How to: Properly wash your car (w/video's)

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Looneybomber
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Car: 02 explorer sprt (grn)
10 G37S (white)

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Guys, I've mentioned in various threads about the 2 bucket w/grit guard method, wool mit usage, not wiping a chamios (sp), and various other things. Well here's some video's to show what I was talking about.

Washing a car properly! It's the most informative video I've seen and where I learned what I was doing wrong with my washing a couple years back. I just now found it again.http://video.google.com/videop...e.com

As in one of the comments, it does leave out the sheeting via low pressure hose to remove water drops before drying.

Light polishingThis will have to be done eventually. If you have a dark car, you'll likely have to do it sooner or more often than if you had a lighter car that hides swirl marks (silver for example)http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NURjFvmDpEc

And a couple bonus video'shttp://www.automagic.biz/movies.htm

Two products I'd like to talk about are the foam gun and steamer, but I don't own those. You can do a search and find plenty of info on them though.


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daconkiftador
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Car: '92 Coupe SE, '83 Rabbit GTi, '91 Golf GTi

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nice links!


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