Your Daily Driver: A Simple Wash & Wax Regimen

[Megafast13]

Re: Your Daily Driver: A Simple Wash & Wax Regimen

I wash and rinse a panel at a time...

Depending on the temperature of the car and the surrounding air and sun exposure.

If cool and in the shade like recommended than it's okay to do the entire car then rinse...

Nice Thread and sticky

[Mike Phillips]

Re: Your Daily Driver: A Simple Wash & Wax Regimen

Made this a Sticky in this forum.

Together with this thread it should help a lot of people...

How to maintain your car's finish in-between polishing sessions

[02zx9r]

Re: Your Daily Driver: A Simple Wash & Wax Regimen

yes, that is the article. thanks. I also liked the one referenced in there by Mike Phillips

[Bri9801]

Re: Your Daily Driver: A Simple Wash & Wax Regimen

Perhaps you are thinking of Mosca's article "In Praise of Cleaner Wax."

I use the Professional series cleaner wax on a regular basis......on the wife's car

Really good product!

[akimel]

Re: Your Daily Driver: A Simple Wash & Wax Regimen

I agree with the article and also agree on the other well written article (forget the originator) about using cleaner wax on a daily driver.

Perhaps you are thinking of Mosca's article "In Praise of Cleaner Wax."

[02zx9r]

Re: Your Daily Driver: A Simple Wash & Wax Regimen

I agree with the article and also agree on the other well written article (forget the originator) about using cleaner wax on a daily driver.

[Bunky]

Re: Your Daily Driver: A Simple Wash & Wax Regimen

I wash/rinse a section at a time to prevent the soap drying on the paint.

I do the wheels last so I can use the soap rather than needing to make up two batches: one for paint and one for wheels.

[myming]

Re: Your Daily Driver: A Simple Wash & Wax Regimen

dear akimel,

thank you for the tips.
i think my taco will be pleased !

is there a way to add MY smilie ?

myming

[HealthyCivic]

Re: Your Daily Driver: A Simple Wash & Wax Regimen

They may defeat us, but they will never conquer us.

They may win the battle, but not the war.

[akimel]

Re: Your Daily Driver: A Simple Wash & Wax Regimen

Scratches and swirls seem to happen by themselves when a black car is left alone by itself in the garage at night. The paint gremlins must come out at night.

You are so right! Each day, and night, we black car owners fight against the overwhelming forces of chaos and swirling. They may defeat us, but they will never conquer us.

[Blueline]

Re: Your Daily Driver: A Simple Wash & Wax Regimen

[quote=akimel;272870]

Good stuff akimel.

I agree with your signature line so much, and closer than five feet and you well see something, anything. Scratches and swirls seem to happen by themselves when a black car is left alone by itself in the garage at night.
The paint gremlins must come out at night.

[gjohn28]

Re: Your Daily Driver: A Simple Wash & Wax Regimen

Wheels first then rest of car (with fresh wash solution) working from top to bottom. Wash and rinse one section at a time and flood rinse entire car before drying.

[indigo s10]

Re: Your Daily Driver: A Simple Wash & Wax Regimen

Same here. One panel at a time, then rinse. When all areas are done, I then do the flood rinse.

Same here. I do my wheels last, so as not to contaminate my wash water.

[J. A. Michaels]

Re: Your Daily Driver: A Simple Wash & Wax Regimen

Same here. One panel at a time, then rinse. When all areas are done, I then do the flood rinse.

[Markus Kleis]

Re: Your Daily Driver: A Simple Wash & Wax Regimen

I do one panel at a time. I also work top to bottom. If the vehicle is especially filthy I will dump both buckets after doing the top half of each panel before starting the bottom.