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I recently went to a car show down in Savannah, GA; about 5 hours drive from where I live. Before I went, I asked for advice on how to make my car presentable once I got down there. Here are my experiences:
After a long morning of driving, and getting pulled over once with my friend whom I was following, we stopped an hour outside of Savannah at Roebling Road Raceway to see some of the car show participants track their cars on Friday before the Saturday car show. As I expected, I got out of my car to find it just absolutely SPLATTERED with bugs and road grime. IT LOOKED HORRIBLE! After hanging out on the track, we proceeded on into Savannah for lunch before heading back out of the city to check into our hotel. We ran into some fellow Mustang'ers that warned us that the water at the car wash down the street was leaving milky white water spots on their cars and they suggested we avoid the facilities.
That evening, after dinner, we returned to our hotel and set upon washing our cars with a hose we found hooked up to the hotel. Luckily I thought to bring my adjustable hose nozzle! I started with a good rinse, blasting off bug bits with a little more pressure from the nozzle. I then proceeded with a two bucket wash. This is where I experienced my first regret! I bought a bottle of Mothers Wash and Wax because it came in a smaller, more easily transported bottle. Plus, (and this is my only gripe with Meguiar's products!) the lids on Meguiar's products ****! The lid on my Meguiar's Wash and Wax broke during my 3rd use and didn't want it falling off and leaking in my vehicle. But my regret is that the Mothers Wash and Wax really didn't feel like it lubricated the body panels as nicely as the Meguisr's stuff does.
I kept the car wet the whole time I was washing her, and I was in the shadow of the hotel, but it was still really hot out there! This is when I discovered that the water at the hotel was also very horrible and hard. I was getting white waterspots pretty quickly. What was worse was having to dry the car off without the use of my electric leaf blower! LOL I've gotten too used to certain luxuries when taking care of my car! I ended up getting it mostly dry with microfiber clothes, and then panel by panel, I sprayed the car with Ultimate Quick Wax and finished drying it. I also wiped down everything in the engine bay, including a bunch of horrible water spots, and then dried the door jambs and trunk area.
The next morning, after a drive out to the car show location on Tybee Island, I hit the car carefully with a duster, and then used Ultimate Quick Detailer on various spots that needed attention that I couldn't see as the sun was going down. I also hit my wheels with Quick detailer, and cleaned my tires with a product I love for tires called 303 Aerospace Protectant. The last thing I did was a quick cleanup of the interior with my Dustbuster and a wipedown of the dash.
For all of my hard work, I received a really nice plaque for a Top 15 award. We then loaded up all of our stuff for a long drive back to Atlanta, and as soon as we got on the interstate back, it opened up with a huge thunderstorm on us! LOL
Waiting to cross the track at Roebling Road Raceway (My car is the second Mustang)
Following my buddy around Savannah. I just love his tag!
And here is my car all prepped up on the show field in the shadow of the Tybee Island Light House.
Right before hitting the road to get back home at the end of the show...
Top 15!
After a long morning of driving, and getting pulled over once with my friend whom I was following, we stopped an hour outside of Savannah at Roebling Road Raceway to see some of the car show participants track their cars on Friday before the Saturday car show. As I expected, I got out of my car to find it just absolutely SPLATTERED with bugs and road grime. IT LOOKED HORRIBLE! After hanging out on the track, we proceeded on into Savannah for lunch before heading back out of the city to check into our hotel. We ran into some fellow Mustang'ers that warned us that the water at the car wash down the street was leaving milky white water spots on their cars and they suggested we avoid the facilities.
That evening, after dinner, we returned to our hotel and set upon washing our cars with a hose we found hooked up to the hotel. Luckily I thought to bring my adjustable hose nozzle! I started with a good rinse, blasting off bug bits with a little more pressure from the nozzle. I then proceeded with a two bucket wash. This is where I experienced my first regret! I bought a bottle of Mothers Wash and Wax because it came in a smaller, more easily transported bottle. Plus, (and this is my only gripe with Meguiar's products!) the lids on Meguiar's products ****! The lid on my Meguiar's Wash and Wax broke during my 3rd use and didn't want it falling off and leaking in my vehicle. But my regret is that the Mothers Wash and Wax really didn't feel like it lubricated the body panels as nicely as the Meguisr's stuff does.
I kept the car wet the whole time I was washing her, and I was in the shadow of the hotel, but it was still really hot out there! This is when I discovered that the water at the hotel was also very horrible and hard. I was getting white waterspots pretty quickly. What was worse was having to dry the car off without the use of my electric leaf blower! LOL I've gotten too used to certain luxuries when taking care of my car! I ended up getting it mostly dry with microfiber clothes, and then panel by panel, I sprayed the car with Ultimate Quick Wax and finished drying it. I also wiped down everything in the engine bay, including a bunch of horrible water spots, and then dried the door jambs and trunk area.
The next morning, after a drive out to the car show location on Tybee Island, I hit the car carefully with a duster, and then used Ultimate Quick Detailer on various spots that needed attention that I couldn't see as the sun was going down. I also hit my wheels with Quick detailer, and cleaned my tires with a product I love for tires called 303 Aerospace Protectant. The last thing I did was a quick cleanup of the interior with my Dustbuster and a wipedown of the dash.
For all of my hard work, I received a really nice plaque for a Top 15 award. We then loaded up all of our stuff for a long drive back to Atlanta, and as soon as we got on the interstate back, it opened up with a huge thunderstorm on us! LOL
Waiting to cross the track at Roebling Road Raceway (My car is the second Mustang)
Following my buddy around Savannah. I just love his tag!
And here is my car all prepped up on the show field in the shadow of the Tybee Island Light House.
Right before hitting the road to get back home at the end of the show...
Top 15!
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