I've also seen three other tips: Add 2 tablespoons of baking soda to the
bucket (I forget why though....... has to do with acid buildup maybe?), add
2 tablespoons of vegetable oil to the bucket (it helps the water to bead and
not leave water spots...... it also makes your hands very soft :-) and rinse
with just your hose and no spray adapter on it...... so the water just flows
out of the end of the hose.
Bob Danielson
75 TR6 - status at
http://pages.cthome.net/BobD
----- Original Message -----
From: Bud Rolofson <Bud_Rolofson@nps.gov>
To: <Chip19474@aol.com>; <triumphs@autox.team.net>
Sent: Thursday, January 21, 1999 12:28 PM
Subject: Re:Non LBC - Which Wash Rag is Best?
>
>Chip
>
>Throw those sponges away, they are probably too hard and may be retaining
dirt
>particles as you wash that are causing the swirls. Wash the car using a
gentle
>car wash detergent (the nice gentle kind such as Meguiers gel wash) and two
of
>those yellow wash mitts. Use one for your paint, and one for grittier
areas
>such as wheels/tires/rocker panels etc. Don't mix them up. Write TOP on
the
>cuff of one of them with a permanent ink pen.
>
>Get a five gallon bucket and slop lots of the suds and water on the car to
wash
>the dirt off. Swirl the mitt in the bucket often to get the dirt out of
the
>mitt and into the bucket. You want to remove dirt particles that could cut
into
>the paint even while you're washing it.
>
>Wash a section at a time and from top to bottom, top, bonnet, trunk lid,
and
>rinse off as you go using a slow stream of water from a hose (float them
little
>particles away, don't blast them into your finish) without any type of
>attachment to wash away the soap suds and rinse the car.
>
>Immediately apply both your polish and the wax in a clean cool place since
you
>don't want to be rubbing dirt particles into your paint that WILL be there
if
>you wait until after lunch.
>
>Hope this helps prevent the swirls...hate it when that happens.
>
>Bud
>
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