warsh'n and wax'n it

[Joe H.]

worst thing you can do to these old cars is soak them down and get water down inside the doors ,behind all the trim,behind the head lights,water down the cowl vent and so on. Then put in the garage and cover it up. Havn't washed mine in 6 yrs. Dry clean or mist and whip only. California duster micro fibers and good carnauba wax job every year. And when you mist it with spray bottle and dry it with soft cotton t shirt you get a realy good spit shine with the carnauba on it. 41 yr old paint and still getting good reviews

[ford84stepside]

Originally Posted by Blown76Mav

Its not the pressure at the car wash as much as that brush. That brush will scratch a diamond. If the pressure blows your paint off or chips it then you have a poor paintjob..

I agree on the brush, I never use it! Just the pressure spray. I only do that when I'm too lazy to do a real wash on it. The brush at the cars wash is usually full of grit and oil and grease, so you are asking for trouble using it. I use an old terrycloth towel to wash with at home, then dry it off with "The Adsorber", a artificial shammy. I got a real shammy as a door prize at a cruise in, but it doesn't work near as good as The Adsorber does.
They use so many chemicals in our city water, if you don't dry it off, it'll leave water spots.
And I use good old Turtle Wax. Been using it for years, haven't found anything that I like better. I waited a year after I painted it before it got it's first wax job.