Black Car maintenance ???

ToadHollow · 03-08-2009, 08:27 AM

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Originally Posted by riceqx2

If after you rinse the car, you remove the spray nozzle from your hose, and rinse again with the low pressure water stream gently coming out of the hose, from top to bottom, most of the water will simply sheet off of the car (a function of the car wash soap), and you won't need to use any cloth to dry the car. Then use a California Water Blade to wipe the glass so there are no water spots.

Basically, the spot free rinse ....

pander5 · 03-08-2009, 05:10 PM

Yeah, +2 on the "drip" technique. As long as you maintain a good layer of LSP it works great. Lessens the amount of water your drying towel has to pick up!

mikeokimster · 03-08-2009, 05:55 PM

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Originally Posted by ToadHollow

Yes, the same stuff that you would use when going over the car with clay. Clay lubricant I guess in that case ......
If you want to use some of the better stuff; I have found the Optimum, Mezerna and Blackfire (my favorite for the jet black) to work the best and yield the best all around results. Here are the links for what I mentioned to give you a little more insight to the products .........

Optimum Gloss Enhancer here:
http://www.detailedimage.com/Optimum...Enhancer-P286/

Blackfire Deep Gloss Spray w/ Polycharger here: My absolute favorite ..
http://www.detailedimage.com/Blackfi...ycharger-P272/

The Blackfire is a sealant so if you're going to go the route of Zaino you won't want to use this with their products!

I prefer the wax and then seal method as the black absolutely *POPS*!

Look at some of the pics (decent and poor quality) in my garage. The pics taken inside were after the Optimum spray on gloss was applied ....... great for daily upkeep. The shine looks like you could reach "into" the paint .....

*EDITED*
In looking at my own pics I have just the one in the house garage. Decent reference for the depth of the shine though.

depending on how the pics look, I may need to get this product.

ToadHollow · 03-08-2009, 05:59 PM

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Originally Posted by mikeokimster

depending on how the pics look, I may need to get this product.

The only reason I decided to try it was due to the kudos the product received on this forum ....... by the way, it works great on the wheels for the in between washes etc.

jlspeed29 · 03-09-2009, 11:35 AM

+1 I love the Optimum Gloss Enhancer...its amazing!
+ it smells like heaven!

ToadHollow · 03-09-2009, 12:09 PM

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Originally Posted by jlspeed29

+1 I love the Optimum Gloss Enhancer...its amazing!
+ it smells like heaven!

Yeah, like bubblegum? Bubble Yum FTW!

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