first car wash, etc

[jjrho]

well…got 600 miles… did my first car wash today…at home on driveway….i put a towel on the engine bay below the 6 air vents on the hood and it covered the air scoop too….

the wheels on the TA are nice looking but what a pain to clean all the crevices….

was careful not to spray too much around the door handle , due to what i read….

blow dried the car , as usual, using leaf blower, then dried it with real chamois…

went for a quick drive to shake off any water … and a block later, my son reminded me….'did u take the towel out dad ?'…

no wonder the car felt a bit funny…. suffocating w/o air/O2…. lol….

tnx god for kid with good memory….

jR
'14 TA #66
corsa with DEI titanium wrap, 2nd cat delete, steel braided brake lines , first oil change - All to be done next week with Dan C.

will be taking pics and posting pre and post temperature readings of various points in and out side of the car.

 

[pathoguy]

First....congrats on TA purchase

My Gen5 base gets dirty and rained on all the time. I drive it to work most days (not very far) unless heavy storms are forecast. I take it about once a month to a car wash and hand spray. Don't dry it, just drive it away. Never have used a towel for the hood vents, air thingy but careful to not spray directly into those areas. Spray at an angle with wheels and of course avoid direct jet on the door handles. Never had any issues. Like your towel idea and drying it the way you do is far better than my highway wind speed method...lol. But it will get dirty again tomorrow with bugs, moisture, dust etc...

 

[cfiiman]

Go to a rinsless wash and ditch the hose, then you don't need to worry about towels, etc. I did the same thing forever, had bags for the ECU (gen 1 car) and towels under the hood etc. It took forever to wash the car, not to mention getting water inside the car (which you don't have to worry about). I discovered rinsless products and they are fantastic. My paint is near flawless and if you do it right and the car is not super dirty it is the best way to go on any vehicle that you do not want to spray water at.

 

[heath1225]

cfiiman- any tips on the rinseless wash?

 

[cfiiman]

cfiiman- any tips on the rinseless wash?

Sure, I actually did a video on it for people asking like you. The video is on my Ducati Superbike, a bike you don't want to be shooting water into, but the same steps apply. Watch the video and if you have any other questions I'd be happy to help, I do rinseless exclusively on the Viper and Ducati, and am fanatical about my paint. IMO it is a million times safer than spraying with quick detailer, and even waterless wash:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XkZL7l73Lmg

 

[mblgjr]

Optimum Products No Rinse (ONR)(blue) and No Rinse wash n wax (green) are also both excellent products.

Same process as the Griots; just an alternative product that works really well for a multitude of uses.

Brought to you by the same company that does OptiCoat paint coatings

http://www.optimumcarcare.com/onrwns.php?li=2

 

[cfiiman]

Optimum Products No Rinse (ONR)(blue) and No Rinse wash n wax (green) are also both excellent products.

Same process as the Griots; just an alternative product that works really well for a multitude of uses.

Brought to you by the same company that does OptiCoat paint coatings

http://www.optimumcarcare.com/onrwns.php?li=2

Yes, ONR is a great product. In the video I'm using Turtle Wax Rinse Free Wash And Wax b/c I can get it locally. It is the only TW product I think is worth anything, they hit a home run with this one. Some people claim it is the same as ONR, I know they look and smell identical but you have to use more of the TW.

 

[mblgjr]

Neat. I had read that somewhere. I think Megs Detailer line also added a no rinse wash as well.

I just love ONR for all kinds of things. Wash, clay lube, qd.

 

[TrackAire]

Sure, I actually did a video on it for people asking like you. The video is on my Ducati Superbike, a bike you don't want to be shooting water into, but the same steps apply. Watch the video and if you have any other questions I'd be happy to help, I do rinseless exclusively on the Viper and Ducati, and am fanatical about my paint. IMO it is a million times safer than spraying with quick detailer, and even waterless wash:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XkZL7l73Lmg

Nicely done vid, love the out takes!!

Here is another idea where you presoak 20 to 50 towels and leave them in a bucket with a cover until needed. You only use the towel once, then discard for cleaning. It avoids having to rinse, etc. I'm sure the Turtle Wax solution will work as will many others.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-kY_S-fkgrE

And Gary has an updated version that uses a super big waffle towel to both dry and buff the paint in one step:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ws59CEYUpC0

With this system, there are always towels available that are pre-soaked and wet in case you need to do a quick clean up, clean off bird poop, front end bug splatters, etc. After the cleaning the towel is used, put it in the "to be washed container" and your done. It does look like it would save a lot of time. According to Gary, he has 50 micro fiber towels in that 5 gallon bucket....should be enough to do at least 4 to 5 Viper sized cars.

Cheers,
George

 

[heath1225]

Great video!

 

[cfiiman]

Nicely done vid, love the out takes!!

Here is another idea where you presoak 20 to 50 towels and leave them in a bucket with a cover until needed. You only use the towel once, then discard for cleaning. It avoids having to rinse, etc. I'm sure the Turtle Wax solution will work as will many others.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-kY_S-fkgrE

And Gary has an updated version that uses a super big waffle towel to both dry and buff the paint in one step:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ws59CEYUpC0

With this system, there are always towels available that are pre-soaked and wet in case you need to do a quick clean up, clean off bird poop, front end bug splatters, etc. After the cleaning the towel is used, put it in the "to be washed container" and your done. It does look like it would save a lot of time. According to Gary, he has 50 micro fiber towels in that 5 gallon bucket....should be enough to do at least 4 to 5 Viper sized cars.

Cheers,
George

Yes, GD's method is sound, I just don't want to use all the towels, thanks for the comments glad you liked the vid.

Great video!

Thanks, hope it helped!

 

[jjrho]

i think those waterless washing are all good for light soiling but to me, it feels like it's sponge bathing… if i have real dirt on the car, any car that is…, i want to presoak the car, then spray some diluted simple green on the wheels and behind the fender wells…and goto town with soap/sponge…
although in so.cal, with drought, we may have no other choice but to go the waterless route…

jR
'14 TA

 

[PeerBlock]

I'll put in another vote for the rinse-less wash. I've been using products from "optimum", specifically their no rinse wash to clean the car. It's very effective at removing dirt, including the nasty buildup that you'll get right behind your wheels and along the underside. I use a waffle-pattern microfiber towel to dry the car and optimum's poli-seal polish to finish it off and get a brilliant shine. Never had my car in the rain and never hosed it down; still looks better than it did brand new.