How do you keep your car gleaming?

[flowrider]

You have to wash cars? I thought you just needed to leave them out in the rain

 

[E270 Owner]

You have to wash cars? I thought you just needed to leave them out in the rain

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/art...yer-dust-storms-carry-sand-Sahara-desert.html

The rain down South here has sand in it leaving a nice layer all over the cars after it rains.

 

[Bonecho]

Seen many popped out I guess you just have to avoid at blasting them with full pressure - there shouldn't be any need for it.

I wash my car on weekly basis, I also polish and wax it too, but that isn't on weekly basis.

Now I always thought the worse thing you can do to a car is to polish it every week as car polish is actually abrasive and will eventually damage the clear coat which causes the swirl marks. The recommendation is to polish a car just once a year.

 

[Lenny1973]

Please tell me it's not true! I give mine a wax every other week.

 

[Herishi]

I thought Polish was abrasive and wax was a coating, so waxing every week should be fine

 

[neilrr]

I'm a bit obsessive with the cleaning thing & follow a very strict routine.

1) I wait until it has rained. It has to be a very gentle rain, more of a drizzle really & it has to have been ongoing for several hours. (N.B. This particular method of detailing doesn't work if the precipitation is any heavier.*) I find it really softens up the grime & makes removing it a doddle.

2) I get me bucket of warm water, sponge & bottle of Fairy Liquid & go outside to the car.

3) I start at the roof & wash from the top down, being careful to avoid cutting my hand or sponge on the rusty bits.

4) I finish & go inside for a cup of tea.

5) I let the rain rinse it off.

I do this at least once a year, though 2015 has been a bumper year & I have done it twice already.

Works every time!

*Because I get too wet & won't do it.

 

[renault12ts]

I will be 4 days late cleaning mine this year because we don't get back from holiday until 4th July!