i just won a euro-pro streamer off of e-bay, i figure i would go natural with keeping the XB clean , no harsh chemicals for my baby, i will post the results of the steamer when i get it and clean the Xb for the first time.

 

Haven't tried this yet: Mr. Clean AutoDry, has some mixed reviews.
anyway,
After washing and rinsing off, I immediately drive off. Since I live near several 45MPH and above roads, I drive as fast as "legally" possible . Water on the vehicle literally flies away towards vehicles (ESP annoying SUV's :twisted: ) behind me. I learned that trick while watching MotorWeek. Oh yeah, speaking of MotorWeek, JENNIFER KHASNABIS is hot IMHO.

 

I use the armoral carwash CONCETRATE. Works great and polishs the car perfectly. I dry it off with a cotton towel and then gaze into the shine!

 

I use turtlewax car wash. cali water blade and then finish up with a chamois

 

I use turtle wax gold series car wash, then dry off my car with the absorber. :D

 

i use meguiars car wash and wax. i want to try the mr. clean autodry. sounds almost to good to be true. meguiars works great.

 

I just discovered those Armor All Car Wash Wipes. They are the greatest...I use it after washing my xB. Just took 1 and wiped the car down while using a soft towl behind it. It looked great!!! We have very hard water so always fighting streaks and spots...but not anymore.

 

I use the meguiars shampoo for my car and then i use the armor all tire shine for my tires then dry everything off with the absorber as well

 

I use Eagle One Car Wash Blend it is a red liquid and Eagle One Wax-As-U-Dry.....Awsome ____ oh and I use 1 Absorber towel to dry off the whole car 1 of them last me 4 car washes....

 

Since purchase on 11/21/03 i never washed it..
I got a detailer spray and microfiber cloths at Pep Boys 3 colors for $6.
I use the blue for the wheels, green for the paint, yellow for the windows and interior to collect the dust. It grabs dust very well.

1- Use a magic duster to remove loose dirt.
2- if there are dew spots or water spots, lightly spray a mist of detailer and wipe with the green microfiber cloth.
3- I use the yellow cloth to wipe all windows and lights. It also works well to remove the scuff looking marks on the doors.
4- Use the blue cloth to wipe the wheels
5- for the tires i use Meguire's Endurance Tire lotion. It does not turn your tires brown.
6- Purchased a brush at Pep Boys to remove lint and dirt form the floor mats outside the car.

I do this religiously once a week.
Every day after work i use just the duster and a touch up on the paint if needed with a dry cloth.

When it rained few days ago, i just used more spray on the cloth to lift the dirt without scratching the paint.

My xB is ALWAYS **sparkling**

I recommend to have a nice coat of wax as a starting point. Put more wax once a month to repel all oxidation.
Also a coat of Rain X on the windows.

To remove Tar or oxidation use Meguire's Cleaner/Wax It removes pretty much anything. I found bug and tar remover is to harsh on the paint.

 

i take it to the mexicans who own the detail shop at the corner, hook them up with a 6 pack and mysteriously 1 hour later its all clean................................ dont ask me what they use cause i dont care as long as its clean

 

I use the Mr. Clean system and it works great. The trick is to wash your car in the shade, the soap will dry to fast and leave a light film otherwise.



Deputy Dawg

 

I got that autodry thingy.............haven't used it yet though. I'm interested to see how it works..........cause I hate drying with towels.

KiL

 

i just use whats there at the carwash friday im going to go to autozone and look around and see what they have but anyone have some recommendations

 

I have been using a very hard grain sandpaper up to this point. When I get dirt on the car, it just scrapes it right off, funny thing, I have alot of scratches in the paint now, but hey, I guess thats the cost of doing business!!!!!

JK

You guys will laugh, but I have a damn good car wash near me. The people are friendly, fast and they do topnotch work. If you want your car waxed with a certain wax, you bring it, they will buff it on and off. I'm just a lazy MF thats all.

Gix

 

Did you use it yet?

sean

 

hahaha i do that too, let someone else do it! but now we just installed a nice concrete wash rack and a power washer at work so i plan on washing my car weekly for free there.

 

Yes.........I did. It works great. I really didn't expect it to dry without water spots like it says...........but........follow the directions..........and it works. I love it.

KiL

 

what autodry thing are you talking about??

 

http://www.homemadesimple.com/mrcleanautodry/

KiL