The New "What did you do with your Z today" (with off topic replies) XII

alcheng

instead of all of the above, it was a hot lady in a red nissan polo...

kenchan

hi msbc. ball practice sounds like fun. i QD'ed my Z with speedshine myself this am after the drive.

yes, she likes to draw black ribbons with her car.

kenchan

was a great drive this am. fueled her up on the way home.

some forrester wanted to race and took off like a mofo and he nearly crashed going through one of those s-curve entrance ramps.

all this while i was waaay back in the dust going like 20-25mph? lol them family wagons are faaast.

alcheng

Mr.kenchan.

on motoring the Z, nice weather in here 26c and sunny....

since the sun shine i realize the Z is due for a wash...

Pintsize725

Good morning kiddos. Sitting here listening to the thunderstorms and contemplating what to do today.

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alcheng

dear

blackcherry20

Took off like a mofo!

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blackcherry20

morning Pint!

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blackcherry20

Need help guys.
Having an awful time with water spots.
Even with water through the whole house filter system.

What am I doing wrong?!

I need simple as certain members of my household are less than tolerant of car stuffz.

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kenchan

hey there, mr.alcheng time for wash and a few snaps?

hummm, im so glad i dont live in the south. lol


water spots on your car, msbc? if so, are you washing in the shade? if not, that helps quite a bit. also washing one or two panels at a time is a good way to minimize spots. wash, then wipe dry. i do this when i have to wash my car in the sun.

water hose should not be in spray mode when you rinse. you dont want the little droplets drying up real quick. i use flood-mode on my firemen's hose, but some folks just remove the nozzle all together and let the water sheet off.

also using spray as you wipe/dry polymer sprays after the rinse helps. i know meguiar's sells them, i use Prima Hydro. that helps quite a bit when it comes to minimizing spots and minimizing swirls since it's not a blot dry technique.

hope some of this sparks some ideas.

griots sells water filteration, but they are not cheap.

Car Care Products, Detailing Supplies, Auto Accessories - Griot's Garage 800-345-5789

kenchan

went riding on my bike (bicycle) again. this time no taffyapple bugs smashing into my forehead, but an actual gray taffyapple thing going super slow on the trail. i can't pass her because the trail is narrow and she's taking up like 8ft of horizontal plane. wtf

but at one of the sharper turns she almost crashed so i slipped a pass and took off. then some super-fit-mr.man-biker-god-type showed me who's king by handing my arse to me going up hill. thanks.

no respect from taffyapples, no respect from godly-biker-men.

kenchan

..tomorrow some 8yr old girl will probably pass me going downhill on her pink bike.

JARblue

Happy Memorial Day

Home safe after a good trip to San Antonio. Nasty weather driving back through the thunderstorms. Had about 20 miles of 30-40 mph on I-35 in heavy downpour

Nap time!

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kenchan

hey there, mr.jar.

alcheng

how often do you wax your Z?

if you have a good layer of wax on the panels all the time, it shouldn't leave too many water spots on the panel, and you can just use a microfiber cloth to tap them off.

Same as Mr.kenchan, I don't spray off the shampoo.

I wash a small section (less than 2ft X 2ft) at a time then let clean water runs through it.

The most important is wax, good wax rebels water thus leave very little spots.

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