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Old 07-11-2005 | 01:03 PM
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Drying my car with a chamois takes forever, any faster way?

And whats a easy and simple way to remove bugs from front bumper with out haveing to wash the entire car?
Old 07-11-2005 | 02:50 PM
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From another recent post....

Rinse the car by removing the spray nozzle from the hose and let the stream of water cover a section of the roof. Quickly move the hose to a lower section like the hood or rear hatch. (Work from the top down). When you move the hose from one section to another, it leaves sheet of water that tends to run off in one big drop. Usually, there's only a few small drops left behind.

Once you've "sheeted" the whole car, use a waffle weave microfiber towel to pat dry the remaining drops. I follow up with the leaf blower to blow whatever water is left stuck in cracks, creavices, etc.


After a road trip, I'll usually have a few bugs to remove. I take the hose and let it run on the bug spots for a minute to soften and dissolve them. Then I'll take either a wet microfiber towel or my washing mitt and softly rub any bug stuff left to remove it. One of the really good things about Zaino is that it leaves the surface so slick, bugs hardly stick once dry.
Old 07-14-2005 | 09:53 AM
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I spray them down first and rather use a wet paper towel or cloth using warm water, and very gently dab away. If they have hardened somewhat, ive been using Meguiars bug and tar remover for a few years and it dissolves them up pretty well.
Old 07-17-2005 | 12:20 PM
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All I do is use my detail spray and they wipe right off. Of course I use Zaino.
Old 07-18-2005 | 08:06 PM
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detail spray w/ micro fiber.....meguiars......Unless you have soft water"aka well water" water on wash mit and all the bugs wipe off!
Old 07-18-2005 | 08:21 PM
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I use a California Water blade!
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