Thanks to hours of reading this forum, I have converted to the 2 Bucket Method (2BM) for washing. And I am amazed at how much dirt ends up in the rinse bucket!
i read here someone claimed to use a leaf blower to dry their car with. I have a leaf blower and figured it couldn't hurt. So I had a go, and whilst it got a lot of water off, it was a pain in the backside to use and seemed a lot of effort for not enough result. Now it could well be a technique thing I am getting wrong, or it could be a running joke to catch out the newbies - in which case it sure worked.
So I moved onto the stock of microfibre drying towels I have, and here is the thing. It feels like I am going to need 10 or 12 of the large ones to dry one car. After a panel or two, one gets saturated, and no matter how much water I try and squeeze from it, at that point all it seems to do is spread the water around on the panel. So I move onto the next cloth, and by the time I have dried my wife's Ford Territory i need to sun dry or tumble dry some cloths before I get to my Honda. I think I am doing something wrong, but can't work out what it might be?
Also, I clayed and carnubad the cars three weeks ago, have washed them weekly since and today gave them a going over with Quick detailer after their wash. The look really good, but I am wondering, for the guy who doesn't mind spending a few hours on the car every week or so, what's the best 'next step' after the Carnuba wax? Ie, personally I really like the wet/ deep shine look? Any suggestions on what's the best product to achieve that between Carnuba waxes?
One last thing, does waxing more regularly than every 3 months or so have any negative effects to the finish?
i read here someone claimed to use a leaf blower to dry their car with. I have a leaf blower and figured it couldn't hurt. So I had a go, and whilst it got a lot of water off, it was a pain in the backside to use and seemed a lot of effort for not enough result. Now it could well be a technique thing I am getting wrong, or it could be a running joke to catch out the newbies - in which case it sure worked.
So I moved onto the stock of microfibre drying towels I have, and here is the thing. It feels like I am going to need 10 or 12 of the large ones to dry one car. After a panel or two, one gets saturated, and no matter how much water I try and squeeze from it, at that point all it seems to do is spread the water around on the panel. So I move onto the next cloth, and by the time I have dried my wife's Ford Territory i need to sun dry or tumble dry some cloths before I get to my Honda. I think I am doing something wrong, but can't work out what it might be?
Also, I clayed and carnubad the cars three weeks ago, have washed them weekly since and today gave them a going over with Quick detailer after their wash. The look really good, but I am wondering, for the guy who doesn't mind spending a few hours on the car every week or so, what's the best 'next step' after the Carnuba wax? Ie, personally I really like the wet/ deep shine look? Any suggestions on what's the best product to achieve that between Carnuba waxes?
One last thing, does waxing more regularly than every 3 months or so have any negative effects to the finish?
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