Can I overdo the daily cleaning stuff?
I`m driving my month-old black `93 Mercedes SL500 almost daily. (Don`t want to add miles - but heck, it`s an irresistible vehicle I can`t keep away from).
Even a half-hour drive can leave the body with a thin film of the usual city dirt, while the tires kick up a bunch of brake dust on the rims and rocker panels.
So at the end of each drive, when the car is cool, I patiently QD all over with clean 100% cotton towels and either Meguiar`s or Mother`s quick detailers. And do the car as well
So far so good - no scratches /swirls /problems yet, after these few weeks.
But I worry about the long term effects of my rubbing. Do QD solutions REALLY layer off the dirt without it touching the body? Does a 100% cotton towel REALLY not cause scratches?
Do I have to do a year`s worth of QD`ing to find out - at the end, the hard way - that my paint is then dead?
For me, life is simple. You rub something enough times - it wears away.
So how does this equipment reverse the laws of physics?
Before you dismiss me as an ill-informed klutz, I`ve been seriously cleaning and polishing for years. I`m no Turtlewax amateur. Used all the mainstream products and have a shine on my cars like no-one else in the neighborhood. This website too has been a boon in giving me far more detailing information than I can possible use at one time.
But now I`m worried. How much is too much?
I`m calling on the collective wisdom to reassure me that I can keep rubbing daily without fear. Can I?
Ken Silver
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~1993 SL500, glistening blue-black on black leather, xenons.
~1991 Daimler, shiny grey on grey leather, best in country!
~1991 Miata MX5, sparkling BRG on tan leather, wife`s (but my polishing)
~1992 Honda US s/wagon, black/grey
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