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> "pj" <pj4380@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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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.
Correct, sorry did not intend to mislead, simply tap the greatest
concentration of fine automobile car care enthusiasts I have access to...
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>> 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.
Thank you
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