Hi All, so my detail shop tells me that Jaguar paint is quite soft and prone to swirl marks etc if not washed carefully. He recommended not taking it to a car wash as well. I have always done a mix of car washes and home washes and really never had a problem with my other cars. I normally use a sponge with two buckets - one with soap and one with clean water to rinse it out. For drying, i normally drive it around the block and then use a microfiber towel. I guess I could start using my air compressor instead and blowing the water off the car.

Any thoughts or advice?

Thanks

 

I wash all my cars at home. CR spotless is a great investment along with a master blaster. I use Adams products they are really great, they also have videos of virtually every product the sell. They have sales all the time as well.

Adam's Polishes | Premium Car Care Supplies

 

I use a master blaster for drying and like it. Paired with a ceramic coating the water flies off. I also use the CR Spotless setup to avoid spots because my water is really hard.

 

I use Optimum No Rinse wash with the two bucket method. I wash a section at a time with microfiber cloths and I dry each section immediately using a towel called Dry Me A River. The towel does a great job. I picked up all my cloths at https://www.theragcompany.com/ . There are videos on youtube about using Optimum No Rinse wash. My car is also coated with Opti-coat so that helps.

 

Cquartz and CarPro shampoo and the odd Reload are my staples. Never take it to a car wash, especially not one with brushes. If you want an easy "coating" look at Hydro2 - just spritz it on and rinse it off after your usual shampoo.

For drying at the moment I use the Rag Company Pluffles - more absorbent and soft than a standard microfiber. But I'm talking myself into one of the bigger master blasters (I have a small portable one for the nooks and crannies....)

 

Tips:

Have kids.

Lie to them about being able to use the car when they are older if they wash it.

Go play golf.

 

One of the nice things about full hood, skirts, mirror, etc. clear film is the ease of washing/drying. White car also helps for non filmed ares, but that has cquartz, which helps dirt to not stick. I foam shampoo my car with a soap gun, then use micro-fiber mitt. I rinse mitt with hose that is kept in my free hand so I never wipe the car with a dirty mitt. I find this faster and safer than 2 bucket rinse of the dirty mitt. I can also quickly rinse the car or rinse and wipe with mitt together to move built up dirt, mostly on side skirts. This car is low enough that washing time is less than my XF. Glass roof is easy too.

I use gliptone window cleaner as it does not streak and gets rid of off-gassing VOC's (the greasy film buildup) on interior glass.

 

Never let anyone touch your car unless they are trained (and beaten if they did it wrong). Best to train them on one of their friend's cars. My 8 year old grandson wants to "help". He does his mom's SUV first and that usually tires him out.

 

I buy Costco's yellow MF towels in bulk. They are not great, but cheap. You must shake them out before use.

Because they are cheap, if they get greasy or get other oily/smelly stuff on them them simply get discarded.

Still purchase quality MF towels/sponges for final/detail work. Unmarried = Better things to do with my time than play laundry boy.

 

Burt, no no no, I have to disagree, these are crap only good for checking your oil, cleaning wheels, tires etc. One use only throw them out afterwards.

Your driving a $100,000 car, don't skimp.

The Rag Company best high quality Korean micro fiber.

https://www.theragcompany.com/platin...rofiber-towel/

https://www.theragcompany.com/produc...ber-towel.html

 

+1 CR Spotless

 

THE BEATINGS WILL CONTINUE UNTIL MORALE IMPROVES!!!!!

Or my car is clean. Get to it monsters!

 

Mmmmm...

I like the Costco ones.. I used 5-6 on the car. They are plenty soft with the ceramic coat on. Once they get dirty they go into the shop rag bucket. Inexpensive and dual (triple?) use.

 

That's the spirit. My granddaughter who is older was trained without beatings. I expect the same for the grandson. They have a lot of energy that comes in handy. Ice cream all around when done.

 

Once you go Korean microfiber, you won't go back. Bought mine on jet.com if I recall. They're plush!

 

OK I will give these a try, but the Costco ones still serve a good purpose as a throw away MF.

 

I use the Costco ones for door jambs and under hood stuff. But love the pfluffles.

 

I agree with everyone, only wash it yourself and microfiber is the only way to go. I have two microfiber mitts, one for the lowest parts, the other for the rest. I use the double bucket method. I have a well, but I have a water softener and an RO system, so spot free. I have 3 large, thick, and fluffy microfiber towels that I use to dry. Once over a section and its dry. I use a semi-soft brush on the wheels, which I dry with regular towels. Then I take my wife to get ice cream.

 

Do they end up linting off like so many microfiber towels do? Note: I use Chemical guys MicroFiber Wash which I think does a great job.
CRS

 

I use Rag company, no lint new right out of the package. They say wash first, but I never do.