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I'm sure autogeek also sells the foam sprayer attachment, clay bars, water de-ionizer blah blah blah.... This 'cobra owner' probably also appears in Porsche, Ferrari, Corvette and other performace car forums. Good washing advice, but I have also seen it in Zaino documentation and other car magazines. |
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EFNFAST, I surprised you are drying your cars with micro fiber towells. Any towell introduces the possibility of blemishing your paint. I used a yard blower to dry the cobra and it worked great!
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I've tried my leaf blower several times but I usually end up swearing at it since all I end up doing is chasing the water around and making very little progress. I really don't know how some people manage to use it so successfully :confused: Quote:
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Then you don't have any experience of "sudsing" up a Cobra. That could be a messy situation. |
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You know, this is probably going to seem a little crazy, but I run my Cobra through a car wash. I often get pretty strange looks from the people working there, but it works great. Don't get me wrong, I'm not stupid enough to just let it go through by itself. I sit there and keep my hands over the rear view mirrow to keep it from getting wet. I spent a lot of money on that Mirror! What helps too is that I talked the general manager into letting the car (and me) sit under the big air blowers at the end for longer than normal. It gets a lot of the water out and helps me dry my hair at the same time. Chicks dig nice hair and clean cars! I usually try to drive the car a few miles to get the rest of the interior dry. I then immediately cover it with my car cover in the garage to seal it up nice and tight.
Oh, and the side benefit - huge mushrooms that taste great on a salad! |
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I wouldn't put it past you though - I drove my cobra in a snowstorm during whiteout conditions. That was fun :LOL::LOL: |
Guys, I think there's a middle ground here.
efnfast is correct in his methods, although I think he's gone a bit overboard. The point he's making is that things like waterless sprays and California dusters can be harmful to the car's paint. The best method for any car is a bucket wash. - Spray with hose - Use lambswool wash mit to bucket wash car - Spray with hose - Dry with synthetic chamois - NOW apply the waterless shine spray, detailing mist, or whatever, but on a CLEAN car. I use the BOM which is now called Captain Richards or something. This takes less than an hour with a dinky car like a Cobra. I can't believe some of you guys don't wash your cars. That means your aren't really driving them I guess, maybe to Dairy Queen on Sat. nights, but certainly not long rides. If I go for a 100 mile trot in the country (a typical Sat. drive), the car is dirty when it gets back. Dusty, bugs, everything.... Sometimes I get caught in the rain, so that makes it really dirty. If you spray something on dusty paint, then rub that dust, you are by definition sanding the paint.... This is a car, not a Fat Boy. |
Just don't treat it like a baby. Wash it. wipe it down and get it over with...Use that New ""ICE"" liquid wax after the wash..Made by Turtle Wax...That stuff is fantastic....It'll shine like brand, brand new....Dave
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What do you think about using "Wet Paint"? A lot of people seem to like it but do you think it is safe? |
Actually quite easy,change the spray pattern to something not quite so aggresive,direct the spray over and away from known leaks.Windshield from the top down,same with the doors.The rear window with top on, again from the top down.You are not going to stop all of the water from finding it's way inside.In my case with no carpet on the floors it is much less of a hassle and worry.Do it enough and you will figure it out.
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I go to costco to by my micro fiber towels, a big bag of them for like 14 bucks, I also use a spray detailer, I like the one wear he pusts somthing like the sand bag effect around his cab, to keep the water out, im still laffing.
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Atlantacobra: We need a picture!
I've had mine 20+ years and never used a washbucket or hose on it yet. Spray detailer liberally preceded by a California Duster. |
[quote=Rick Parker;993940]Atlantacobra: We need a picture!
You'll have to give me a few days....I'm still harvesting my Mushrooms from last weeks wash :LOL: -Greg |
Washing my Cobra
I can appreciate wanting to keep a $10K paintjob looking as best it can. I personally believe no amount of time or expense are enough. I collect only the purest mountain spring water and truck it 400 miles home. I wash my Cobra only when the air temp is between 74-76 deg F and there are no clouds in the sky. I first set up my bird distractors to scare away all of the birds in the neighborhood and settle in to wash.
I use only the finest homemade organic non-polluting soap with a mit made from imported Egyptian cotton that has only been handled in its life by virgins. I then sprinkle the mountain spring water on and say a quick prayer given to me by a Tibetian monk. I measure out exactly 300ml of soap and apply in straight lines that are marked by a laser guide. AFter allowing to sit for exactly 12 minutes, I rinse with spring water, followed by a quick dry using only a leaf blower. Then a second rinse and dry with leaf blower. Then I dab moisture spots with virgin Egyptian cotton towels. THERE....NOTHING TO IT:D Just a little levity boys....actually I do use the leaf blower. Couldn't find a single virgin however for the cotton towels.... |
my god!!!!!!!!..... when do you all find time to drive and get these dirty????
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