Pictures or it never happened 
First Hand Wash
Washed my wife's car yesterday, by hand - never use automated wash!
For a small car there is a lot of metal.
More interestingly there are some very intricate shapes and curves.
A lot of convex stuff that you normally don't see on car body panels.
Certainly looks good all cleaned up and minus the snow salt and sand from last week!
For a small car there is a lot of metal.
More interestingly there are some very intricate shapes and curves.
A lot of convex stuff that you normally don't see on car body panels.
Certainly looks good all cleaned up and minus the snow salt and sand from last week!
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2 coats of wax............legs must have been hairy!
LOL!! Watch it Chunky!!!2 coats of wax............legs must have been hairy!
Well hand washed my new CT tonight, one thing I did notice is the doors sit within the sills, if that makes sense, meaning water gathers on the sills, okay when the water is clean, noticeable when the water is dirty ond the car is white! Nothing you can do about it but I have never had a car where this is the case.
Waxed mine last week when I picked it up, did put the rimwax on this week though
i just washed my car this afternoon, too, and there's one thing that bugs me. there are lots of little crevaces and slots and just spaces where water keeps leaking from and unless you have a pressurized air hose or something, you wipe to dry and a minute later there's more water streaking out. well, the car still looks good though.
Water in creases... well use the good 'ol technique of moving the car forward, braking abruptly, then back braking abruptly again. Repeat a couple times and voila!
Washed mine as well for the first time last weekend. Will wash it again this weekend and add the wet tire dressing and Mother's spray on detailer wax on top of the wax the dealer applied on delivery (as it's fading a little, normal with any wax). There's nothing like pampering the car you're passionate about and for me, no "issues" on the "washability" of the car. If there's anything, it's with cleaning the 10-spoke 17" wheels, but not only am I nit-picking here, there's far less brake dust than the '08 IS I had making the cleanup fairly easy.
Washed mine as well for the first time last weekend. Will wash it again this weekend and add the wet tire dressing and Mother's spray on detailer wax on top of the wax the dealer applied on delivery (as it's fading a little, normal with any wax). There's nothing like pampering the car you're passionate about and for me, no "issues" on the "washability" of the car. If there's anything, it's with cleaning the 10-spoke 17" wheels, but not only am I nit-picking here, there's far less brake dust than the '08 IS I had making the cleanup fairly easy.
I purchased the paint and leather protection and was told that I could wash the car but didn't have to wax it for 4 years (I'm skeptical about this claim). Also that if I had issues with the leather, that it would be covered. He cited a case where a lady spilled some cherry soda and because it didn't clean off properly, Lexus replaced the seat.Water in creases... well use the good 'ol technique of moving the car forward, braking abruptly, then back braking abruptly again. Repeat a couple times and voila!
Washed mine as well for the first time last weekend. Will wash it again this weekend and add the wet tire dressing and Mother's spray on detailer wax on top of the wax the dealer applied on delivery (as it's fading a little, normal with any wax). There's nothing like pampering the car you're passionate about and for me, no "issues" on the "washability" of the car. If there's anything, it's with cleaning the 10-spoke 17" wheels, but not only am I nit-picking here, there's far less brake dust than the '08 IS I had making the cleanup fairly easy.
There are a lot of threads about washing cars on this and other forums, but since this is the only one where the TALK started getting dirty, it's the one I'm inclined to put the most confidence in.
Thanks, pervs!
Thanks, pervs!
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