Good car wash to use on brilliant black?
05-02-2006, 08:04 AM
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When I had my Black A4 I used Meguires Gold Class and that worked well.
I was very very **** about a black car, any one here the knows me will vouch for it....but the car wash is not what is going to help the finish and paint on Black...you MUST oblidge by a few pointers....
1. NEVER take a car to a car wash. NEVER.
2. Never was a Black car in the sun
3. Use Microfibre or preferred Boars hair to wash the car with...NOTHING else.
4. Dry the car with a Waterblade, then spot dry with a Microfibre towel.
That will set you in the right direction...washing the car in the sun or car wash you will get swirl marks and water spots. Using a terry cloth towel to wash dry will scratch the paint, as many have polyster in them, plastic.
The idea is to dry and touch the car as little as possible...hench the water blade...if you do it right, you will only dry the car near door jambs etc...
Try that to start.
1. NEVER take a car to a car wash. NEVER.
2. Never was a Black car in the sun
3. Use Microfibre or preferred Boars hair to wash the car with...NOTHING else.
4. Dry the car with a Waterblade, then spot dry with a Microfibre towel.
That will set you in the right direction...washing the car in the sun or car wash you will get swirl marks and water spots. Using a terry cloth towel to wash dry will scratch the paint, as many have polyster in them, plastic.
The idea is to dry and touch the car as little as possible...hench the water blade...if you do it right, you will only dry the car near door jambs etc...
Try that to start.
05-02-2006, 08:48 AM
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what I've been doing:
First off: I'm in SoFLA, and the sprinklers are abound everywhere you go and I already have small water spots, they seem to be unavoidable, every black (and a lot of other colors too) car I've seen have water spots.
What I've been doing is this:
Using either Turtle Wax car wash or Dealers Pride `Rinseless car wash' (I use water with the DP car wash, and follow the non-rinseless instructions).
I wait until 9 or 10 at night (when the sun is gone and the car is perfectly cool, and the car has not been used for several hours) and start by washing every wheel (using the Turtle Wax car wash in about 2 gallons of water), first by taking 2 pieces of paper towel, dipping it into the car wash and cleaning the inside of wheels, as far as my hand can reach: I clean the inside of the wheels and behind the spokes. I then spray the inner part of the wheels with water to remove excess grime. I then take a `wheels only sponge' and proceed to clean the outer part of the wheels, constantly cleaning and re-dipping the sponge in the car wash. Once clean, I repeat for all 4 wheels and then move to the car itself.
I throw away the water / wash I used to clean the wheels with and rinse out the bucket and pour either the Turtle Wax or DP car wash. I now start by spraying the entire car with water, with a spray hose attachment set on the `shower' setting, which is about the middle setting on the hose (I know not to use anything too strong). Once the car is dripping I normally start from the right side of the passenger roof to the left side, using a 2nd `top of the car only' sponge, I then move on to the main body of the car going from the right side, through the rear to the left side, and finishing with the front of the car, constantly re-soaking and cleaning the sponge, and spraying water on each section as I finish, to remove the left-over wash. I then move to the to the bottom portions of the car, where I have a 3rd `bottom only' sponge, that I use to clean the wheel wells, bottom of the blades, etc... with.
Once I am done I spray the entire car with water again, and use an absorber to dry the top part of the car and use a `bottom only' microfiber towel to dry the grimy bottom bits of the car. The metallic bits, including the valance, both front and rear Audi logos and the door trim are dried using a microfiber towel. The wheels are dried with a `wheels only' microfiber towel.
Anything I should change / can do better?
Jon.
What I've been doing is this:
Using either Turtle Wax car wash or Dealers Pride `Rinseless car wash' (I use water with the DP car wash, and follow the non-rinseless instructions).
I wait until 9 or 10 at night (when the sun is gone and the car is perfectly cool, and the car has not been used for several hours) and start by washing every wheel (using the Turtle Wax car wash in about 2 gallons of water), first by taking 2 pieces of paper towel, dipping it into the car wash and cleaning the inside of wheels, as far as my hand can reach: I clean the inside of the wheels and behind the spokes. I then spray the inner part of the wheels with water to remove excess grime. I then take a `wheels only sponge' and proceed to clean the outer part of the wheels, constantly cleaning and re-dipping the sponge in the car wash. Once clean, I repeat for all 4 wheels and then move to the car itself.
I throw away the water / wash I used to clean the wheels with and rinse out the bucket and pour either the Turtle Wax or DP car wash. I now start by spraying the entire car with water, with a spray hose attachment set on the `shower' setting, which is about the middle setting on the hose (I know not to use anything too strong). Once the car is dripping I normally start from the right side of the passenger roof to the left side, using a 2nd `top of the car only' sponge, I then move on to the main body of the car going from the right side, through the rear to the left side, and finishing with the front of the car, constantly re-soaking and cleaning the sponge, and spraying water on each section as I finish, to remove the left-over wash. I then move to the to the bottom portions of the car, where I have a 3rd `bottom only' sponge, that I use to clean the wheel wells, bottom of the blades, etc... with.
Once I am done I spray the entire car with water again, and use an absorber to dry the top part of the car and use a `bottom only' microfiber towel to dry the grimy bottom bits of the car. The metallic bits, including the valance, both front and rear Audi logos and the door trim are dried using a microfiber towel. The wheels are dried with a `wheels only' microfiber towel.
Anything I should change / can do better?
Jon.
05-02-2006, 08:59 AM
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Sounds like you are doing a very through job.
The only thing I would change is use a water blade. I wouldnt want any towel on the car no mater how soft...also chamos while better then a towel for swirs, they can also strip wax...which is not the best obviously.
Other then that it looks like you do a good job with it.
Other then that it looks like you do a good job with it.
05-02-2006, 09:16 AM
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I'm in South Florida and I'm Brilliant Black also... for starters don't use Turtle Zip Wax Wash !!!
I as well use Detailer's Pride Waterless Auto Wash, but not to ever wash my car. That is only after long highway drive and I want to get some bugs off, but don't have a chance to do a full wash/detail.
For wash alone I use Meguiars NTX Generation Car Wash...
Here is the full process I use and I've always seen good results.... <a href="https://forums.audiworld.com/a4gen2/msgs/857353.phtml">How I Detail My Car</a>
Where are you buying the DP stuff if I may ask ?
For wash alone I use Meguiars NTX Generation Car Wash...
Here is the full process I use and I've always seen good results.... <a href="https://forums.audiworld.com/a4gen2/msgs/857353.phtml">How I Detail My Car</a>
Where are you buying the DP stuff if I may ask ?
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05-02-2006, 10:30 AM
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The Driver's Seat on Glades :)
I get the majority of the stuff I use there! I live in Hollywood, but I'm in Boca all the time. Is that where you live? I am always at that store when I'm in Boca and usually parked where I am in the picture.
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