fordraceing_man
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just wondering for you guys that park outside cause you don't have a garage or can't use it do you need to wax the car more or clay it more, how do you keep it up when its always outside?
how many of you keep your cars outside? and how do you protect it?
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My car is outside 24/7....no garage or carport.
I use Durgloss 105 TPP with Aquawax for the protection, and I am very pleased with the combination. I only wash about 1-2 times a month, as I just don't have the time for more attention.
It is tough for nearly any LSP to last and protect in these conditions (constant assault on the finish), but I would say that the DG products are as good or better than anything I've used in the past. Zaino was my old standby for many years, and DG has replaced it in my arsenal.
BTW, it's spelled "racing"
I use Durgloss 105 TPP with Aquawax for the protection, and I am very pleased with the combination. I only wash about 1-2 times a month, as I just don't have the time for more attention.
It is tough for nearly any LSP to last and protect in these conditions (constant assault on the finish), but I would say that the DG products are as good or better than anything I've used in the past. Zaino was my old standby for many years, and DG has replaced it in my arsenal.
BTW, it's spelled "racing"
Dan
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My cars sit outside all the time too. I've been using Zaino since ~1997, been very happy with it. My truck has been outdoors most of its life (00 Tundra) and the paint still looks great without *ANY* polishing. I haven't found anything that outlasts Zaino. There were periods where I didn't wax the truck for 6+ months and it was still beading, although I think it starts tapering off at the 6 month mark.
Tigermike, why the switch to Duragloss?
Tigermike, why the switch to Duragloss?
Accumulator
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I often have a beater that I leave outside and to some extent the UV exposure, tree/bird droppings and so on *do* take their toll. I have to watch for stuff that might etch the paint and I have to reapply my LSPs more often.
I wash it more often than the garaged cars and usually end up claying more thoroughly/often too. Seems like I have to do *everything* more often and it still doesn't stay as nice as the ones that are always garaged.
Also have to watch that stuff like seeds and leaves don't get trapped in places where they'll obstruct the drain holes. Animals can cause trouble too, especially if they take up residence in the engine compartment.
I used a cover for a few years, but I always ended up marring the paint during the on/off and once the cover got dirty and wet it was a hassle to deal with (this was one I couldn't wash at home).
Reflective panels that fit behind the windshield can be a good idea, keeps the interior temps down and might protect the top of the dash (not that I've had any real problems in that regard with modern, mid-'80s and later, cars.
The real problems are in the winter; a garaged car just takes less abuse than one that might end up with two feet of snow on it.
I wash it more often than the garaged cars and usually end up claying more thoroughly/often too. Seems like I have to do *everything* more often and it still doesn't stay as nice as the ones that are always garaged.
Also have to watch that stuff like seeds and leaves don't get trapped in places where they'll obstruct the drain holes. Animals can cause trouble too, especially if they take up residence in the engine compartment.
I used a cover for a few years, but I always ended up marring the paint during the on/off and once the cover got dirty and wet it was a hassle to deal with (this was one I couldn't wash at home).
Reflective panels that fit behind the windshield can be a good idea, keeps the interior temps down and might protect the top of the dash (not that I've had any real problems in that regard with modern, mid-'80s and later, cars.
The real problems are in the winter; a garaged car just takes less abuse than one that might end up with two feet of snow on it.
imported_Yal
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Both my cars are outside. The daily driver gets AIO and AW (may try AJ next summer), in the winter I slip Collinite between the two.
The weekend driver gets old Z5 (just cause I'm trying to finish it and its easy to apply), I top it with s100 in summer and Collinite in winter.
The weekend drive has a lot of light scratches that I'm hoping Santa will help take care of with a new cyclo for spring :hifive: Its amazing how beat up a car gets by just sitting there mind its own business. everything from leaves, to seeds, to bird bombs, to me trying to wash the dust off takes its toll. Its like Michael Jordan you can't stop it you just have to contain ior limit it as best as you can. Or buy a really expensive car cover :nixweiss
The weekend driver gets old Z5 (just cause I'm trying to finish it and its easy to apply), I top it with s100 in summer and Collinite in winter.
The weekend drive has a lot of light scratches that I'm hoping Santa will help take care of with a new cyclo for spring :hifive: Its amazing how beat up a car gets by just sitting there mind its own business. everything from leaves, to seeds, to bird bombs, to me trying to wash the dust off takes its toll. Its like Michael Jordan you can't stop it you just have to contain ior limit it as best as you can. Or buy a really expensive car cover :nixweiss
Dan
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TigerMike said:
I've heard good stuff about it here, after playing around with so many other wax's, I think I'm done experimenting for a while. I'm sticking to Zaino, the prep work is hell, but it works for me.
Accumulator said:
While I was away on vacation a squirell decided to give birth in the engine compartment of me new Honda Ridgeline. I was waiting for my wife to get ready so I decided to check the oil and look under the hood. I shut the hood and suddenly there was a baby squirell on the ground. Hmmm, he wasnt there a minute ago. We ran an errand and came back home. Geez is that a tail hanging down from the front wheel well? I looked under and sure enough, there was a squirrell INSIDE the innner fender, and his tail and foot were hanging down thru the vents and the bottom. How am I gonna get him out? Cant reach down far from the top without removing the air intake, battery and battery box. Do I have to take the front off my new truck with 1500 miles? Fortunately my neighbor came over and got the squirell to move a bit and grabbed him by the tail and pull him out
2 of my cars sit outside. I used Valugard paint sealant on my Black Ridgeline and use Liquid Glass on my FX35. Very impressed with the LG. Easy to use and layerable.