Impossible dream of maintaining a black honda accord

[Super Dave]

Re: Impossible dream of maintaining a black honda accord

Just my 2 cents...

I bought leaf blower to dry my SUV. I will never dry with a towel again. It may not be any faster but the results are worth it.

[Blueline]

Re: Impossible dream of maintaining a black honda accord

My point is that it doesn't matter what I spray on, including water. If it has to be wiped off, wiping is the issue, creating more swirls and removing more polish/wax over time, because this is a daily thing, you see. This is why I've said I sometimes get great results by heavy rinsing with the water hose (without washing), and then blowing dry. Overnight, the car is no longer clean. Next day, same problem. The only times this is different are during long dry periods when the prevailing winds are coming from the North/NE, the Appalachians or the Atlantic, rather than up from the Gulf of Mexico.

The only way out is to bucket wash and blow dry every day or every couple of days, but that also means I'm washing away the wax and polish layers that much faster, and I still might need to do a QW finish which means wiping. So, maybe you can see the vicious cycle...

As for my correction products, I've been using Mirror Glaze foam pads (burgundy, yellow, beige) with UC or ScratchX, UP, and GC, now with the PC on 4-5-6 (max), rather than 3-4 when I started. To remove the GC, I use an MF in one hand and a chamois in the other.

I have a similar problem, but in the way of dust. I have simply given up on the idea that my black cars will always look perfectly clean. Like you, I prefer to wash, but washing to take dust off is also washing away some wax. I don't use rinseless washes, but have been known to use a California Duster. Probably would not work in your case as you say the residue is oily in nature. I have just added "dirty black" cars to the other two things we can never get away from in life...death and taxes. I just live with it between my weekly wash, after which, I enjoy the few hours or days of glorious black shine until it get dusty, and live with it until the next wash.

[Top Gear]

Re: Impossible dream of maintaining a black honda accord

...I will never dry with a towel again...

Yep. In just minutes I can have a totally dry car using a blower. It can take a very long time to wipe only the paint dry when it's humid outside, much of that time wiping the same areas several times, and removing spots from already evaporated water. There's just no comparison.

We had a big discussion about this sometime back. The detailers out West say they don't like blowers because blowing dries the water drops too fast and creates spots. That makes sense given where they are, in such an overall dry environment, but not so here in the South/Southeast!

I have a similar problem, but in the way of dust. I have simply given up on the idea that my black cars will always look perfectly clean. Like you, I prefer to wash, but washing to take dust off is also washing away some wax. I don't use rinseless washes, but have been known to use a California Duster. Probably would not work in your case as you say the residue is oily in nature. I have just added "dirty black" cars to the other two things we can never get away from in life...death and taxes. I just live with it between my weekly wash, after which, I enjoy the few hours or days of glorious black shine until it get dusty, and live with it until the next wash.

Right, sometimes, but not always, what looks like dust is not something that will dust off. But anyway, depending on where you are, you might try just rinsing and then blowing dry when it's just dust/pollen. I also try to take advantage of rain and just touch up a few areas with QD/QW. If there's a theme to all of this, it's that all finish detailing just depends on where you are, what the weather is like, and how much time you have.

[The Guz]

Re: Impossible dream of maintaining a black honda accord

What do you use, when you correct the paint with your DA?

And I hear what you're saying, but you're comparing a quik detailer to a stand alone waterless wash & wax.. Quik detailers are only recommended for light dust.. And you already know the rest.. Which is why you might see a positive difference in the results.

Also keep in mind that you can dillute D115 to fit the weather conditions a bit. I know they recommend up to 20:1 for better results in direct sunlight. Maybe you can find a dillution that works for you. Autodetailingsolutions sells 32oz. trial size bottles of it.

D114 and D115 will have more lubricants that encapsulate and suspend the dust, dirt particle, bird dropping etc. much better than any QD. I completely agree with Eldorado on this one.