My Name Is Nobody wrote:
> Please offer any or all of your first hand experience and suggestions
for
> washing drying and or waxing a factory new black paint job, especially
now
> in the cold weather. What tools materials and products do you find work
> best for you?
>
> Thanks
>
>
Welcome to the anal world of Corvette car washing!
Sorry, quick draw but, I have no 'first hand'
experience -- just 60 years of trial and error.
Assuming this car was painted in Bowling Green,
KY.....
Find a detergent that plays well with the water
in Portland Oregon. (For example: in
Northwestern Ohio, it's tap water+Dawn. Where I
live it's city water thru the softener+Zymol. In
Pensacola it's something else --- )
Don't use a sponge with the wash. Sponges hold
all manner of dirt. Old, clean facecloths
that've been washed and dried (without fabric
softener) will do fine. If you remove a mud
splash, switch to a clean washcloth.
If you're having issues with water spotting,
find a good wetting agent to use as a rinse. (I
like Kodak Fotoflo.)
This group can argue for ages over careful use
of a clean squeegee blade versus light toweling
till dry. I squeegee the white car and towel
the dark car. Get it dry before the sun hits it.
Forget using a chamois or any of the
chamois-like cloths on TV commercials -- more
opportunity to add micro scratches to the finish.
For lint removal, go for a *quick* drive..
unless the car wasn't painted in Bowling Green
-- then discard all of the above advice.
If it's new and you take good care of it, you
can avoid wax, teflon, etc. for many years.
Learn about items like clay-bars to keep the
finish clean.
Once you get wax on it it will be more difficult
to wash.
Avoid anything that has a power cord and plug on it.
There, you got it. From the quicker draw.
--
pj
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