[Healeys] washing my car

[i erbs]

Thanks,
This is what I was looking for. Someone who had used the waterless
cleaners. Its cold and wet outside right now so this should work. How does
it work on Black stuff on the lower rear fenders?


Ira Erbs
Portland,OR
1959 BN4 100-6
with BT7 engine and disk brakes.

On Thu, Feb 4, 2016 at 9:22 AM, Michael MacLean <rrengineer.mike at att.net>
wrote:

> I know there are going to be varying opinions, but since I finished the
> resto on my Bugeye back in 2000 I have never washed my car.  I have used
> Dri Wash N Guard waterless car wash exclusively.  It leaves the paint so
> slick, it feels like glass and rain will just bead right off.  I have not
> noticed any swirls in the paint even though I have "washed" the car when it
> was dirty by spraying this stuff on then letting dry to a haze and then
> polishing it off.  Can't say enough about how good the paint still looks.
> After a half dozen or so applications, all you need is a wet cloth to clean
> the car off, then dry.
> Mike MacLean
>
>
> On Thursday, February 4, 2016 8:50 AM, Bob Spidell <bspidell at comcast.net>
> wrote:
>
>
>
> Agreed (do not use dish soap unless you want to remove wax and possibly
> damage the paint!).  I think the most important thing is to use soft
> water--if your local supply is hard, you'll need a softener--else you'll
> likely get spotting.
>
> Oh, and do not wash your car in Flint, MI.
>
>
>
> ------------------------------
>
>
> As long as it's decent car wash, you should be in good shape.  Honestly
> the modern paints are so bullet proof it's hard to mess them up.
>
> On Thu, Feb 4, 2016 at 12:50 PM, i erbs <eyera3000 at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> So this will sound weird, but I have not washed my car since painting it 5
> years ago. I  had not really been driven. I have put about 15 hours on it
> since the end of Nov and my lower rear wings have road dreck and the rest
> of the car is dirty. Not trying to ask the best oil question here, but I
> guess its pretty close. What should I use to clean my car with?
> Thanks all
> Ira Erbs
> Portland,OR
> 1959 BN4 100-6
> with BT7 engine and disk brakes.
> 1972 Landrover Series III 109 sold
> 2009 MINI cooper S countryman
>
>
>
>
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