good thing i asked before i washed my car haha

 

actually i take that back, I dried my box with a towel a few weeks ago

please tell me when I go out and look close to see if there are scratches theres a chance there wont be...

 

well, the scratches become very noticeable after a year... if you've only done it a handful of times, you should be "alright", just don't do it again.

 

thank god, I worry about my car too much

haha I got an addiction to mods and stuff from this site :D

 

Hey everyone,

Sorry about asking this questions, but in the Sunday ads at Target is advertising the 5-pk microfiber towels, super-soft chenille mitt, ultra shine wash & wax, and other selected car care items for 2 for $8. Is this a good deal? I am looking to buy the microfiber towels and am wondering does the brand matter? The brand for this microfiber cloth is vroom. Is that a good brand?

Please let me know

Thanks

 

You could try bringing a CDR or something to Target to test the Vroom clothes before purchase: https://www.scionlife.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=58552

 

Vroom towels are fine. They're regarded as all right on Autopia.

The only downside with the Orange ones are, however, that they lint like there's no tomorrow. So... basically, if you can get better towels, relegate the vroom towels to underbody/wheel well/engine bay/wheel duty.

If not, use the orange ones on the paint - but not the glass. If you use it on the glass, you'll leave very visible lint everywhere - it's very annoying at night!

 

I, too, use the Mr. Clean AutoDry, and after some long-skepticism I am not dissapointed. It's my friend with his Mustang GT that advised me to use it, but he suggested using some (?Meguiars?) quick-wax-saving product right after it though, so it protects the coat of wax. The AutoDry is said to remove some wax from your car.

 

I tried that Mr. Clean Autodry once. NEVER again!!! It leaves a funky residue all over and I had to re buff the whole car and re-wax just to get it back to normal. It may be fine for everyday daily drivers that get left outside but never for a showcar.
To dry the car I first use the California Water Blade to remove 80% of the water. Then follow up with a pre-moistened micro fibre towel. They absorb better that way.
Never use a mitt or sponge to wash!!! They trap dirt inside and will cause scratches. Only use soft bristled (non plastic) auto wash brush on a stick.

 

Yikes.

First off, you shouldn't need to use a Water Blade. Free flowing some water over your paint ought to take care of 80% of the water, and then a spot drying action with a microfiber would do the rest. This is the best and most recommended drying method as far as I know. Leaf blowers are supposed to work well too but I'd be afraid of getting a jamming all the dust and stuff in the air at my paint. But either way, if you do it right you shouldn't need to run any towel across your paint while drying.

Second, sponges and mitts work just fine. You just need to shake out the mitt/sponge in a rinse bucket to let out any dirt or dust. You do realize, I hope, that the point of a sponge/mitt is pick up dirt and dust suspended by the soap. It's just harder to shake loose dirt from a MF sponge but it can be done. Cotton chenille or wool mitts release dirt pretty well. White cotton chenille works well because you can tell when it's dirty because it gets grey, one shake in soap water and it's back to white.

 

Yikes nothing! When the water beads like it does on mine the water blade works quickly and safely on mine to nearly dri it completely before the MFs.
This the method I've used forever and have yet to have a problem in 15 plus years on my different show cars.
Mitts are very scarry tho. Scratches just waiting to happen. Yes, they pick up the dirt.... and drag it along the paint. Auto wash brushes gently loosen the dirt so it can be rinsed away.

 

kungpaosamuraiii, i agree with the majority of what you said but...

Ummm... doesn't "dust and stuff in the air" get blown at your car

e v e r y . t i m e . y o u . d r i v e . ?


errrrm?

 

Oh, for sure. But after I dry, I wanna wax.

And needless to say, I don't wax after I drive.

 

oh for sure...

gotcha

 

Thanks everyone for the advice

 

I use cloth diapers. Make sure you wash them before you use them to dry though, they will absorb more that way.

They are super absorbent, and don't leave scratches or lint.

~Stephanie

 

Thanks for your input

 

No problem.

~Stephanie

 

Hey everyone,

I am wondering is a super duster for $15.99 at Baxter Auto Parts a good deal? It is on sale in this weeks Sunday ad. I am thinking about buying one, but not sure if this is a good deal. Or the Original California car duster on sale for $14.99 at Baxter? Which one is better. I have a Black Sand Pearl color car. Please let me know

Thanks

 

Meguiars Super