Wash, Rinse, Repeat!

[skelters]

Before....




Those were taken 4 hours apart.

1 week of wet roads since the last wash and all the winter muck seems to have stuck to my Z4!

Soaked the car with the hose running at a trickle
Snow Foamed with Autobrite Magifoam (The Yellow one). Gave it 10 minutes but didn't move all the dirt on the car probably due to making the car wet to begin with?
Rinsed
Washed with Zymol Natural Car Wash, 2 Buckets and Lambswool Mitt
Rinsed
Clayed with Farecla G3 Clay Mitt and Meguiar's Quick Detailer. I'm amazed how well this thing works!
Rinsed
Snow Foamed again
Rinsed
Washed again
Rinsed
Dried thoroughly
Waxed with Mer Ultimate Shine Polish

Didn't have time to apply the Mer Deep Gloss Finishing Wax as it was getting dark. Will try that next weekend.

Wheels cleaned too during all this.

Also moved the car back a bit to check the wheels had been done properly.

 

[pvr]

Long time no hear

 

[skelters]

Long time no hear

Hahaha

I've missed the Z4 since I went all Audi!

Cured now and back in the World of Z for 3 weeks now!

The car was found here on the For Sale section.

 

[derin100]

Before....




Those were taken 4 hours apart.

1 week of wet roads since the last wash and all the winter muck seems to have stuck to my Z4!

Soaked the car with the hose running at a trickle
Snow Foamed with Autobrite Magifoam (The Yellow one). Gave it 10 minutes but didn't move all the dirt on the car probably due to making the car wet to begin with?
Rinsed
Washed with Zymol Natural Car Wash, 2 Buckets and Lambswool Mitt
Rinsed
Clayed with Farecla G3 Clay Mitt and Meguiar's Quick Detailer. I'm amazed how well this thing works!
Rinsed
Snow Foamed again
Rinsed
Washed again
Rinsed
Dried thoroughly
Waxed with Mer Ultimate Shine Polish

Didn't have time to apply the Mer Deep Gloss Finishing Wax as it was getting dark. Will try that next weekend.

Wheels cleaned too during all this.

Also moved the car back a bit to check the wheels had been done properly.

The slight problem I have with this is highlighted in bold. And it maybe an irrational problem? But by my nature, I'm always skeptical and "think" about a lot of detailing 'miracle' solutions with a degree of....."really?"

Claying is probably the biggest, most tedious step that I hate in the whole detailing process. To that end, I actually bought and have one of those Farecla Claying Mitts. I tried it out on my wife's daily hack. Nothing to lose.

Now, it sure does seem to work a lot quicker than having to constantly massage and fold over and over like a normal clay bar and so present a new, clean surface to the paint every couple of square feet. But...and it's a big "but"...when you clay traditionally you see all the crap on the surface you've been working with come off on the clay. So, you stop and fold it to get a new clean surface. With this mitt...which only seems to have a very limited presentation surface...where does all this crap go?

Logic seems to tell me that after a few minutes one has picked up a whole load of crap off the paint surface in a small area and then has continued rubbing that crap over the surface of the rest of the car and any subsequent cars that one uses that mitt on?

 

[skelters]

The slight problem I have with this is highlighted in bold. And it maybe an irrational problem? But by my nature, I'm always skeptical and "think" about a lot of detailing 'miracle' solutions with a degree of....."really?"

Claying is probably the biggest, most tedious step that I hate in the whole detailing process. To that end, I actually bought and have one of those Farecla Claying Mitts. I tried it out on my wife's daily hack. Nothing to lose.

Now, it sure does seem to work a lot quicker than having to constantly massage and fold over and over like a normal clay bar and so present a new, clean surface to the paint every couple of square feet. But...and it's a big "but"...when you clay traditionally you see all the crap on the surface you've been working with come off on the clay. So, you stop and fold it to get a new clean surface. With this mitt...which only seems to have a very limited presentation surface...where does all this crap go?

Logic seems to tell me that after a few minutes one has picked up a whole load of crap off the paint surface in a small area and then has continued rubbing that crap over the surface of the rest of the car and any subsequent cars that one uses that mitt on?

I had the same thoughts before I used it.

You do feel the crap coming off the car and made sure I rinsed out the mitt with the hose regularly and also rubbed the clay side by hand to get any loose dirt off the mitt.

As the car was very clean to begin with in regard to any claying required it was a lot easier than a clay bar and certainly a lot faster.

If the car had been manky with tar spots I'd have used the clay bar.

Bird s**t on the bonnet this morning when I went out so at least the local flying vermin appreciated the 4 hours I spent cleaning it yesterday!

 

[AnttiO]

50km (30miles) is enough here to produce this kind of mess. Studded winter tyres scraping off asphalt and it finds way to your car..
It would be so cool to live in california or somewhere..



After

 

[derin100]

The slight problem I have with this is highlighted in bold. And it maybe an irrational problem? But by my nature, I'm always skeptical and "think" about a lot of detailing 'miracle' solutions with a degree of....."really?"

Claying is probably the biggest, most tedious step that I hate in the whole detailing process. To that end, I actually bought and have one of those Farecla Claying Mitts. I tried it out on my wife's daily hack. Nothing to lose.

Now, it sure does seem to work a lot quicker than having to constantly massage and fold over and over like a normal clay bar and so present a new, clean surface to the paint every couple of square feet. But...and it's a big "but"...when you clay traditionally you see all the crap on the surface you've been working with come off on the clay. So, you stop and fold it to get a new clean surface. With this mitt...which only seems to have a very limited presentation surface...where does all this crap go?

Logic seems to tell me that after a few minutes one has picked up a whole load of crap off the paint surface in a small area and then has continued rubbing that crap over the surface of the rest of the car and any subsequent cars that one uses that mitt on?

Bird s**t on the bonnet this morning when I went out so at least the local flying vermin appreciated the 4 hours I spent cleaning it yesterday!

I'm convinced this is true! The shinier the car the more they like to crap on it! :x