Car Washing Time...

[Paradoxx]

once every 2 months I give it the full zaino treatment (except claybar every 6months)

then maybe once a fortnight either a quick spray at carlovers or a quick wash in the driveway.. the zaino keeps everything from sticking so it only takes about 40mins from 1st hose to chamois.. gotta love zaino !!

http://members.iinet.net.au/~armstronghome/sideF6.jpg

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That looks sweet man...

Whats with the clay bar thing?? Pls explain..

[IH8TOADS]

My car is black.....I work around grain dust.......I have given up.

30 minutes (always weekend) max for the outside and about the same for the inside......depending on hangover and/or swell.

Darren.....im still pissn myself.

[nang3]

once every 2 months I give it the full zaino treatment (except claybar every 6months)

then maybe once a fortnight either a quick spray at carlovers or a quick wash in the driveway.. the zaino keeps everything from sticking so it only takes about 40mins from 1st hose to chamois.. gotta love zaino !!

http://members.iinet.net.au/~armstronghome/sideF6.jpg

That looks sweet man...

Whats with the clay bar thing?? Pls explain..

thanks mate..

the claybar is like a bar of clay (but feels and looks like plasticine) that you rub the whole car with before cleaning it or anything.. it removes all the tiny bits of road grime, sap, brakepad fibres etc etc that a normal wash or polish doesnt remove.. basically every single thing from the paint except the clear coat hehe.. afterwards when you rub your finger along the paint it feels like glass instead of having little bumps and crap everywhere..

if you have the time it is definitely worth doing the whole treatment which consists of ;

1. Hose car off thoroughly

2. Wash car with alkaline dishwashing liquid to remove all previous layers of wax and dirt etc

3. rub every panel down with claybar using slightly soapy water as lube (I use the zaino carwash liquid with warmish water). Check every panel for rough/missed parts.

4. Thoroughly wash car with quality car wash then dry

5. polish using Zaino. apply as many layers as you want

Once you have done this, dirt comes off so easily its a joke because the paint surface is like a mirror... I find a quick high pressure hose off will remove 95% of all dirt that would normally require a hand wash.

the 1st time you do this procedure though, I would recommend repeating step 2 after step 3 just to remove any leftover bits of wax or clay left on the car..

heres some pics of other cars;

http://www.zainostore.com/Merchant2/mercha...ory_Code=PHOTOS

I have tried a few other polishes like mothers, meguiers, kitten etc.. but ive found nothing works as well as zaino, for me anyway... the Pinnacle stuff is sposed to be pretty good too, im thinking of trying their souverian wax stuff..

[Guest newl]

I spend about 8 hours or so for a full detail...

10 hours in my record.

The results do speak for themselves though:

http://members.iinet.net.au/~gadan/pics/blackmtnpen/

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I've always said that black is a beautiful color...when clean.

[TRY29T]

I cut the next doors grass which takes me 12-15mins and he washes my car which takes him 40-60mins

Good value I think!!!

GC

[Mac Daddy]

2 hours give or take an hour depending on the state of the car when I started

[Paradoxx]

I cut the next doors grass which takes me 12-15mins and he washes my car which takes him 40-60mins

Good value I think!!!

GC

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12 to 15 minutes to cut his grass?

Need I say more

[turbomuz]

I'm interested in what type of Armourall you use, the only one I have makes everthing real shiny.  Not the look I want on the dash.  I do however use it on the kick plates and sides of the foot wells.

Regards  Colin

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Colin,

Try Mr Sheen so you can clean, wax and polish as you dust ......

No greasy residue and it doesn't stink when the car gets hot inside.

Muz

[markxr6t]

Leave it out in the rain occasionally.

Had the car a year. Washed it twice. Went through a car wash last week. Will probably just do that from now on.

Copped some flak at our last dyno day about my dirty car too. You should see the inside! (Clue: 3 baby / booster seats across back seat).

With my current busy life, cars are for driving not washing. I enjoy driving it, not looking at it.

Mark

[nang3]

I cut the next doors grass which takes me 12-15mins and he washes my car which takes him 40-60mins

Good value I think!!!

GC

12 to 15 minutes to cut his grass?

Need I say more

get your mind out the gutter mate !!!!

(it only takes me 3 secs to cut my neighbours lunch mwahahaha)

Oh your sig just reminded me - those LEDs you been using for peoples switches, are they blue like the dash lights?? my F6 has white switch LEDS but I wouldnt mind swapping them for blue to match everything else..