still wet, I dried it off and took some quick detail spray and voila, not one swirl mark in my black paint either.
05-25-2007, 10:16 AM
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Microfiber towls have polyester in them. thats why they snag your hand a little when you rub accross it. microfiber will microscratch. very bad for black. i would always use 100% cotton made in america. its hard to find, but there out there. also i would never dry my car by touching it with anything. i have owned a lot of black cars and have learned the hard way.
The DF Concourse MF towles are all natural fiber. I have a black car and I have no swirl issues from the MF towels.
05-25-2007, 10:32 AM
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05-25-2007, 11:39 AM
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I use an air compressor with a water trap in the line to eliminate condensation buildup in the air line.
05-25-2007, 12:03 PM
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05-25-2007, 12:08 PM
#38
I always blast the car with plain water prior to soap to loosen and remove some surface dust. I'd never just wipe down no matter what kind of material. It depends a lot on what's in the air to settle on the car and what you've recently picked up on the road. There's no substitute IMO for CLEAN soapy water and CLEAN wash towels.
05-25-2007, 12:16 PM
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Burning Brakes
The point is, no matter how you choose to wash your car, the drying is the icing on the cake. Every time it comes out spotless with one swipe of the open microfiber cloth. Just remember to wet the cloth in the beginning and wring it out. I have only used water on my car to remove the dust. My car doesn't see rain so I rinse it only with water. The drying will work no matter how you wash it.
05-25-2007, 12:22 PM
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Burning Brakes
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the ABSORBER is the BEST!!! i used lots of things over the years
but this is amazing it feels kind of like soft rubber, you dont even need to wipe with it, just Dab the water beads!!
