sometimes goin to the car wash is more of a hassle. thats what quick/speed detailer is for. is that Pledge duster re-usable?
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sometimes goin to the car wash is more of a hassle. thats what quick/speed detailer is for. is that Pledge duster re-usable?
Quick detailer can't do much if your car has a film of dirt caused by rain mixing with dust. It's effective if you have dry dust.Quote:
Originally Posted by riruiz_88
Pledge duster is reusable if it is not too dirty. If you have heaps of crap on it after using it once, I don't think you would want to reuse it.
oh really, i thought it would be the same as the waterless detailer. well looks like im gonna have to go wash it, cause i do have rain mixed with dust. looks damn ugly. can you wash the Pledge duster?
I'd just shake it to get the dirt out. If it is too dirty, just throw it away and put another refill on. They are cheap anyway. $5 for 3 refills I think.Quote:
Originally Posted by riruiz_88
Try using the Clay Bar every other weekend, depends on how much build up you get, a Clay Bar lifts all the crap off, and allows the shine to come thru
Claybars are not designed to be used that often. They are still abrasive and do cause marring to your paint. The normal claybar that you buy is meant to be used once or twice a year. If you want to use it every month, you have to buy a fine claybar instead which is less "wearing" to the paint.Quote:
Originally Posted by AzKik-R
ok so its nearly time for me to do another wax. want to know if i need to polish aswell?or should i just go straight for a wax?
really depends what you mean by a "polish" to me a polish is a paint cleaner that i use to prep the surface prior to waxing.
so what i do is
wash
clay
paint cleaner
wax
i would suggest you use a paint cleaner but i know many don't.
i have polished my car before. what i want to know is, do i have to polish/glaze everytime i want to wax my car? cause what im thinking is, that if i dont polish/glaze my car it wont be as shiny?
^ I haven't ever polished/glazed my cars before.. so no you don't *have* to polish before applying wax. Without it it still turns out shiny... but depends on the condition of your paint too.
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What are your guys take on the meguires waterless wash?
I'm in brissy and over here you can't use a hose/bucket. The nearest car wash place is actually quite a drive away unfortunately. So it would take a long time for the engine to cool down before i could give it a wash. So I'd much rather do it at home with waterless products.
So atm I've tried polyglaze waterless and will do the meguires waterless wash tonight in the garage. I really want to avoid scratching my paint so when I wipe off the waterless wash I do so very gently and in one direction. I use a microfibre cloth to gently wipe it. Then another dry microfibre to 'buff' it shiny.
My car doesn't get too dirty in a week cos i work from home so any mid-week driving I do is normally just to the shops n back.
Is it safe to continue to do so? On one hand I love the convinience of being able to do it in the garage... but on the other hand am a little concerned about scratching my (new black) paint.
So you don't want to scratch your paint and you do it gently, but in the end, you still dry buff your paint?? That will cause swirling in your paint, especially with cheap microfibre cloths.Quote:
Originally Posted by markCivicVti
^ Yeah. Well... is there any technique that works well with these 'waterless' ways of washing the car?
Or are they really no good then? I don't remember the details now but there was this product that you mix in with water.. and apparently you don't have to rinse off. Apparently you can do it in the garage. Would this be better than meguires waterless wash? Or would it end up doing the same sort of damage since you still buff it dry?