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Wideboy 02-06-08 05:29 PM

washing the car
 
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?

tar

WB

lookskyward1 02-06-08 05:32 PM

Re: washing the car
 
Dry the car with a good quality chamois leather:rolleyes:

Bluepete 02-06-08 05:57 PM

Re: washing the car
 
Quote:

Originally Posted by lookskyward1 (Post 1527664)
Dry the car with a good quality chamois leather:rolleyes:

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.

skint 02-06-08 06:03 PM

Re: washing the car
 
Quote:

Originally Posted by lookskyward1 (Post 1527664)
Dry the car with a good quality chamois leather:rolleyes:

+1 with a real leather chamois not a synthetic one

kwak zzr 02-06-08 06:15 PM

Re: washing the car
 
wax it you lazy git! :)

andyharding 02-06-08 07:21 PM

Re: washing the car
 
Quote:

Originally Posted by skint (Post 1527708)
+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 02-06-08 08:58 PM

Re: washing the car
 
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.

Ed 02-06-08 09:18 PM

Re: washing the car
 
...don't wash the car in the first place?

mister c 03-06-08 05:41 AM

Re: washing the car
 
Quote:

Originally Posted by Ed (Post 1527913)
...don't wash the car in the first place?

:winner:

Colby 03-06-08 08:38 AM

Re: washing the car
 
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


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