Any Tricks to Washing these Cars?

[efnfast]

Originally Posted by HI Cobra

efenfast - I too appreciate the education - a whole new world for me but
it does make sense. I am an old dog to be changing how I do it totally
because I don't own anything that has that quality of a paint job, but I am
sure I'll try some of the steps on my regular cars. My Kirkham is real
happy with the windex and soft towels, which isn't too often - love the
patina!

now just wait until you want to start leaning how to compound and polish your paint to remove scratches, swirling, and micro-marring. Then the real fun begins

If you want to play around with a good washign technique, I'd recommend


1-2 big buckets with grit guards
http://www.autogeek.net/5gagrguwabu.html

good quality microfiberwash mitt
http://www.autogeek.net/cobra-blue-microfiber-mitt.html

poorboy's soap
http://www.autogeek.net/pbss128.html

4-5 waffle wave microfibres
http://www.autogeek.net/cobra-guzzler-hd-towel.html

You should be good to go. You really should do the rinsing with a pressure washer, but you can go an adequate job with a garden hose. Not the absolute most bestest job, but a decent job

Basically rinse, rinse again, then wash one panel/section per time, starting at the top and working your way down. When you get to the lower sections, make certain to really lubricate the areas to help move the dirty around.

[STEVE-O]

Originally Posted by efnfast

now just wait until you want to start leaning how to compound and polish your paint to remove scratches, swirling, and micro-marring. Then the real fun begins

If you want to play around with a good washign technique, I'd recommend


1-2 big buckets with grit guards
http://www.autogeek.net/5gagrguwabu.html

good quality microfiberwash mitt
http://www.autogeek.net/cobra-blue-microfiber-mitt.html

poorboy's soap
http://www.autogeek.net/pbss128.html

4-5 waffle wave microfibres
http://www.autogeek.net/cobra-guzzler-hd-towel.html

You should be good to go. You really should do the rinsing with a pressure washer, but you can go an adequate job with a garden hose. Not the absolute most bestest job, but a decent job

Basically rinse, rinse again, then wash one panel/section per time, starting at the top and working your way down. When you get to the lower sections, make certain to really lubricate the areas to help move the dirty around.

Ohhh OK.. I knew this would eventually come to the point of selling something.
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.

[efnfast]

Originally Posted by Bluedog

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!

Remember, I said I BLOT with the towel, not rub. Impossible to induce marring with BLOTTING. (also, don't forget, waffle weave m-f ; it just sucks upt he water like crazy)

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

Originally Posted by STEVE-O

Ohhh OK.. I knew this would eventually come to the point of selling something.
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.

Oh, you got me, I don't own a cobra and didn't use those links because I shop at autogeek all the time. Nope, not at all

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_3nnf...e=channel_page
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DEpQb...e=channel_page

[AC Cobra]

Originally Posted by efnfast

Oh, you got me, I don't own a cobra and didn't use those links because I shop at autogeek all the time. Nope, not at all

What? You don't own a Cobra!

Then you don't have any experience of "sudsing" up a Cobra. That could be a messy situation.

[efnfast]

Originally Posted by AC Cobra

What? You don't own a Cobra!

Then you don't have any experience of "sudsing" up a Cobra. That could be a messy situation.

I hope you were being sarcastic, otherwise the amount of fail in this thread is growing exponentially

[Bluedog]

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!