car wax

[gasti_ako]

Guys, can you advise what is the car wax you are using? is there an eco-friendly wax?

[BlackDeuceCoupe]

I don't use any wax! I h-a-t-e wax!!!

I use a Cali Car Duster, doused with Pledge Clean & Shine, twice a day - every day...

California Car Duster Company - The Original California Car Duster

Pledge ® Clean & Shine

How does my mileage look?!?!?

Here's my ride - quick snappy, no prep - looks like this 24/7/365...

[dcb]

Car washing/polishing and eco-friendly might be contrary purposes.

[metroschultz]

close up those holes
you should be ashamed
your condenser core is showing
Just funnin,
looks good,
Schultz

[BlackDeuceCoupe]

Originally Posted by metroschultz

close up those holes
you should be ashamed
your condenser core is showing
Just funnin,
looks good,
Schultz

LoL! Thanks...

Yeah, it's not so much an ECO car as a babe magnet, but 'dusting' works better than wax, and it smells better too!

Don't know if you ever smelled Pledge Clean & Shine, but chicks dig it... go figure...

[dremd]

See what you have to do is attract females to carpool with so that your mpg/occupant doubles.


I have been using Meguires Paint Cleaner (on random orbital) then whatever polishes/ compounds/ wet sanding I need on orbital (grinder style) then the blue wax in a clear bottle that walmart sells with a German sounding name. Works well IMHO, some disagree . . . .

I'm looking for a chronicle of a guy who detailed the crap out of a MKIV jetta last year. It is unbelievable.

[BlackDeuceCoupe]

Originally Posted by dremd

See what you have to do is attract females to carpool with so that your mpg/occupant doubles.

I don't let chicks ride in my car - stinks for hours from their cheap spray cologne - I prefer Clean & Shine too!

Nice thought though...

I let them wear my shirt every once in a while - does that count?

[Katana]

You use Pledge on your car paint?! It's car paint not a kitchen table.
I frequent a car detailing forum and they'd cry into wash buckets hearing that.

Thread on eco washing/cleaning
Proper Washing Technique

You could easily adjust the washing technique to make it use less water

[BlackDeuceCoupe]

Originally Posted by Katana

You use Pledge on your car paint?! It's car paint not a kitchen table.
I frequent a car detailing forum and they'd cry into wash buckets hearing that.

No... no... no...

Don't get me wrong! Maybe the word 'doused' confused you.

I put Pledge Clean & Shine on my duster, NOT my ride!!!

Cali car dusters are impregnated with wax, but it doesn't last very long - especially using it as much as I do. Plus, if your car is hot (I live in Arizona) the wax causes streaking, and so forth, and so on. Sooo...

What I do is spray the DUSTER liberally from time-to-time to replace the wax (wax doesn't work all that great). Then, I store the duster in my (hot) trunk, where it soaks into the cotton (kinda like the way a K&N air filter works). Dusters come with a zippered vinyl sleeve so the wax/polish doesn't stain your carpet.

Between 'dusting' my car twice a day, and storing the duster in my trunk, my whole ride smells like Clean & Shine - which, of course, adds a physiological component (your nose). Not only does my ride *look* clean & shiny - it *smells* clean & shiny too!

LoL!

OMG!!! I would NEVER spray Pledge on auto paint, e.g. clear coat - although it DOES work great on plastic body parts, like motorcycle/ATC fenders. You can make a 'dirt bike' look like it just came off the showroom floor using Pledge - but that's a different discussion...

[BlackDeuceCoupe]

Originally Posted by Katana

You could easily adjust the washing technique to make it use less water

Um...

I only "wash" my ride about 2-3 times a year!

Hondas are given to 'body rot'.

Spraying Honda CiViCs with a garden hose only exacerbates the problem!

Pledge is MUCH better...