My old man was a hottrodder who taught himself every aspect of building cars except interior work.
I still have 2 cans of the Turtle Wax hard puck wax. They have to be at least 30 years old. Way to much rubbing to be putting that on with what’s available today.
The waxes and polymers of today far surpass the wax pucks of decades ago. Now they are easier to apply, easier to remove and a lot of them won't turn rubber white. Washing chemicals and methods have come along way also with products like ONR and McKees.
YA, that old wax was murder. I stick with their their Hybrid Solutions line.
This is what David really looks like when washing his vehicles.I'm a former "let God wash it" kind of person. My 16 year old Scion was probably washed a half dozen times with a brush attached to the hose and vacuumed out an average of once a year.
But Soupie!?!
Well, after becoming neurotic from being on this forum for six months, I now have a legit pressure washer, extra-long hose, soap cannon (that, I must admit, is fun), several dozen microfiber towels (actually my wife gets most of those and she has those huge 3x4 foot drying ones), and even a pressure washer attachment for doing the undercarriage, all kinds of soaps, detailers, tire grooming crap, and specialty brushes for vents, and so much more!
I reality, my wife uses bunches of products including waterless and rinseless washes, fancy European pump up sprayers, leather conditioners, ...
I seem to only use Mr. Pink for the foam cannon, a half dozen microfibers (half of which I drop on the ground and have to toss in the dirty bucket), Aerospace Protectorant (for tonneau, plastic trim, and tires - although sometimes Kate can't take it and uses real tire dressing on Soupie), and 303 Graphene (body and exterior of windows).
My routine is: pull out liners, vacuum interior, rinse, soap, rub with two-bucket method, rinse, half-ass dry (Kate uses a leaf blower on her car), do the inside of the windows with only water and microfiber, then graphene and aerospace. Takes me about an hour. Kate spends 3 to 5 hours on hers and I took out the LED work lights once last summer for her!
Oh, and sometimes I soap and rinse the BedRug and I've vacuumed it a few times.
I'm sure the neighbors think I'm a tool because once I'm done, I'll sit in the yard with Cheech and a beer (or two, or three) and offer moral support to Kate.
I do the same thing ?. I'll dry it with a microfiber towel or an "Absorber" brand chamois then blow all the water out of the crevasses before I move on to other steps. real helpful with the lug holes.
I met one of the Zaino brothers in 1996 at the F-Body Gathering that year. I thought he was a snake oil salesman but after 30 minutes, I was hooked. I bought Zano for years after that. It was a great product.
Wait your previous car was a scion. ?I'm a former "let God wash it" kind of person. My 16 year old Scion was probably washed a half dozen times with a brush attached to the hose and vacuumed out an average of once a year.
But Soupie!?!
Well, after becoming neurotic from being on this forum for six months, I now have a legit pressure washer, extra-long hose, soap cannon (that, I must admit, is fun), several dozen microfiber towels (actually my wife gets most of those and she has those huge 3x4 foot drying ones), and even a pressure washer attachment for doing the undercarriage, all kinds of soaps, detailers, tire grooming crap, and specialty brushes for vents, and so much more!
I reality, my wife uses bunches of products including waterless and rinseless washes, fancy European pump up sprayers, leather conditioners, ...
I seem to only use Mr. Pink for the foam cannon, a half dozen microfibers (half of which I drop on the ground and have to toss in the dirty bucket), Aerospace Protectorant (for tonneau, plastic trim, and tires - although sometimes Kate can't take it and uses real tire dressing on Soupie), and 303 Graphene (body and exterior of windows).
My routine is: pull out liners, vacuum interior, rinse, soap, rub with two-bucket method, rinse, half-ass dry (Kate uses a leaf blower on her car), do the inside of the windows with only water and microfiber, then graphene and aerospace. Takes me about an hour. Kate spends 3 to 5 hours on hers and I took out the LED work lights once last summer for her!
Oh, and sometimes I soap and rinse the BedRug and I've vacuumed it a few times.
I'm sure the neighbors think I'm a tool because once I'm done, I'll sit in the yard with Cheech and a beer (or two, or three) and offer moral support to Kate.
