Washing and Car Washes

[Moose]

No hose so I use two buckets and a watering can (for rinse)

oldie but goodie.

I dont have "hose access" either, so i just have to wash down with clean water and sponge....like the watering can idea! Think i might go high tech with one of these:

https://www.homedepot.ca/en/home/p.2...000702652.html

[Moose]

Researching and found this:

Wow...must be an AWESOME plastic spray bottle! Or maybe a typo...HeHe

[Wynter]

Would you need a different spray tip? I think this one would be a fine mist. Great idea.

[ptbo micra]

Sprayway glass cleaner is awesome on all your other glass (find it in c-tire in the household cleaners) and it's tint safe (no ammonia)

[ptbo micra]

I dont have "hose access" either, so i just have to wash down with clean water and sponge....like the watering can idea! Think i might go high tech with one of these:

https://www.homedepot.ca/en/home/p.2...000702652.html

I get great results with the watering can, it was sugested by auto glym in a video, but I can't find it. You rinse from top to bottom. Really you have no need for a hose for bodywork. Bad stuck on crap I'll go to the coin op to power wash that stuff off first.

[micra2080]

BTW, for Micra-fiber clothes.. I bought a bunch of these.
http://www.ebay.ca/itm/231855225956

Cheaper, bigger and better quality than the dollarama ones. So far so good.

[jgoedhard]

I was told not to wax my car by the dealer due to the protective coating they have on it and to not use automatic washes that include wax treatment. It beads so nicely after a wash.
I'm sure years down the road it will be fine to wax the car. It really makes your car look so much better. Just lots of elbow grease!

I wash it when I can, usually every other week, more if it's dirty, but at a wand wash. There's a hose here, shut off for winter, but I'm sure the condo would not approve, nor the owner right beside the hose. If I could, hand wash is my first choice.

Which protective coating did you get? Can you post a video of it beading?

[Wynter]

I'll be tinkering with the car today and I'll see if I can get a photo (I don't have a smart phone) of the water beading.
I believe it was just waxed as "Paint Protection" was throw in at no extra cost, due to buying the rust module (regrets). I'll call as I have a question for them, and confirm.

[jgoedhard]

I'll be tinkering with the car today and I'll see if I can get a photo (I don't have a smart phone) of the water beading.
I believe it was just waxed as "Paint Protection" was throw in at no extra cost, due to buying the rust module (regrets). I'll call as I have a question for them, and confirm.

I got the paint protection twice now and it doesn't bead at all after a week

[Wynter]

Twice, wow. You wonder what they really do. My dad had his car undercoated. He got home, inspected it under his pit and saw they didn't spray from both sides. My car doesn't bead as much since the first few washes I noticed.