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

Originally Posted by kenchan

hey there, mr.jar.

Originally Posted by JARblue

Hello Mr. Kenchan

GJ on the bike riding exercise. Ignore those taffyapples

Originally Posted by 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.

Originally Posted by 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!

Originally Posted by alcheng

Mr.kenchan, you sure you were riding on a trail..??

more sounds like you were riding in the zoo behind a hippo...

did you get a treat after..???

Originally Posted by alcheng

Originally Posted by 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.

CAD $0.02

Originally Posted by 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.

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Originally Posted by 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.

CAD $0.02

Originally Posted by JARblue

Mr. Alcheng!!

Hope things are well in your world

I understand you can brake a lot faster now

Originally Posted by blackcherry20

thank you both for the hints/tips. Maybe the wax is my issue. That will be next on my list. you guys are the bestest ever

Originally Posted by blackcherry20

thank you both for the hints/tips. Maybe the wax is my issue. That will be next on my list. you guys are the bestest ever

Originally Posted by JARblue

Mr. Alcheng!!

Hope things are well in your world

I understand you can brake a lot faster now

Originally Posted by kenchan

yah, polymer on panels and on glass is a good thing to have. those 'wax (seal) as you wipe' polymer sprays are great especially for the next wash.