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Old 03-14-2007, 11:14 AM   #16
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Imagine, I do 1 car per week...........
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Old 03-14-2007, 11:32 AM   #17
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What's wrong with the power washer? I use that all the time.

You just have to use the correct setting, so it sprays with a mist not a jet.
unless the car is super muddy i don't know, just wasn't the way i had read.
don't worry, i've used them too..to wash the lot cars at the dealership

just not on a personal car.
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Old 03-14-2007, 09:42 PM   #18
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Anyone mind sharing what a good quality "towel" is to dry the car off? Thanks

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Old 03-15-2007, 08:33 AM   #19
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Anyone mind sharing what a good quality "towel" is to dry the car off? Thanks

I prefer a Chamoi........
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Old 03-15-2007, 08:59 AM   #20
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Isn't the only reason for not washing a car in the sun is because the sun dries the car faster than you can and therefore will leave water marks?

I was watching a show about a Celebrity car washers who use Avian bottled water to wash cars... Therefore, since there is no minerals it wouldn't leave any spots when drying!

Same idea with the Mr Clean spotless carwash system that filters the water so no spots!
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Old 03-15-2007, 10:01 AM   #21
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^yea cause the sun will start drying out things and that's not good since you want everything to be slippery or you could scratch the paint.

needs to be super wet, like when you do it in the butt.
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Old 03-15-2007, 10:10 AM   #22
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^UGB That is all. Oh, plus your a nOOb.
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Old 03-15-2007, 10:30 AM   #23
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LOL
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Old 03-15-2007, 10:31 AM   #24
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needs to be super wet, like when you do it in the butt.
Love it!
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Old 03-15-2007, 11:24 AM   #25
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Hehe...
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I have read up about the wax that this guy uses. It's some sort of Zymol Estate Glaze. The wax is very hard and you have to apply it with your hands because the heat from your hands actually helps make the wax malleable. Check out these prices http://www.vertar.com/zymol/zymol-waxes-glazes/
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Old 03-15-2007, 06:41 PM   #27
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I have read up about the wax that this guy uses. It's some sort of Zymol Estate Glaze. The wax is very hard and you have to apply it with your hands because the heat from your hands actually helps make the wax malleable. Check out these prices http://www.vertar.com/zymol/zymol-waxes-glazes/
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idk what that is in US.
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Old 03-15-2007, 06:46 PM   #28
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They have wax designed specifically for Ralph Lauren's 1937 Bugatti.

226 grams of it for $1300. OUCH....
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Old 03-15-2007, 06:52 PM   #29
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So if it rains the next day, is there some kind of warrenty he has in case of natural rain or snow? Oh, and how about a small pothole filled with water, does he have a warrenty that will cover that too?
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Old 03-15-2007, 06:57 PM   #30
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So if it rains the next day, is there some kind of warrenty he has in case of natural rain or snow? Oh, and how about a small pothole filled with water, does he have a warrenty that will cover that too?
Probably not..........

Wax actually helps protecting the paint from rain and other elements.


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