Washing Your Car - The Tools Required
When washing your car it's important to ensure that the tools you use are friendly to your cars paintwork and other surfaces. Buckets with grit guards should be used to ensure that any small particles of dirt that are removed from your car and accumulate at the bottom of the bucket are not picked up by your washing implement and redeposited and drawn over the surface of the paintwork as this would result in fine scratches and swirl marks being inflicted.
A soft high quality wash mitt should be used to wash your car instead of a sponge, this ensures that any small particles of dirt are drawn into the fibres of the mitt and again avoid being drawn over the surface of the paintwork.
You should use a good quality shampoo product to wash your car, ideally a mild 'wax friendly' product that will not degrade any protection that may have been applied to the vehicle.
A variety of soft and stiff bristled detailing brushes can prove to be very useful when washing your car. Soft brushes can be used to access areas such as grills, trim details and badges during washing, whilst stiffer brushes can be used to agitate and remove ingrained dirt from wheels for example.
A designated non acidic wheel cleaner should be used to lift dirt from wheels if they're heavily soiled, alternatively a diluted all purpose cleaner can be used to clean your wheels if they're only lightly soiled. Diluted all purpose cleaner can also be used during the wash process to clean other areas of your cars exterior including plastic trim, rubbers, convertible tops and tyre walls.
A pressure washer, or normal hosepipe with a suitable attachment fitted should be used for the rinsing and pre-rinsing stages of the wash process.
A soft clean micro fibre drying towel is more effective at drying your car than a chamois leather and is a much safer option for the same reason that you should use a mitt instead of a sponge for washing. A micro fibre drying towel can also be put in the washing machine after use, ensuring it's kept as clean as possible for next time it's used and prolonging its life at the same time.
A detailing spay can also be used to aid the drying of your vehicle and to lubricate the surface, which again helps to minimise the potential any for damage to occur.
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