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Car Care Section
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Car Care Tips
Car Wash Kit
- Five gallon wash bucket
- Two cotton car wash mitts (one for paint surfaces one for wheels)
- One synthetic chamois
- 1 gallon car wash detergent
- 12 re-useable cotton terry cloth towels
- 1 package small kitchen sponges
- 1 bottle 20/20 glass cleaner (this stuff is the best)
- 1 tire scrub brush
- 1 Clay Bar kit (for removal of industrial fallout)
- 1 bottle of leather cleaner and treatment
- 1 can of carpet cleaner (Resolve works well)
- 1 can WD 40 (bug and decal remover)
- 1 bottle or can of pure carnauba wax (no silicones please)
- 2 micro fiber wax removal and glass cleaning towels
If you have the time it takes to maintain your vehicles finish and interior I reccommend that you do it yourself
The Hand Wash Process
Move the car into the shade and let the paint and glass surfaces cool down if possible. Remember the more comfortable you are the better job that you will do.
Start with two clean five gallon wash buckets, add three capfuls of real car wash soap to each bucket. (DO NOT use dishwashing detergent it will strip off any wax that your vehicle my have). Fill the buckets with hot tap water for washing the vehicle. I recommend you purchase two new cotton car wash mitts. Using a permanent marker mark one mitt for paint and the other for wheels. Never use the paint mitt for cleaning the wheels or tires.
WASHING YOUR VEHICLE
NOW IS THE PERFECT TIME TO GET YOUR CARS EXTERIOR READY FOR THE UPCOMING WINTER SEASON. START BY WASHING YOUR VEHICLE WITH A CLEAN WASH MIT IN A BUCKET OF WARM WATER AND USE CAR WASH SOAP ONLY. DO NOT USE DISHWASHING DETERGENT IT WILL STRIP ANY WAX OFF THE SURFACE OF YOUR VEHICLE.
ONCE THE VEHICLE IS CLEAN CHECK FOR INDUSTRIAL FALLOUT BY LIGHTLY RUBBING YOUR HAND BACK AND FORTH ACROSS ANY PAINTED SURFACE. IF YOU FEEL OR HEAR ANYTHING YOU PROBABLY HAVE INDUSTRIAL FALLOUT. TO REMOVE THE FALLOUT USE A PRODUCT CALLED CLAY MAGIC. BE SURE TO READ AND FOLLOW LABEL DIRECTIONS. USE THE CLAY BAR ON ONE SECTION AT A TIME TO MAKE SURE THAT YOU DO NOT MISS A SPOT. THE CLAY BAR ALONG WITH THE SUPPLIED SPRAY SOLUTION, WILL REMOVE ANY TOP SURFACE CONTAMINATION AND LEAVE THE PAINT SURFACE CLEAN AND READY FOR A GOOD WAX JOB.
THE FAXES ON WAXES
A LOT OF PEOPLE ASK ME WHAT KIND OF WAX TO USE ON THEIR VEHICLES. I NORMALLY RECOMMEND THAT A PERSON USE A PRODUCT THAT IS EASIER TO USE. IF WAXING YOUR CAR IS TAXING THEN REGULAR WAXING WONT OCCUR. THE GENERAL RULE IS THAT THE HARDER THE WAX IS TO USE THE LONGER IT WILL LAST. THE EASIER THE APPLICATION AND REMOVAL OF THE WAX IS, THE MORE TIMES YOU NEED TO PERFORM THE TASK. A GOOD QUALITY CARNAUBA PASTE WAX LIKE MOTHERS WILL TAKE LONGER TO APPLY AND REMOVE BUT CAN LAST UP TO 6 MONTHS IN THIS CLIMATE. WARNING!!! DO NOT ATTEMPT TO DO A CARNAUBA PASTE WAX JOB IN DIRECT SUNLIGHT.
THE EASIEST WAX THAT I HAVE FOUND TO USE IS SUPER GLAZE BY THE WAX SHOP. THIS PRODUCT WILL AMAZE YOU. I USE A SMALL DAMPENED KITCHEN SPONGE FOR APPLICATION. THE PRODUCT WILL SEPARATE WHILE SITTING AND NEEDS TO BE SHAKEN REGULARLY. APPLY A SMALL AMOUNT TO THE SPONGE. A SMALL AMOUNT GOES A LONG WAY AND IT GOES ON VERY QUICKLY EVEN BY HAND. ONE NEAT THING ABOUT THIS PRODUCT IS THAT YOU CAN APPLY IT IN THE DIRECT SUN IF YOU LIKE. APPLY THE PRODUCT TO ALL PAINTED SURFACES ON THE CAR. BY THE TIME YOU GET BACK TO THE PLACE YOU STARTED THE PRODUCT WILL BE DRY AND READY FOR REMOVAL. FOR WAX REMOVAL, BE SURE TO PICKUP A PACKAGE OF WHITE REUSABLE TERRYCLOTH TOWELS AT YOUR LOCAL STORE. . TURN THE TOWEL OFTEN AND ADMIRE YOUR WORK AS YOU GO. KEEP IN MIND, AS I MENTIONED BEFORE, THE EASIER THE WAX IS TO USE THE MORE OFTEN THAT YOU NEED TO USE IT. SUPER GLAZE NORMALLY LASTS ABOUT A MONTH OR SO DEPENDING ON HOW MANY TIMES YOU WASH YOUR VEHICLE. SOME OF MY CUSTOMERS TELL ME THAT THE PRODUCT IS SO EASY TO USE THAT THEY WILL THEY WILL APPLY A QUICK SUPER GLAZE WAX EVERYTIME THEY WASH THEIR CAR.
