Car washing

[RodKnock]

Originally Posted by DougD

I've pretty much abandoned washing my cars with water. I never drive them in the rain. They rarely get really dirty (mud, road grime, etc.) and usually just are dusty. Mostly it's road dust and insects. A California Duster and some Prevette's detail wax spray with a microfiber towel, and she's good as new!

Seriously, washing your car regularly only leads to it's eventual decay. Water is the universal solvent on planet Earth. Soak anything in it long enough, and it will eventually break down and corrode away. Water soaks into every crack and crevice and starts to eat away at your precious car every time you wash it. Think about that the next time you are needlessly washing a dusty car. We are just custodians of these cars. It will likely outlive you and be passed on to another lucky owner. You are contributing to the premature demise of your precious Cobra whilst needlessly washing it!

Washing (and drying) your car occasionally with water and car soap is good idea. Water and car soap remove any visible and invisible contaminants that detailers can't. And certainly any detailer wax or whatever contains chemicals, which could harm your car's paint as well, over time.

Folks have been washing cars with water for a VERY long time and our paint hasn't "decayed." But bird poop, tree sap, bugs, tar, "acid rain", etc., can and will. And imagine this, the best detail shops actually use water and car soap.

Anyway, by the time our car's paint "decays", we'll all be farting dust in our rocking chairs.