How do you just wash your car and not polish and wax it?

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bmw325

Discussion Starter · Mar 8, 2002

Sometimes I see people make comments like "I wash my car once a week but wax once a month".

If I were to just wash my car, I'd have a lot of water spots on it. The water spots mean that I have to use some paint cleanser (like P21s cleanser) to get them out. If I use the cleanser, then I need to apply a new coat of wax-- so its like a whole vicious cycle.

What do you guys do when you "just" wash your car?

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ALEX325i

· #4 · Mar 8, 2002

robg said:
Sometimes I see people make comments like "I wash my car once a week but wax once a month".

If I were to just wash my car, I'd have a lot of water spots on it. The water spots mean that I have to use some paint cleanser (like P21s cleanser) to get them out. If I use the cleanser, then I need to apply a new coat of wax-- so its like a whole vicious cycle.

What do you guys do when you "just" wash your car?

Water spots shouldn't be an issue if you use CWB + cotton towels to dry your car. Plus, when you use a quick detailer like Z6, water spots are not an issue at all.

Edit:

Here's a pic of my car after a good wash + Z6

Trust me, there are NO water spots on that baby...

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ALEX325i

· #6 · Mar 8, 2002 (Edited)

robg said:
Alex -- your M3 is just stunningly beautiful. It was hard for me to close the browser window and stop staring at it.

It makes me want to go detail the hell out of my jet black 325 right now!

Maybe I will try distilled water with a spray attachment. I'd think think that using distilled water in a spray bottle would only be effective on a car that wasn't very dirty. How nuch distilled water did it take to rinse the car? Did you just pore it from the bottle or did you spray it?

Does anyone make some sort of hose filter attachment to purify water and remove most of the minerals? That would be a great detailing tool!

Oh, I'm not at that OCD level yet... I don't rinse my car with distilled water, so I can't tell... Al just did it though (see the thread he started earlier today).

Actually, I should start doing the same because sometimes I find swirl marks all over my car and I'm pretty damn sure it's dirty water that's causing them...

When that happens I agree with you... I can't just wash and quick detail it. I have to throw one or two coats of Z5 on. Then, I gotta finish with a coat of Z2, which sucks because there goes your weekend...

But the results are rewarding...

Edit:

But I'm sure that's history now that I've got ZFX and PC... :thumb:

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