What do you do to keep it shiny after a road trip ?

[Jay-Jay]

Next year am planning on trying to attend a few events or road trips and take some nice pics but with a nice shiny car still.
How do you on a road trip to keep your pride n' joy shiny when out and about ?

[Argyll Andy]

Last couple of forum events I’ve had to wash the car either first thing in the morning before setting off or at the end of the day so it’s clean for the next day. The last one we had 4 Zeds waiting for access to the jet wash at the end of day one.

Yours being white I could only see as being worse unfortunately

[Jay-Jay]

I love the colour but it is pita to keep shiny on road trips, makes sense about using a local jetwash and keeping some drying towels/cloths about and I also have some speed wax stuff that you spray water down and then buff which I could also pack.

[Argyll Andy]

Should’ve added, then the same cars formed an orderly line while they were wiped down, dried, liquid waxed and buffed

[Mr Tidy]

Nothing - I let it wear it's patina with pride.

Although I did feel slightly guilty yesterday when the lad next door was out cleaning his Fiesta with Meguiars Waterless Wash & Wax!

[Argyll Andy]

Nothing - I let it wear it's patina with pride

I tried that at the last forum run Iain, I got that much stick at the meal the evening before I was up at 6:30 heading for the local garage to wash it before breakfast and the start of the days run

[Mr Tidy]

I tried that at the last forum run Iain, I got that much stick at the meal the evening before I was up at 6:30 heading for the local garage to wash it before breakfast and the start of the days run

Sorry to hear that Andy - I only ever see one 6.30 in my day, and it isn't in the morning!

[jamesditchy]

Dirt is the warpaint of a great weekend

[Argyll Andy]

Dirt is the warpaint of a great weekend

That’s how mine looked Jay when I turned up at D&G run, then pelters ensued at dinner and the rest is history as they say

[Argyll Andy]

I tried that at the last forum run Iain, I got that much stick at the meal the evening before I was up at 6:30 heading for the local garage to wash it before breakfast and the start of the days run

Sorry to hear that Andy - I only ever see one 6.30 in my day, and it isn't in the morning!

That’s normally the only 6:30 I see too. Didn’t help the OH agreed and made sure I was up on time to get it done before 8 o’clock breakfast!!! Decided to avoid the early start the next morning so washed again when I filled up after the days drive.

[jamesditchy]

Dirt is the warpaint of a great weekend

That’s how mine looked Jay when I turned up at D&G run, then pelters ensued at dinner and the rest is history as they say

Just ignore them Andy. I saw the rest of the group on that run and you could take any of them

[Ole gits rule]

Let it wear its war paint with pride for me

[Argyll Andy]

Dirt is the warpaint of a great weekend

That’s how mine looked Jay when I turned up at D&G run, then pelters ensued at dinner and the rest is history as they say

Just ignore them Andy. I saw the rest of the group on that run and you could take any of them

Kathleen on the other hand

For some reason she sent me this

[tiglon]

Cleaning on a road trip is the opposite of fun for me, another vote for wearing the dirt with pride!

[Argyll Andy]

Let it wear its war paint with pride for me

You’ll need to bloody well drive yours for that to happen!!!!!