How to Properly Wash Your Car in a Michigan Winter

Nice, people think im crazy always using two buckets lol. You use alot of Dodo products, i bought their wax sampler awhile back, its pricey but works well. Just wondering your opnion on the wax, polish ect ect, worth the extra buck?
 
webleedorange619 said:
Nice, people think im crazy always using two buckets lol. You use alot of Dodo products, i bought their wax sampler awhile back, its pricey but works well. Just wondering your opnion on the wax, polish ect ect, worth the extra buck?
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You should see how people look at me when they see me washing my "already clean" car. :D

I do have a lot of Dodo Juice's products, even some that aren't available in the US. I like them a lot as a whole, and have an article being posted tomorrow (the 20th) on a review of their Supernatural wax. I'll post it up when it goes online.
 
Marc@AutoLavish said:
Touchless washes are an option... but they'll strip your wax/sealant right away. They use very harsh products to chemically clean your vehicle without touching it (touch ones do too BTW), and nearly all car washes (touch or touchless) use "beading agents" in their wash water so you see water beading on your surface to give the illusion you still have waxed paint.
We all have to make certain sacrifices with car care (Lord knows I wish my Winter beater looked as good as my summer car), and I feel that through good research and knowledge, we can hopefully all make the right choices for our particular situations.
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yeah i know they use some pretty harsh stuff but it usually works to get it clean. i can usually find a place to wash it by hand a few times throughout the winter and apply a nice good coat of wax back on it. i hand washed it today and surprisingly even after numerous touchless and a few drive throughs there is still a decent layer of wax left on it. i was surprised. if i didnt have plans on getting the truck detailed this coming spring i would try and worry more about hand washing it more often but Its also way to cold and snowy to worry about that all the time and i;d much rather my truck not be covered in salt.
 
DSG SNAKE said:
Nice video. Are those buckets available locally? I know autogeek carries them.
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The buckets are just 5 gallon buckets - that's not as important as the Gamma Seal Lids that you put onto them. You can find them at a better price on amazon than anywhere IME. G/L and let me know if you have any questions!
 
Marc@AutoLavish said:
The buckets are just 5 gallon buckets - that's not as important as the Gamma Seal Lids that you put onto them. You can find them at a better price on amazon than anywhere IME. G/L and let me know if you have any questions!
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whats so special about the lids? Ive always just bought buckets from the fish store and they come with sealing lids for $5 each. Figure if they can ship live fish in them, it oughta make it to the corner car wash
 
cjmatt said:
whats so special about the lids? Ive always just bought buckets from the fish store and they come with sealing lids for $5 each. Figure if they can ship live fish in them, it oughta make it to the corner car wash
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I'm not familiar with those buckets you use, but they're just standard 5 gallon buckets. The lids are meant to fit onto 5 gallon buckets which is key so you can continue to use your Grit Guard inserts to help minimize swirls and scratches in your car's finish.
 
Marc@AutoLavish said:
I'm not familiar with those buckets you use, but they're just standard 5 gallon buckets. The lids are meant to fit onto 5 gallon buckets which is key so you can continue to use your Grit Guard inserts to help minimize swirls and scratches in your car's finish.
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theyre just regular 5 gallon buckets, but the fish stores always seem to have the lids for them also because they always get shipped full of water. just a low cost option.
 
What do you guys think about using jelly blades to get the water off of a car before wiping with microfiber?

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Uncle B said:
What do you guys think about using jelly blades to get the water off of a car before wiping with microfiber?

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if theres ANY dirt that gets caught on the blade your going to drag it across the paint and make scratches. I use one on my DD just to speed up drying, but I dont use it on my cobra.
 
soap said:
Blades don't hold onto dirt like a towel though. You pick up one piece of dirt in a towel and you will be rubbing it into your paint until you are done drying.

--Joe
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Idk about that, usually after every swipe with my blade id check it and more then once dirt was on it. No matter what you use towel,blade,chamoie is gonna scratch. Thats why i use an air dryer
 
webleedorange619 said:
Idk about that, usually after every swipe with my blade id check it and more then once dirt was on it. No matter what you use towel,blade,chamoie is gonna scratch. Thats why i use an air dryer
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You live on a dirt road, you can never get all the dirt out of the crevices and cracks, so of course there will be dirt while you are drying.

--Joe
 
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