redlineracing

I get a lot of comments on how good my cars look.Other than the New 03 S2k( Blue) I have an 02 CRV EX(Black) and a 96 Mitsu GST( Black,130K Miles w/Original Paint).So here's my 2 cents and what seems to work for me.

Wash with Hot/Warm Water
Rinse with Cold Water
Car Wash Soap: Blue Coral With Carnuba Wax
Detail Spray:Eagle One Wet( After Every Wash)
Tires:Turtle Wax 2001 Protectant
Wax: Zaino is good,But I also like Malms Polish & Wax Products
Glass:SprayWay Formula 40 Glass Cleaner( Spray-NO streaks and NO ammonia.


One trick I've learned,I put about a 1/2 cap of cooking oil in my hot/warm wash water.This seems to lubricate the water & mitt some and results in less surface drag and thus less chance to scratch the paint.

Also,for drying,waxing & detailing,I always use MicroFiber towels.DetailKing.com has good ones and at a good price.

Thanks

rlr

wanabe

not sure that i like the cooking oil part...
seems to me that this might keep your wax from binding to the car as well as it might without the oil
one of the reasons that we wash the car is to get oils off (from other cars emissions, etc.).

i agree that a well lubricated wash mitt is a good idea- i prefer use a car shampoo with that characteristic instead of oil.
just my opinion!

SStylin

I've been using the BlackFire car soap for a long time, and really like it. I also use the Pinnacle car soap and that has some really nice slickness to it.

I'd rather pay a little more for the soap and know that it's "made" to keep the dirt off the car rather than mixing my own.

No offence redlineracing. If it works for you, go for it.

redlineracing

Thanks.I'll give BlackFire stuff a try.

An old friend once did some work for a CA Paint Shop and said he had tried the oil in wash water and he liked it.

Thanks for the BF tip.

rlr

SStylin

Sometimes the old-timers have some great ideas. I new a guy who had 2 "trailer queen" Corvettes and he always used Glow Coat floor wax on his tires. Shined like crazy, dried and wasn't oily, and lasted a long time. I couldn't find Glow Coat and used something else. The stuff dried and cracked up. It took forever to get that stuff off my tires.

slalom44

I'm not sure I'd want to try using oil in my wash water. Soap by definition reduces the surface tension of water, making it wetter. Car wash soaps are designed specifically to have enough "wetness" to dissolve grease and grime, enough "lubricity" to wash away grit without scratching the surface, yet not caustic enough to strip away the wax.

Vegetable oil neutralizes soap. If you ever put a greasy pan in a sink filled with soapy water, you'll find that out. I'm sure that it does a good job of lubricating your wash mitt and probably won't harm the surface, but if you're trying to wash off anything with an oil residue, your wash water won't be as effective.