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Old Aug 7, 2005 | 06:56 PM
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im never buying a dark car again. it show EVERYTHING. the tinyest scrach shows, i washed my car at my moms house and since theirs no shade i have to wash in the sun and the soap dryes fast so i rinse off as fast i can and if i miss some it shows big time. their got to be a trick? what is it?
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Old Aug 7, 2005 | 06:58 PM
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i love my silver. it never looks dirty, when it gets dirty it just looses its shine.
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Old Aug 7, 2005 | 06:59 PM
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Use shade?????

I prefer the DIY carwashes...
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Old Aug 7, 2005 | 08:13 PM
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Originally Posted by LakevilleSSEi
Use shade?????

I prefer the DIY carwashes...
as long as there'* no line. which is usually the case near me.
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Old Aug 7, 2005 | 08:14 PM
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Do it early in the AM....cause then you have time to dry it off also indoors
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in the sun i usually wash half at a time. always try to keep wet
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Old Aug 7, 2005 | 09:03 PM
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Don't wash the car with soap.

And when you dry it, only use 100% cotton made in the USA towels. White preferably. I even cut the stitched in border/edging off since the thread used to hold that together is likely not cotton.
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Old Aug 7, 2005 | 09:10 PM
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I feel your pain.
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I've got black and learned years ago, When you wash it...do one area..and as you move around the car..keep wetting the whole car. Never let it dry.

Then dry it all quick. Boom looks great
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Originally Posted by BillBoost37
I've got black and learned years ago, When you wash it...do one area..and as you move around the car..keep wetting the whole car. Never let it dry.

Then dry it all quick. Boom looks great
That'* also the way I do mine. I also wash mine early in the morning,usually starting around 6:30 or 7:00
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