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07-06-2009, 03:35 PM | #1 |
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had time to wash the car properly this weekend
took about 2.5 hours love the results all i used was some soap i had gotten from Target and 'Wax and Dry' by turtle wax, you spray it on a wet car and dry it so you are both drying and waxing looks great with very little effort |
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the soap i used was this one
armor all car wash concentrate nothing fancy http://www.armorall.com/products/vie...index=wash_wax all boils down to the amount of elbow grease you are willing to put in |
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07-06-2009, 10:57 PM | #5 |
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Can this Turtle Wax Wash and Dry product be used every time you wash your car? If the product your using really has wax in it, isn't it bad to be waxing your car ever time you wash it?
Can you supply a link to this product? I couldn't find it on www.target.com. |
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about once a month it can last longer if i don't use a car wash when i have time i just hose the car down and dry it that way the shine stays on longer target website doesn't always have what's in the store i just got another bottle yesterday $6.49 http://www.turtlewax.com/main.taf?p=2,1,4,2 |
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07-07-2009, 12:14 PM | #7 |
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Okay, thanks. I'll probably pick some up and try it. I'll post pics of the car when I'm done. The product has a very attractive price.
Your car looks good. Has a nice deep and wet look to it. I wonder how it will look on my Alpine White car? |
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07-07-2009, 01:16 PM | #9 | |
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no problems, and the paint looked as good as new when i returned the first lease, the dealer thought i had painted the car cuz it looked so good don't fall into the if its not expensive it's not good mode next thing you know you'll be wasting your money and not all car washes are bad if they use the thin plastic strips they will scratch if they use the foam strips they won't |
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I agree that cheap products can still be good but wiping down/drying a car after just hosing it down will only damage the paint. Please prove me wrong, take some photos of your paint close up with a lamp or flashlight above you. I am curious to see your paint quality after this.
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07-12-2009, 12:17 AM | #11 | |
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i wash it about once or twice a week are you suggesting that if i spray soap along with the water it disintegrates the dust particles? the main component that cleans the car is running water soap just disolves grime, bird poop etc but water is the component that washes out the dust, dirt etc basically anything that can scratch paint should wash off with water if it doesn't, adding soap to the mix still means you woud scratch the paint |
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07-18-2009, 03:48 PM | #16 |
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my neighbor has been using laundry detergent for about 5 years and both of his cars never, ever have been waxed and the paint looks better than mine. Still beads... go figure... not sure it's really the more expensive, the better the product all the time.
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Yeah, the VMR CSLs always give the car a clean custom look.
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Let's talk about the awesome CRX in background! Man I miss mine - most fun ever with 108HP.......
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