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Old Jul 21, 2002 | 10:22 PM
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What do you clean your car with?

What do you clean/wax your car with?
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Old Jul 21, 2002 | 11:11 PM
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Re: What do you clean your car with?

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What do you clean/wax your car with?

I just go to a car wash hah


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Old Jul 21, 2002 | 11:14 PM
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Re: What do you clean your car with?

Originally posted by Michelle
What do you clean/wax your car with?

why dont u come over to the detailing/car care forum .
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Old Jul 21, 2002 | 11:50 PM
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Also you can go to.....

Carecaronline. Lots of car care tips and products are in this site.


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Old Jul 22, 2002 | 01:10 PM
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Re: Also you can go to.....

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i actually meant this more as a conversatio topic. I just recently bought some Griots Garage car stuff and its awesome. Just wondered what everyone else used
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Old Jul 22, 2002 | 01:54 PM
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I use Zaino Z7 car wash on all our cars because i use Zaino Z5 and Z2 on them. It is a really good car wash and enhances the Zaino shine. Griots garage makes a lot of good products, but I feel there are much better products out there. I use a microfiber wash mitt using the 2 bucket method and rinse my mitt after every 2x2 section. This is the best way to prevent swirl marks. To dry I use an air compressor to blast the air out of the cracks then blot the car with a big blue drying towel from www.properautocare.com This thing rocks! I dont even have to wring it out once when I dry out ML! Here is a picture of our ML after I used Zaino.
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Old Jul 24, 2002 | 08:09 PM
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Car Care routine

Wash once a week:

1. PreWash to get rid of dirty film residue.
2. Wash - Blue Coral Self drying car wash liquid
3. AirDry
4. Towel Dry wet spots

5. Apply Meguirer's Quick Detailer. Read directions for specifics.
6. Apply Meguirer's Leather/Wheel cleaner
7. Vacume the inside, and clean up the door sills of everyday marks.

For Waxing - once a month

Follow the same routine..

After washing the car and drying it, I use Meguirer's Liquid Wax .
Apply and buff throughout. (45min)

After this process, Apply Meguirer's Final Inspection to get the best shine out.

The routine has been working for me for 4 yrs, ever since i bought i my first car ..Now i use it on my 2002CLK and it works wonders.

Goodluck

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