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AdamL

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Hey everyone. I ran across this site while researching a Xzilon treatment offered by the dealership on my new Mustang.

I want to keep the new car looking good, but live in an apartment complex so I don't have access to a driveway, hose, etc. Anyone else in this situation that has tips for properly washing, waxing, clay, etc? Should I go out and buy 20 water buckets :) ?
 
Hi there and Welcome to the City. Detail City that is.

I have spent many a winter in the Seattle area. Even a dry winter is wet in Seattle. Keeping a vehicle clean in that town is a chore but not impossible. With the proper wash mitts, towels, polishes/wax, and a water less car wash you can keep your vehicle very nice, clean and shiny.

Do some searches on waterless wash techniques. You might try searching for QEW. This is the waterless wash product that I have the most experience with. Many detailers do a whole vehicle with two gallons of water and few ounces of QEW. It takes time and technique but it can be done.

Poorboy's has a product called Spray and Wipe(S&W) that can, if used properly, clean your vehicle with little to no marring. I love S&W a lot and purchase it by the five gallon jug so I do not run out very often. It seems like it is every six months that I order but sometimes it is just a little longer.

Have fun detailing under the Blue skies of Seattle!!!
 
Thanks for the tips! A waterless car wash sounds interesting, I'll check it out. I just got back from a drive and realized something I had not realized with my other car. My covered car port gets sprayed by sprinklers every night! That can't be good...
 
Here are two pictures:

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Very nice looking car.

You are right in thinking that sprinkler water is not very good. It seems to leave water spots that are extremely hard to get off; more so than just from normal rain and such.

I second the Poorboy's S&W, and although I don't have much experience with QEW as of yet, I have tried it and do like the possibilities it presents. I am hoping to get a little more experience with it sometime in the future.
 
Thanks! For now I'm taking it to a self-serve car wash and just spraying it down (no brushes or scrubs) to keep the evergreen pollen etc off of it until I can take some time to get some cleaning products.

From some reading here, it sounds like what I need to do is:

1) Get it mostly clean via water spray
2) Use a waterless car wash products, ala Poorboy's
3) Clay it
4) Wax it (this protects the paint from dirt & grim, yes?)
 
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