Washing/Detailing your car: What do you do/use?

[murphy]

My water is very hard. It seems to me that would leave a lot of mineral deposits behind. Why not use a leaf blower to blast the water off of the car at 200 mph. ;)

[hybridbear]

This is where pictures would help -

 

My water is very hard. It seems to me that would leave a lot of mineral deposits behind. Why not use a leaf blower to blast the water off of the car at 200 mph. ;)

Our water is hard too...a leaf blower isn't a bad idea if you have one :) blowing the water off with air is what most drive through car washes do. If I had a leaf blower i would definitely use it for drying the car.

[inco]

Ok - the pink hair dryer has got to go. :stop: Unless you have the wife doing it and since you do have two cars there is no reason she can't help.

 

Another suggestion, for those who do not own a chamois and are too lazy, (just kidding :victory: ) would be to use your air compressor that you have in your garage for inflating tires. You do have one right? There is a nozzle that came with mine that allows you to do that, however I like to dry it by hand to be safe.

 

A leaf blower will work fine up top, but if there are dirt, sand or stone particles caught in the gaps you might damage your paint because it is so strong. And doing the bottom with that puppy will almost guarantee you that you will have something fly up and hit the car.

 

TLC is best done with a nice clean chamois or microfiber towel. I have dozens of them and wash them all after each use.

[acdii]

I use those synthetic chamois to dry the car and compressed air to blow out the water around the mirrors and door handles, and especially the trunk. Then I polish with the towels. I keep the syncham clean by washing it with Dawn every so often, rinsing it out well and storing it damp. They are a real bugger to use if they dry out though.

[GrySql]

Unless you have the wife doing it and since you do have two cars there is no reason she can't help.

 

Good one inco!

I like that, yeah HB, get Mrs HB out there.

LOL !

 

I once asked my wife why she needed to store stuff in MY garage.

She pointed out that our laundry washing machine and dryer were in MY garage so she guessed that meant I'd be doing all the laundry from now on.

I learned my lesson - sit, stay, I'm a good dog now.

 

 

[acdii]

Good one inco!

I like that, yeah HB, get Mrs HB out there.

LOL !

 

I once asked my wife why she needed to store stuff in MY garage.

She pointed out that our laundry washing machine and dryer were in MY garage so she guessed that meant I'd be doing all the laundry from now on.

I learned my lesson - sit, stay, I'm a good dog now.

 

 

Had that happen once............once. I moved the damned things to a different room. Worked like a charm.