washing the car

[Wideboy]

i wish to pick your brains

every time i rinse off the car i get those pesky water droplet marks when it dry's which on silver looks crap, now i can't be ar5ed to polish the car so basically can some one recommend me a shampoo that will get rid of the marks without needing to polish?

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WB

Dry the car with a good quality chamois leather

[Bluepete]

Originally Posted by lookskyward1

Dry the car with a good quality chamois leather

Or a damp microfibre cloth from Tesco for about 80 pence. I do, it's better than a chamois.

The white marks are impurities in the water left behind after the drops evaporate. The only way I know to avoid them is do what my window cleaner does and use filtered water, but the kit is costly.

Originally Posted by lookskyward1

Dry the car with a good quality chamois leather

+1 with a real leather chamois not a synthetic one

wax it you lazy git!

Originally Posted by skint

+1 with a real leather chamois not a synthetic one

I herd that even a expensive real Chamois leather slightly scratches the paint work. I use a microfibe cloth on the beemer and i looks like it has been polished afterwards.

[G]

You can also buy de-ionising filter which attach to the end of your hose which purify the water and stop the streak/smears/watermarks.

...don't wash the car in the first place?

[mister c]

Originally Posted by Ed

...don't wash the car in the first place?

USe the Flash hose attachment. It has a setting to filter the water before its sprayed over the car. They are about 25 quid I think