Thank you BITOG.
After almost exactly 10 years, I can report that the “Garry Dean” rinseless car wash method I learned here has been a howling success.
(concentrated rinseless car wash in spray bottle followed by use of multiple sopping wet microfiber towels, followed by wrung out mf towel, and then dry towel)
The finish looks as good as you could possibly hope a 10 yr. old daily driver to look. Not a show car, exactly. Much more than merely presentable. Kind of anachronistic. You can tell from the body design that it’s not quite new, but you can’t guess from the finish how old it is.
Other than five or six applications of All In One, it’s never been touched with an abrasive.
Fairly durable spray waxes became widely available after a couple of years and that expensive Flex buffer machine I bought gathers dust.
Notes: I’m careful to rinse the car off with plain water first if there is more than road film on the car. I’m a believer in keeping the undercarriage rinsed off so I try to take care of that at the same time. I go to the coin op.
Notes on materials:
El cheapo mf towels bought by the bag at Wal-Mart. 20 or so. Quantity beats quality.
Optimum No-Rinse car wash. There are others. They worked just as well.
Optimum spray wax. Doesn’t seem to be marketed as an especially durable (3 or more months) spray wax, but it is, at least in my relatively cool climate. About as shiny as the next wax. The only problem I’ve had is in reapplying too soon.
After almost exactly 10 years, I can report that the “Garry Dean” rinseless car wash method I learned here has been a howling success.
(concentrated rinseless car wash in spray bottle followed by use of multiple sopping wet microfiber towels, followed by wrung out mf towel, and then dry towel)
The finish looks as good as you could possibly hope a 10 yr. old daily driver to look. Not a show car, exactly. Much more than merely presentable. Kind of anachronistic. You can tell from the body design that it’s not quite new, but you can’t guess from the finish how old it is.
Other than five or six applications of All In One, it’s never been touched with an abrasive.
Fairly durable spray waxes became widely available after a couple of years and that expensive Flex buffer machine I bought gathers dust.
Notes: I’m careful to rinse the car off with plain water first if there is more than road film on the car. I’m a believer in keeping the undercarriage rinsed off so I try to take care of that at the same time. I go to the coin op.
Notes on materials:
El cheapo mf towels bought by the bag at Wal-Mart. 20 or so. Quantity beats quality.
Optimum No-Rinse car wash. There are others. They worked just as well.
Optimum spray wax. Doesn’t seem to be marketed as an especially durable (3 or more months) spray wax, but it is, at least in my relatively cool climate. About as shiny as the next wax. The only problem I’ve had is in reapplying too soon.
