Hey everybody, WELL my LH has been sitting in the garage for a fair while now and has accumulated ALOT of dust... so im just wondering what is the Best way to wash the car and remove all the dust without scratching/damaging my nice new paint??
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Removing Dust
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, Feb 25 2006 05:58 PM
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Posted 25 February 2006 - 06:22 PM
Wash it off with a hose? Or get one of them static electrically charged dusters that act like a magnet.
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Posted 25 February 2006 - 07:27 PM
I have never had to remove built up dust from a car that has accumulated dust over a period of time but this is what I do to wash mine.
Hose it off as thoroughly as I can first. At this stage I do not wipe the car with any sort of chamoise or sponge! Just hose it well.
Then I get a quality car wash - personally I use Meguiar's. Ensure you have plenty of suds and wash liberally this time using a sponge.
I then hose the car again to remove remnants of any suds.
I then use a quality chamoise with warm water (my personal preference arm water, it dries better)
Finally I use Mequiar's Gold or Nxt generation Tech Wax.
I won't swear this is the best way to wash your car but it works for me. My car always looks pretty good.
Other here may have other preferred methods so listen to all or any and then make up your mind.
Cheers
Herne
Hose it off as thoroughly as I can first. At this stage I do not wipe the car with any sort of chamoise or sponge! Just hose it well.
Then I get a quality car wash - personally I use Meguiar's. Ensure you have plenty of suds and wash liberally this time using a sponge.
I then hose the car again to remove remnants of any suds.
I then use a quality chamoise with warm water (my personal preference arm water, it dries better)
Finally I use Mequiar's Gold or Nxt generation Tech Wax.
I won't swear this is the best way to wash your car but it works for me. My car always looks pretty good.
Other here may have other preferred methods so listen to all or any and then make up your mind.
Cheers
Herne
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Posted 25 February 2006 - 07:56 PM
Yeah thats how i wash my car and anyway clint when are u going to post some pics up on how ur car looks now. Havent seen it for ages
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Posted 26 February 2006 - 08:27 AM
hehe thats mainly cos ive been working 11hr days 6 days a week n never feel like workin on the car so not much has changed... few public holidays n rdo's coming up soon so ill get some stuff done 
oh n reason i ask is cos awhile ago i went to wash the car and sprayed it with the hose first like mentioned then used soapy water n rubbed whole car over but for some reason there was still dust on it :S i had to like wash it completely 3 times to get it spot on...
oh n reason i ask is cos awhile ago i went to wash the car and sprayed it with the hose first like mentioned then used soapy water n rubbed whole car over but for some reason there was still dust on it :S i had to like wash it completely 3 times to get it spot on...
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Posted 26 February 2006 - 01:34 PM
You wash your car like my boys doi had to like wash it completely 3 times to get it spot on...
I have to rewash after they have "finished"
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Posted 26 February 2006 - 02:52 PM
I like most peoples used to wash my car regularly ...until I was told by a wise man that water and metal dont go together very well with the end result being the old enemy RUST. It makes a lot of sense when you think about it....that water goes into every little nook and cranny and sits there and RUSTS...I dust my car with an electro magnetic duster then wet chamois it. Not that it ever needs it as it's like a baby to me.
Anyway food for thought when you turn the hose on next time and blast your car with water..
scooter
Anyway food for thought when you turn the hose on next time and blast your car with water..
scooter
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Posted 26 February 2006 - 04:15 PM
Nest time I wash my car and then admire it as it gleams like new I will think of all the dirty rustbuckets around and thank god for water!
Edited by Herne, 26 February 2006 - 04:16 PM.
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Posted 26 February 2006 - 05:23 PM
Just remember Herne.....beauty is only skin deep and under that skin are pools of water just lying in the bottom of panels just eating your pride and joy away(ever so slowly) I say go the damp chamois.
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Posted 26 February 2006 - 05:39 PM
Ha
You think you got dust
I'm going to need a hammer and wide blade chisel to get the dust off my cars
This is the clean car
Not long after this pic someone drew a blower and injector hat in the dust on the bonnet and scratched the paint
This is car #4 in my dust collection club apparently
The others are much worse
The orange coupe is so thick the kids couldn't even write on the window
You think you got dust
I'm going to need a hammer and wide blade chisel to get the dust off my cars
This is the clean car
Not long after this pic someone drew a blower and injector hat in the dust on the bonnet and scratched the paint
This is car #4 in my dust collection club apparently
The others are much worse
The orange coupe is so thick the kids couldn't even write on the window
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Posted 26 February 2006 - 05:47 PM
I was going to make the comment that Viper might need to join the "Dust Collection Club" now that Tiny has moved the Munro out.
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Posted 26 February 2006 - 06:21 PM
Must be time to get that damp chamoise cloth out, be ever so careful not to scratch the duco though
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Posted 26 February 2006 - 06:55 PM
You call that dust Datto?
i think theres a torana under there somewhere.
i think theres a torana under there somewhere.
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