| Capt Crunch | 04-10-2003 04:09 PM |
Help me wash my car!
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I wanna wash my car really really good this sunday. What this means is that I have to get all the materials at local stores.
I'd like to wax the car, and also it must be cheap! No $100 wax or whatever.
I know I need a sponge, 2 buckets but
what soap should I get?
what materials do I need to wax?
tire cleaner? brushes for the wheels?
towel?
Brands?
Help!
I'd like to wax the car, and also it must be cheap! No $100 wax or whatever.
I know I need a sponge, 2 buckets but
what soap should I get?
what materials do I need to wax?
tire cleaner? brushes for the wheels?
towel?
Brands?
Help!
| Javabean2 | 04-10-2003 05:56 PM |
Don't stress too much about it :)
Get a mild soap from your local automotive store, something that will not remove wax (it'll say on the label).
As for towels, go with either soft terry cloth (generic at Costco is fine), and I've also heard recommendations about that super-absorbant rubbery-cloth, I think they call it the "Abzorber."
Wheels are a pain to clean because road grime and brake dust tend to stick - a good brush with firm plastic bristles will make that job a lot easier.
And I know you don't want expensive wax, but Zaino (ZFX + Z2) is really the best.
Get a mild soap from your local automotive store, something that will not remove wax (it'll say on the label).
As for towels, go with either soft terry cloth (generic at Costco is fine), and I've also heard recommendations about that super-absorbant rubbery-cloth, I think they call it the "Abzorber."
Wheels are a pain to clean because road grime and brake dust tend to stick - a good brush with firm plastic bristles will make that job a lot easier.
And I know you don't want expensive wax, but Zaino (ZFX + Z2) is really the best.
| 128d | 04-10-2003 06:38 PM |
A leafblower works well in place of towels. :D
| Brad Pittiful | 04-10-2003 08:03 PM |
i use Wesleys bleach white on my tires and rims...i have MY00 RS and im not sure what alloy the wheels are but i find no problem with the Wesleys harming the rims....hope this helps
| 2k2 | 04-10-2003 08:32 PM |
honestly, instead of rambling on about wash supplies like I always do and saying why some of this advice is bad and some is good.
Go to [url]www.autopia.org[/url]
Every single question you have will be answered about washing and MORE!
Quickly though:
No sponges, get a 100% cotton chenelle wash mit
2 Buckets, 1 rinse 1 wash
Theres a million kinds of wash, if you are starting from step 0 do a dawn wash it will strip all old wak off your car
Meguiars Gold Glass makes some good wax OTC
And just go to autopia hehe
Go to [url]www.autopia.org[/url]
Every single question you have will be answered about washing and MORE!
Quickly though:
No sponges, get a 100% cotton chenelle wash mit
2 Buckets, 1 rinse 1 wash
Theres a million kinds of wash, if you are starting from step 0 do a dawn wash it will strip all old wak off your car
Meguiars Gold Glass makes some good wax OTC
And just go to autopia hehe
| dan avoN7 | 04-10-2003 11:07 PM |
[QUOTE][i]Originally posted by 128d [/i]
[B]A leafblower works well in place of towels. :D [/B][/QUOTE]
okay i tried this since alot of people said to do it. I used my dads leaf blowere (200mph max) and it didnt work that well. The water would spray mostly off the car then the remaining water would goto one side. And when i finally got one side dry and looking good the other side had already dried with water spots. So i rewashed it and went to try again. This time the water went to the other side and never completly dried. About 45 min later after being out there blow drying the car i seemed to be done. It looked really good till i got up close about 1 foot away and i saw a bunch of dried crap. Like i dunno if the leaf blower wasn't completly clean or if that stuff was just in the air. Anyways how long does it normally take you to dry your car and whats the best way of blow dryign it?
[B]A leafblower works well in place of towels. :D [/B][/QUOTE]
okay i tried this since alot of people said to do it. I used my dads leaf blowere (200mph max) and it didnt work that well. The water would spray mostly off the car then the remaining water would goto one side. And when i finally got one side dry and looking good the other side had already dried with water spots. So i rewashed it and went to try again. This time the water went to the other side and never completly dried. About 45 min later after being out there blow drying the car i seemed to be done. It looked really good till i got up close about 1 foot away and i saw a bunch of dried crap. Like i dunno if the leaf blower wasn't completly clean or if that stuff was just in the air. Anyways how long does it normally take you to dry your car and whats the best way of blow dryign it?
| 128d | 04-11-2003 12:43 AM |
Actualy I was sorta kidding, but I did actualy try this once and it turned out just fine for me.
| Shaggee | 04-11-2003 02:02 AM |
If your goign to wax.... You dont really have to worry too much about water spots.
| Capt Crunch | 04-11-2003 11:18 AM |
I actually got myself a wwater blade, which gets a lot of the excess water off before the you towel the rest. try it!
| 128d | 04-11-2003 11:24 AM |
[QUOTE][i]Originally posted by Capt Crunch [/i]
[B]I actually got myself a wwater blade, which gets a lot of the excess water off before the you towel the rest. try it! [/B][/QUOTE]
I have one of these too and I love it but people are constantly tellin me how they scratch and dont work. To all those people out there...
Your wrong.
[B]I actually got myself a wwater blade, which gets a lot of the excess water off before the you towel the rest. try it! [/B][/QUOTE]
I have one of these too and I love it but people are constantly tellin me how they scratch and dont work. To all those people out there...
Your wrong.
| WRBlueMeanie | 04-11-2003 12:20 PM |
Get the Absorber. It's only like $10 at any auto parts store. Best $10 I ever spent!
| boostedgst | 04-11-2003 01:28 PM |
the abosrober rocks! I have two of them!
Tips for washing:
Wash wheels and tires FIRST and use a SEPERATE wash mitt.
Reason being, is because if you wash these last, your letting the water dry on your car while your washing your wheels and tires! And you dont want to use a nice mitt to wash your rims and tires. I even wash the inner wheel wells everytime also. Wash your wheels EVERY TIME you wash your car. Theres nothing worse then seeing someone with some black wheels upfront from all the brake dust.
When your ready to wash your car empty out your first bucket and grab your new mitt. Dont use a lot of soap! Only use a little bit. You dont want to be re-waxing your car all the time. Make sure to go from top to bottom and only do a SMALL section at a time. I always rinse the wash mitt off before I put it back into the bucket also. Why put dirt into your bucket???? You dont want that rubbing all over your car. Also, if your prepping for wax, wash your car with dish soap as it will remove all old wax. Make sure you re-wax your car after this though!!
Grab your Absorber, soak it down, wring it out, then start drying your car! Dont use the absorber to dry your wheels and tires or other potentially dirty spots, use a regular ol' towel on them!
Thats how i do it, every weekend, 52 times a year =) BTW - my paint owns you hehe
Tips for washing:
Wash wheels and tires FIRST and use a SEPERATE wash mitt.
Reason being, is because if you wash these last, your letting the water dry on your car while your washing your wheels and tires! And you dont want to use a nice mitt to wash your rims and tires. I even wash the inner wheel wells everytime also. Wash your wheels EVERY TIME you wash your car. Theres nothing worse then seeing someone with some black wheels upfront from all the brake dust.
When your ready to wash your car empty out your first bucket and grab your new mitt. Dont use a lot of soap! Only use a little bit. You dont want to be re-waxing your car all the time. Make sure to go from top to bottom and only do a SMALL section at a time. I always rinse the wash mitt off before I put it back into the bucket also. Why put dirt into your bucket???? You dont want that rubbing all over your car. Also, if your prepping for wax, wash your car with dish soap as it will remove all old wax. Make sure you re-wax your car after this though!!
Grab your Absorber, soak it down, wring it out, then start drying your car! Dont use the absorber to dry your wheels and tires or other potentially dirty spots, use a regular ol' towel on them!
Thats how i do it, every weekend, 52 times a year =) BTW - my paint owns you hehe
| Javabean2 | 04-11-2003 02:20 PM |
[QUOTE][i]Originally posted by boostedgst [/i]
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Thats how i do it, every weekend, 52 times a year =) BTW - my paint owns you hehe [/B][/QUOTE]
Good tips! I ain't competing with a guy who washes his car 52 times a year! ;)
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Thats how i do it, every weekend, 52 times a year =) BTW - my paint owns you hehe [/B][/QUOTE]
Good tips! I ain't competing with a guy who washes his car 52 times a year! ;)
| streetspanker | 04-12-2003 01:41 AM |
mcguires
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mc guires gold class products seem to work well. i use the wash, wax and wheel cleaner and they all do a great job. also, for tires, get some rub on tire gel, not the spray on stuff, as that inevitably gets on your rims too. the gel applies easily with a sponge and usually lasts for a fair amount of time.
Ryan
03 wrx sedan, wr blue pearl, mmm mmm good.
Ryan
03 wrx sedan, wr blue pearl, mmm mmm good.
| wroblewskiwrx | 04-12-2003 02:05 AM |
eagle wet one.
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i use the eagle wet one spray between waxes and it looks like the car has just been waxed everytime. yoy can also use it on your wheels but use a sponge to apply. you don't want to get it on your rotors. just spray on and wipe off with one towel then buff with a soft towel. always looks great.
| Capt Crunch | 04-12-2003 09:08 AM |
Re: mcguires
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[QUOTE][i]Originally posted by streetspanker [/i]
[B]also, for tires, get some rub on tire gel, not the spray on stuff, as that inevitably gets on your rims too. the gel applies easily with a sponge and usually lasts for a fair amount of time.
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I got that! I went out yesterday and saw it and thought, "hey thats gotta be good"...
I have good intuition!
[B]also, for tires, get some rub on tire gel, not the spray on stuff, as that inevitably gets on your rims too. the gel applies easily with a sponge and usually lasts for a fair amount of time.
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I got that! I went out yesterday and saw it and thought, "hey thats gotta be good"...
I have good intuition!
| 2.5RSMatt | 04-12-2003 03:38 PM |
dood, im gonna give that leaf blower thing a try and if it still leaves water on Ill just dry off with a towel.
Get ready to have my neighbors giving me funny looks.
Get ready to have my neighbors giving me funny looks.
| boostedgst | 04-16-2003 12:01 AM |
They make like a tire-shaped foam applicator that you can just spray Armor-all onto, that works great for applying the Tire dressing. The only thing from Meguiars I dont like is their tire gel, it looks bad once it dries. I use armor all instead but to each his own.
And the spray-waxes to work GREAT after you wash your car. It just gets kind of repetative after each wash, but it does look like it was just waxed when your through. Plus it wipes very easy on and off. ;)
And the spray-waxes to work GREAT after you wash your car. It just gets kind of repetative after each wash, but it does look like it was just waxed when your through. Plus it wipes very easy on and off. ;)
| dan avoN7 | 04-16-2003 01:04 AM |
k i figured out how to do it. First attempt - dry whole care with leaf blower, hour later still some streaks since the water dried by the time i got to it. Attempt 2 - dry all with cloth, left some cloth drying streaks but did dry the water. Attempt number 3 :D - Leaf blower then really soft cotton or drying towel. Works perfect and doesn't leave marks if you rub really gently. The leaf blower helps take all the excess water off and leave just a little bit to wipe up and it also saves you from using alot of towels.
| ScoobyRSRallier | 04-16-2003 11:28 AM |
Baffled
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I really can't beleive you guys actually are using a leaf blower!
Are you guys serious! Do you understand how bad that is for the cars paint. Its a leaf blower guys, it collects dust and dirt! Either use a nice all cotton material or an absorber, smarten up a little bit, you must have some brain cells working inside that head to own new 20-30k wrx's.
-Ben
Are you guys serious! Do you understand how bad that is for the cars paint. Its a leaf blower guys, it collects dust and dirt! Either use a nice all cotton material or an absorber, smarten up a little bit, you must have some brain cells working inside that head to own new 20-30k wrx's.
-Ben
| 2k2 | 04-16-2003 12:58 PM |
Actually, its very common to use a leafblower...
Well I use the electric half that comes with my craftsman shop vac, it has a filter so it doesnt shoot out unwanted stuff.
Also, I only use it when I have the car zainod, in that case the water just beads up and shoots off, when I use it with nothing on the car it just sheets and makes it worse.
Well I use the electric half that comes with my craftsman shop vac, it has a filter so it doesnt shoot out unwanted stuff.
Also, I only use it when I have the car zainod, in that case the water just beads up and shoots off, when I use it with nothing on the car it just sheets and makes it worse.
| Mike&Michele | 04-16-2003 01:10 PM |
I strongly suggest trying Zaino. While it is time consuming the first time you use it, maintenance is incredibly easy and fast. The best part is that fried on bird droppings come right off with hardly any effort.
| Dr Ken | 04-16-2003 01:30 PM |
Check out [URL=http://www.griotsgarage.com/index.jsp]Griots[/URL] and Autopia forums ... good stuff. For drying, I really like knocking the drips off with a California Blade - a safe squeegie $20 available everywhere, halves the time of drying...worth it. I like the Two-Bucket technique to minimize filthy water back onto car. If you haven't experienced the wonders of a Clay Bar... oh man, it makes the surface so smooth you'll not want to stop carressing it. Microfiber is also worthwhile, but dont wash or dry them in with your laundery, b/c it'll get filled with lint (not good).
Just my $00.02 -Ken
Just my $00.02 -Ken
| WRX 2NV | 04-16-2003 01:51 PM |
The leaf blower really works. It get all the water out of the mirror housings and gas cap door as well as in mesh fog light covers, etc. I blow the car quick, use the absorber and a light touch up with a 100% terry cotton towel (which I get online from the cannon discount towel site). My WRX and Vette come out great.
| Steven C | 04-16-2003 04:03 PM |
Re: eagle wet one.
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[QUOTE][i]Originally posted by wroblewskiwrx [/i]
[B]i use the eagle wet one spray between waxes and it looks like the car has just been waxed everytime. yoy can also use it on your wheels but use a sponge to apply. you don't want to get it on your rotors. just spray on and wipe off with one towel then buff with a soft towel. always looks great. [/B][/QUOTE]
this stuff owns!! I love this stuff because it doesnt just give the "waxed" look, but it actually makes it a lot easier to dry the water off the car. Everytime I use it, I never have to dry over the same place twice.
[B]i use the eagle wet one spray between waxes and it looks like the car has just been waxed everytime. yoy can also use it on your wheels but use a sponge to apply. you don't want to get it on your rotors. just spray on and wipe off with one towel then buff with a soft towel. always looks great. [/B][/QUOTE]
this stuff owns!! I love this stuff because it doesnt just give the "waxed" look, but it actually makes it a lot easier to dry the water off the car. Everytime I use it, I never have to dry over the same place twice.
| boostedgst | 04-16-2003 05:04 PM |
[QUOTE][i]Originally posted by Dr Ken [/i]
[B]If you haven't experienced the wonders of a Clay Bar... oh man, it makes the surface so smooth you'll not want to stop carressing it. Microfiber is also worthwhile, but dont wash or dry them in with your laundery, b/c it'll get filled with lint (not good).
Just my $00.02 -Ken [/B][/QUOTE]
Definately! The Clay Bar rocks! Just dont drop it.... lol
My hood still feels rough even after I clay it, I think it takes a beating from all the highway driving I do. Ive tried everything humanly possible to make my hood soft as a babies behind, but nothing works. Heres what I did-
Washed hood with Dish washing soap (to get old wax off). Then I clayed the hood a few times (yes more than once!) it felt a little smoother but I could still feel some particles in it. Then I put a fresh coat of Meguiars carnuba and followed that up with a coat of Meguiars gold glass clear coat wax (whatever). The hood still feels kind of rough... Should I move up to a buffer next or what???
[B]If you haven't experienced the wonders of a Clay Bar... oh man, it makes the surface so smooth you'll not want to stop carressing it. Microfiber is also worthwhile, but dont wash or dry them in with your laundery, b/c it'll get filled with lint (not good).
Just my $00.02 -Ken [/B][/QUOTE]
Definately! The Clay Bar rocks! Just dont drop it.... lol
My hood still feels rough even after I clay it, I think it takes a beating from all the highway driving I do. Ive tried everything humanly possible to make my hood soft as a babies behind, but nothing works. Heres what I did-
Washed hood with Dish washing soap (to get old wax off). Then I clayed the hood a few times (yes more than once!) it felt a little smoother but I could still feel some particles in it. Then I put a fresh coat of Meguiars carnuba and followed that up with a coat of Meguiars gold glass clear coat wax (whatever). The hood still feels kind of rough... Should I move up to a buffer next or what???
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