Car care questions
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There is a thread here that has some excellent tips on it. The PDF file posted by Vlad is there but if I just click on it, it eventually says the file is corrupt. BUT if you right click and do a "save as" to save it locally, I can open it after it's on my drive. Go figure.....
Just my two cents worth to keep it showroom (with a bit of labor):
1. Never use an automatic car wash that touches the car.
2. Touchless car washes are OK as long as you don't have a convertible.
3. Follow Vlad's recommendation for TWO hand wash buckets - a wash bucket and a rinse bucket. Get the dirt out of your wash rag/sponge before soaping up again.
Wax? I use Meguiar's Gold three 3 step. But this is always a great topic of debate - which wax is best????
There is a thread here that has some excellent tips on it. The PDF file posted by Vlad is there but if I just click on it, it eventually says the file is corrupt. BUT if you right click and do a "save as" to save it locally, I can open it after it's on my drive. Go figure.....
Just my two cents worth to keep it showroom (with a bit of labor):
1. Never use an automatic car wash that touches the car.
2. Touchless car washes are OK as long as you don't have a convertible.
3. Follow Vlad's recommendation for TWO hand wash buckets - a wash bucket and a rinse bucket. Get the dirt out of your wash rag/sponge before soaping up again.
Wax? I use Meguiar's Gold three 3 step. But this is always a great topic of debate - which wax is best????
Here you go: http://www.m3forum.net/m3forum/showthread.php?t=120736&highlight=real+service+intervals
Sorry, their website is a bit unstable at the moment. May want to give it a try in a few days.
FYI, The link works now.
Sorry, their website is a bit unstable at the moment. May want to give it a try in a few days.
FYI, The link works now.
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The link above doesn't work. ![[:(]](/images/smilies/frown.png "Frown [:(]")
I downloaded the PDF--thanks! I am using the "two bucket" approach when I wash, and I went high-dollar on the car wax: Pinnacle Souveran, since the car is black.
But how about the interior--like the roof. That's fabric not leather (got leather cleaner for the rest of the interior), and there's a black smudge I'd like to remove.
Doh question: the dash is NOT leather, correct? My steering wheel and stick are, but the dash is a different texture entirely. What to use there?
Also: the![[chair]](/images/smilies/icon_smile_chairshot.gif "Chair Shot [chair]")
brake dust. Is there any product that prevents or at least limits it from adhering? I drive the car two or three times and the rims are cruddy.
Thanks!
I downloaded the PDF--thanks! I am using the "two bucket" approach when I wash, and I went high-dollar on the car wax: Pinnacle Souveran, since the car is black.
But how about the interior--like the roof. That's fabric not leather (got leather cleaner for the rest of the interior), and there's a black smudge I'd like to remove.
Doh question: the dash is NOT leather, correct? My steering wheel and stick are, but the dash is a different texture entirely. What to use there?
Also: the
brake dust. Is there any product that prevents or at least limits it from adhering? I drive the car two or three times and the rims are cruddy.Thanks!
I use Zymol Wheel Coat on mine whenever I wax her. Reduces the brake dust adhesion and makes washing the wheels easier. You can use their Fabrique on your cloth.