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: My E's 1st Wash


CometCat
08-13-2006, 05:07 PM
Welp, today was my E's 1st bath....

Used Eagle 1 wash w/o bucket and Eagle one WAYD. Then Stoner glass cleaner.

Plain ole soap/water on inside, Mcguiar Tire Shine.....

She looks better than showroom!!!

.... only thing that was kinda icky was Turtle Wax Black tire something or other... it was a leftover bottle in our wash stuff, and it said it was good for outter black trim.... ugh... I shoulda left well enough alone, cuz it was like crappy armor all.

Oh well.

So keep away from Turtle wax Wet Black tire something (I forget the name)... but everything else rocked.

P.S. Used stoner w/ newspaper... mint!

imetalg5
08-21-2006, 11:40 AM
I gave my E its first bath this past weekend. I used Mothers Ca. Gold and tried Black Magic Liquid Wax. It took too long using Black Magic. I usually use NXT and that stuff works well but it doesn't last as long so I opted for something different since my E is the outdoor 24/7 car (no garage) and the guy at the auto parts store said Black Magic has good UV protection especially for a solid red paint. Got into the hype and got it but it doesn't buff off easy.

I gotta get stoner, everyone raves about it.

What is a good tire/wheel cleaner? I tried Black Magic spray foam and its good but it stains my driveway. I'd rather use a sponge and put the liquid on that and wipe it on the sidewalls than spray it.