What method did you guys use to wash your car? is it hand wash or bring it to a car wash.

I know that these car places will leave a swirl mark on the body paint.

i've bought the mr cleaner kit that said the car will dry itself up. is this a good way to clean the car? or is there a better way to clean the car?

i had 600 miles on the car and yet to wash the car.

Can you guys help me out? thank you.

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Hi,


I never use an automated car wash and even instruct my dealer not to wash the car if they have it in for service/repair. Of course with silver colours swirls are far less noticable


I use a sheepskin washmitts and the two bucket method to reduce the chances of swirling.


1. Wheels and wheel wells 1st - seperate bucket brushes and cloths for these.


2. Rinse the car well with a hose to loosen the dirt.


3. Fill one bucket with a quality car wash shampoo solution another with clean water.


4. Wash the car from top to bottom keeping the mitt well loaded , rinsing the mitt in the clean water before loading it with more wash solution. Avoid circular motions, wash using straight strokes in the direction of airflow across the car. I use one mitt for the top half of the car and another for the lower panels. Also rinse the car regularly with the hose - this will flush the suds to the lower (dirtiest) panels.


5.Final rinse -youcan remove 90% of the water by using an open ended hose rather thanspraying - get a steady flow and chase the water off the panels - thats one of the best detailing tips I've found -needs a little practice but worth the effort.


6. Drying - I use a quality micro fibre waffle weave towel - again don't rub hard or use circular motions - lay the clothon the panel and pull it accross or blot dry.


So that is basically my system, there are of course variations to this and other methods. The best resource I know fordetailing is http://www.autopia.org/


Hope this helps.


Submariner

Steve has the correct information. For Autopia's take on washing your Cayman see: http://www.guidetodetailing.com/arti...hp?articleId=9







Edited by - mpollard on 04/07/2006 08:19:55 AM

Agree with the above and the car is so small it is a trival chore. In fact it is fun!

Hand washing is one of my special Cayman pleasures!

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Note, that it is important to not use dish soap, as it removes the wax!!! Unless of course you want a fresh start for the clay bar ...

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Which type of Zaino does everyone use, if you use at all. What type of car wash?

thank you for the reply guys!

another question:

besides using the brush method, is there any other way to clean the rims?i know that spraying water is not enough, since i dont have those high preassure nozzle.

is there any soap or anything that can make those dust gone?i've collected dust brake for a month now.

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tokz, no free lunch for cleaning the wheels but read this:http://www.caymanclub.net/article_read.asp?id=69


Let me edit this to remind to be careful what cleaning agents are used on the wheels. Harsh cleaners can destroy Porsche wheels. P21S wheel cleaner or Simple Green are the best I've found. Simple Green is available everywhere so I use it the most.

Edited by - Santa Fe on 04/08/2006 1:59:43 PM

I'll chme in here to agree with Santa Fe - P21S wheel cleaner is all I've ever used, and pretty much been all you'll need if you keep your wheels clean on a regular basis. After a cross country trip, I've had to use the P21S all-purpose cleaner/car wash, which is a mild citrus-based cleaner first, then the regular wheel cleaner. I also use the P21S citrus based cleaner (diluted) to strip wax off the car when I want to start from scratch.

brad

Edited by - beez on 04/08/2006 2:37:54 PM

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Submariner, what do you suggest for us folks in the south UK who now have a hose pipe ban? i guess we have to gently chuck buckets of water over the car to rinse it...

I've used PS21 on my Porsche wheels but IMHO BMW makes the absolute best wheel cleaner - cuts the heavy brake dust right off. Of course with a wheel wax application it should be even easier.