GDT: car rags (five)

[Identity404]

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[the halleJOKEL]

5-1 loss

 

[3CanesInTheBox]

 

[hockeynjune]

Ewe, brushless for me.

 

[AD Skinner]

I saw a dad washing the car with his son. I thought, “why doesn’t he just use a rag”

 

[Stickpucker]

I saw a dad washing the car with his son. I thought, “if only they had a rag”

Brent Burns uses them to wipe his bum.

Cleans and disenfects!

 

[Svechhammer]

Brent Burns uses them to wipe his bum.

Cleans and disenfects!

I'm pretty sure I saw Brent Burns' dad at the last game, and if that was him, it makes everything about him make so much sense

 

[Identity404]

Ewe, brushless for me.

Brushless/touchless/laser washes are pretty terrible, they barely clean your car and some use very abrasive chemicals that can damage your paint. The only thing going for them is that they can’t scratch your paint.

If you do not have the capacity to hand wash at home, I recommend the following.

• ⁠Go to a DIY wash with a pressure washer.
• ⁠Bring one of the below:

1. ⁠A Microfibre mitt - this is easier, but you should pay attention to when it is getting dirty and swap it or clean when it gets dirty.

2. ⁠A handful of microfibre cloths - this is harder but means you're always working with something clean.

• ⁠Use the pre-wash function, spray it everywhere.

• ⁠Use the soap option - wave the brush around to get soap on every panel but only allow the brush to touch your glass or wheels - they can generally take the abuse. Your paint absolutely cannot. If you're using cloths, switch when the cloth your using is covered in dirt.

• ⁠Once soap is on the vehicle, wipe each panel with your mitt/towels. Wipe logically (Up-down, Left-right). Use the brush to supply you with more soap.

• Use the rinse function to remove all soap.

• ⁠Pull your car up somewhere to prevent a queue, and dry off the car with a couple of large microfiber towels. This is important so that you don’t leave water spots.

• ⁠Apply a good protection product - the cheap-ish modern stuff with ceramics is surprisingly effective. Do this every few months and cleaning will be easier.

I am deranged and do this once a week.

 

[Svechhammer]

Brushless/touchless/laser washes are pretty terrible, they barely clean your car and some use very abrasive chemicals that can damage your paint. The only thing going for them is that they can’t scratch your paint.

If you do not have the capacity to hand wash at home, I recommend the following.

• ⁠Go to a DIY wash with a pressure washer.
• ⁠Bring one of the below:

1. ⁠A Microfibre mitt - this is easier, but you should pay attention to when it is getting dirty and swap it or clean when it gets dirty.

2. ⁠A handful of microfibre cloths - this is harder but means you're always working with something clean.

• ⁠Use the pre-wash function, spray it everywhere.

• ⁠Use the soap option - wave the brush around to get soap on every panel but only allow the brush to touch your glass or wheels - they can generally take the abuse. Your paint absolutely cannot. If you're using cloths, switch when the cloth your using is covered in dirt.

• ⁠Once soap is on the vehicle, wipe each panel with your mitt/towels. Wipe logically (Up-down, Left-right). Use the brush to supply you with more soap.

• Use the rinse function to remove all soap.

• ⁠Pull your car up somewhere to prevent a queue, and dry off the car with a couple of large microfiber towels. This is important so that you don’t leave water spots.

• ⁠Apply a good protection product - the cheap-ish modern stuff with ceramics is surprisingly effective. Do this every few months and cleaning will be easier.

I am deranged and do this once a week.

So how much do you rage if/when you see a swirl mark on your car from a previous wash?

 

[Stickpucker]

I'm pretty sure I saw Brent Burns' dad at the last game, and if that was him, it makes everything about him make so much sense

Oh...do tell

 

[Blueline Bomber]

Andersen in the starter's crease for tonight. Why? No idea.

 

[Tryamw]

Andersen in the starter's crease for tonight. Why? No idea.

Rods loyalty

 

[raynman]

So how much do you rage if/when you see a swirl mark on your car from a previous wash?

I love black cars but I’ll never own one again because of swirls and how often you have to do maintenance washes. A two bucket wash and decent microfibers are mandatory.

Watching someone wash a car with a brush is about like listening to someone drag their nails across a chalkboard to me.

 

[Svechhammer]

Oh...do tell

Some 6'8 old guy in camo who looked like a caveman with dreds

 

[Identity404]

So how much do you rage if/when you see a swirl mark on your car from a previous wash?

I love black cars but I’ll never own one again because of swirls and how often you have to do maintenance washes. A two bucket wash and decent microfibers are mandatory.

Watching someone wash a car with a brush is about like listening to someone drag their nails across a chalkboard to me.

Yeah the secret is to never own a black car. It always seemed counterintuitive to me, but white cars are the easiest to keep.

The new trend is actually a one bucket wash, basically you throw a bunch of microfiber towels in one bucket, and never reuse any during the wash.

 

[MinJaBen]

The new trend is actually a one bucket wash, basically you throw a bunch of microfiber towels in one bucket, and never reuse any during the wash.

How does that work better? Even if you do that, at some point the towel you are working with will have dirt/grit particles that you are now dragging across the paint before it is swapped out.

 

[WreckingCrew]

Brushless/touchless/laser washes are pretty terrible, they barely clean your car and some use very abrasive chemicals that can damage your paint. The only thing going for them is that they can’t scratch your paint.

If you do not have the capacity to hand wash at home, I recommend the following.

• ⁠Go to a DIY wash with a pressure washer.
• ⁠Bring one of the below:

1. ⁠A Microfibre mitt - this is easier, but you should pay attention to when it is getting dirty and swap it or clean when it gets dirty.

2. ⁠A handful of microfibre cloths - this is harder but means you're always working with something clean.

• ⁠Use the pre-wash function, spray it everywhere.

• ⁠Use the soap option - wave the brush around to get soap on every panel but only allow the brush to touch your glass or wheels - they can generally take the abuse. Your paint absolutely cannot. If you're using cloths, switch when the cloth your using is covered in dirt.

• ⁠Once soap is on the vehicle, wipe each panel with your mitt/towels. Wipe logically (Up-down, Left-right). Use the brush to supply you with more soap.

• Use the rinse function to remove all soap.

• ⁠Pull your car up somewhere to prevent a queue, and dry off the car with a couple of large microfiber towels. This is important so that you don’t leave water spots.

• ⁠Apply a good protection product - the cheap-ish modern stuff with ceramics is surprisingly effective. Do this every few months and cleaning will be easier.

I am deranged and do this once a week.

I don't even have time to do all my housework/yardwork living on my own and now I have to spend 2+ hours washing my car too?

That said I do have a pressure washer so I can at least rinse-clean it regularly if I don't have time to scrub it

 

[raynman]

I don't even have time to do all my housework/yardwork living on my own and now I have to spend 2+ hours washing my car too?

That said I do have a pressure washer so I can at least rinse-clean it regularly if I don't have time to scrub it

If you do a really good wash and use a slick wax you could probably get away with just foaming it and spraying it off every few days

 

[WreckingCrew]

If you do a really good wash and use a slick wax you could probably get away with just foaming it and spraying it off every few days

I gotta wax too? Where do you guys get all this free time? lol

 

[Tryamw]

I gotta wax too? Where do you guys get all this free time? lol

Free time factory..
I have been trespassed there and am forbiddened to be within 100 yards

 

[raynman]

I gotta wax too? Where do you guys get all this free time? lol

I’m single and don’t have any kids.

 

[WreckingCrew]

I’m single and don’t have any kids.

I guess if I didn't have the dog or girlfriend I'd probably have the time, still a lot to do living on your own. Both are worth the loss of "free time"...but it does make getting things done very tricky while also not burning yourself out.

 

[hblueridgegal]

Bird doo doo is my car's nemesis. I am lucky if I make it home from a carwash before one strikes.

When I lived in Raleigh full-time..I loved my weekly outing to the Bunky's on Glenwood.

 

[MisterDobz]

I’m feeling better….

 

[Identity404]

I gotta wax too? Where do you guys get all this free time? lol

No kids, plus i find time as it's relaxing to me.