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Originally Posted by omniskillz
I have my 05z now for a week. sadly i have no garage or a covered drive way.
the car sits on the driveway and hit by sunlight and rain and prob snow come winter.
first, i see alot of dead bugs in the radiator grill. can i just hose that out with water wth the hood up?
second, i see dirty stains on my front wheels, didnt hit n e water puddles, is this break dust? and the rotor seems rusty , is there a way to clean the rotor?
third, i see water spots on the top of the car, i guess from rain residue that baked in the sun, looks like welts and bird poop. whats the best way to clean these aside from a full blown car wash?
fourth, please, flame me if u must, but can someone teach me , or walk me through the process of cleaning and protecting the car? i love the car and i want to keep it looking and smelling good as long as i can.
i would like to clean the car as soon as possible, but i dont want to make any mistakes.
oh and with microfiber cloth , drying cloths, do u run it in the washer to clean it or do u hand clean them? and do u just use the normal cloth detergents?
lastly is there a spray that retains the new car smell?
thank u!
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1. You could just take your hose, and start spraying through the front of the grill, should take most of it off. If you want to be really thorough you could use a pressure washer hose.
2. It's most likely brake dust. If you want a lot less brake dust you could change out to ceramic pads. If you want to make them easier to clean, put a wheel sealant on top of the wheels after you clean them. To make it easier to clean the brake dust off, you can use p21s wheel gel cleaner. The rust on the rotors will wear off right after you drive it.
3. If those water spots will not come off on a regular wash, you may have to use clay bar. Meguiars have a over the counter clay bar that isn't that abrasive. If you need something more abrasive, for really stubborn contaminations, you can get Clay Magic over the counter also. If bird poop is etched into the paint, that'll be tough. Next time make sure you wipe off the bird poop as soon as you see it (using a quick detailer and a clean microfiber clothe). I normally leave quick detailer in my vehicle and a small mf towel for these types of situations.
4. Here's a great website for detailing guides.
http://www.autopia.org/forum/guide-d...ng-drying.html
There are a lot of other guides as well.
5. Microfiber towel. I throw then in the washer machine by it self (and seperate from drying/cleaning towels, and window washing towels). Make sure you use a liquid detergent only. I hand dry mines also. You do not want to mix towels with your bath/cotton towels as they will leave tons of lint. Do not use fabric softener as well.
Just clean/vacuum the interior often and do not smoke in there that should keep the smell lasting for a pretty long time.