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I went to a hand car wash in Vero Beach this morning. Usually, they do a good job but not today. They were busy, so they kind of rushed it. Then, they moved my car out of the bay and into the sun to dry it...with what appeared to be a not really clean chamois. I got the car home and it looked like crap. Happily, I had just received a bottle of my favorite wax, Pinnacle Souveran. So I went to work and did a hand wax. The stuff is pricey but goes on easy and comes off easy. And the shine is amazing. Here's the result.
Your car looks stunningly shiney, good work. I have enjoyed using Meguiar's Ultimate Synthetic Paste Wax because it goes on and off so easily. Although it is not the longest lasting wax I've ever used, I have never used a wax that beads water like it does. Now take your car out for a lovely weekend ride.
Must be the day for it. I washed and waxed my bike, then washed the car and the car felt dirtier after washing than before since I had compounded and waxed it last week. Not the best feeling. Kid power compounded his Lincoln LS, waxed it and pulled it out front just as a gully washer opened up. Said it looked great out in the sun for 45 seconds.
Since this thread is titled "Bad hand car wash", I thought you'd appreciate the Jaguar factory's recommendation - From the Dudley Moore movie "Crazy People":
In the above scene, Dudley Moore, the salesman, is explaining to Paul Reiser, the buyer, that this ad tells Jaguar owners to have their cars washed and polished by hand, preferably by a woman with a soft touch, in order to keep the paint like new.
I know it's an old movie, but some things never change.
I had some Carpro Reload left over from doing a CQuartz job on my daughter's MiTo, and hit the F Type with it. Unfortunately other suggested products are hard to get over here, so I gave it a crack. I diluted it 1:1 as suggested for dark paint and used it as suggested which is pretty easy - spray on and wipe/buff off. At that dilution there is no streaking.
The finish looks amazing, very glassy. I liked it so much I did my missus car (also IRR) the next day. Then I went and ordered another 500ml of it, I'm a convert.
And on the way back from breakfast this morning...rain. So much for the wax job. LOL
Strip the Pinnacle Sovereign wax and apply a nano ceramic coating with Pinnacle BLack Diamond Paint Coating V2 from Autogeek.net.
You will not be disappointed and there is no longer a need to wax.
For those here that have taken my advice and used my application process, they simply loved the results.
Black is one of the most popular car color options. But one question people considering buying a black car would often have in mind is, “Are black cars hard to keep clean?”
I swore I would never buy another black car after my '07 XKR but when a '10 XKR came up that ticked all the boxes I jumped at it. I have since bought a black Aston Martin as well!
Pigs to keep looking nice but worth it. The Aston has PPF all over, though, so seems to look clean and shiny for longer.
I swore I would never buy another black car after my '07 XKR but when a '10 XKR came up that ticked all the boxes I jumped at it. I have since bought a black Aston Martin as well!
Pigs to keep looking nice but worth it. The Aston has PPF all over, though, so seems to look clean and shiny for longer.
Next car I buy, I am PPF the whole car and then do ceramic coating on top it. I have two coats of ceramic on my black Aston and impressed how easily it washes and beads. Water car barely stay on the car.
I am not sure I could justify the cost but the previous owner had the PPF coated with Kamikaze ceramic coating when it was applied so that probably contributes to the why the Virage stays so clean.
I just use Meguiar's ceramic wax on the Jag and that definitely helps on the odd occasion it goes out in the rain or when I wash it. The front bumper has PPF on it and that seems to repel the dirt better than the rest of the car.
I opted to have the front bumper resprayed which cost less than the quotes I got for PPF. I then used Kamikaze on my car, I think 2 years ago now. Pricey but as ceramic coating goes, it's easier to apply imo as you can do a much larger area at a time than the typical 18" squares. I think I was able to do the hood, then each fender, etc. Time being money, the added cost of the ceramic product was easily offset by the time invested in applying.
08-19-2017, 05:14 PM
Bad hand car wash
