Car Washing tips
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When you wash - make sure to use something like Micro Restore, but any basic detergent will also work.
Micro-Restore doesn’t just clean microfiber, it restores microfiber!
Never use any kind of fabric softener, bleach, fragrance etc. Never use any dryer sheets when drying.
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I've seen my boys make nuns with rulers cry. One moved to Vegas to pursue her new "dreams". A second became a real estate agent and another an attorney. I think the Vegas nun was the smartest of the three...
If you put the boys in a locked room with two bowling *****, one ball would vanish and the other would be broken in half. Neither would know what happened.
What could go wrong with them washing an aluminum car with soft paint?
On a serious note.. it's pretty hard to screw up paint that has a good ceramic coat on it... I'm pretty sure mine has CQuartz. I could probably wash it with a ratty tshirt.
Last edited by DirtyAir; 03-26-2017 at 06:42 PM.
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Yes! Rag Company is the best MF.
When you wash - make sure to use something like Micro Restore, but any basic detergent will also work.
Micro-Restore doesn’t just clean microfiber, it restores microfiber!
Never use any kind of fabric softener, bleach, fragrance etc. Never use any dryer sheets when drying.
When you wash - make sure to use something like Micro Restore, but any basic detergent will also work.
Micro-Restore doesn’t just clean microfiber, it restores microfiber!
Never use any kind of fabric softener, bleach, fragrance etc. Never use any dryer sheets when drying.
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You shouldn't use fabric softener on micro-fiber towels and you should dry them in a dryer. Those actions damage the fibers and you end up losing the benefits of using micro-fiber cloths.
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Has nobody else spotted this faux pas either
Never EVER EVER use a sponge - being a flat surface, it traps the dirt against the paint and will create those swirl marks quicker than a prostitutes knickers hitting the floor
Never EVER EVER use a sponge - being a flat surface, it traps the dirt against the paint and will create those swirl marks quicker than a prostitutes knickers hitting the floor
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Sorry, I actually did not mean a sponge. Its a car wash mitt.
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Good to know about the Rag Company.
I do the 2-bucket, MF mitt, Blaster Sidekick routine but the paint definitely is soft and to make it worse my car is black, so after 9 months I can see that it will need a light swirl remover application yearly. As the detailers say "black isn't a color, it's a career."
I do the 2-bucket, MF mitt, Blaster Sidekick routine but the paint definitely is soft and to make it worse my car is black, so after 9 months I can see that it will need a light swirl remover application yearly. As the detailers say "black isn't a color, it's a career."
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I use CR Spotless, Master Blaster and the 2 bucket method with grit guards. Instead of mitt's I use these Microfiber Wash Mops. It saves bending up and down constantly and also extends to reach much further than washing by hand. I label one with a "T" which I use for the top 2/3 of the car and the other with a "B" for the bottom 1/3 of the car which is always the dirtiest.
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I was wondering if some film would be in order. I will try the polish. I noticed the aluminum finish door handle is subject to scratching. Do you think either of these parts has a clear coat. I'm wondering if scratching was behind the switch to black handles?
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I know for a fact that the alu treadplates on the XF have an anodized coating, coz I tried to clean up one that was a bit scratched and I just ended up taking the coating off and making it worse, so much so that I bought a used replacement.
I don't know if the F-Type treadplates are the same, let alone the illuminated ones, but I for one would not be game to attack one with anything rougher than very mild polish.
I don't know if the F-Type treadplates are the same, let alone the illuminated ones, but I for one would not be game to attack one with anything rougher than very mild polish.
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