"pj" <pj4380@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote in message
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> 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.....
Why? He never said it was a Corvette.
> 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
All good advice as usual but I'd add one thing.
When you rinse do it with an open hose, not a spray. Let the water
sheet off instead of beading up to spot. It leaves much less water on
the surface to wipe/blow/dab off.
I seldom use wax so you're on your own there, just a detailer every
now and then and keep it clean.
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