Newbie from Pittsburgh! Need advice on New Jet Black BMW

[Billy Jack]

Congratulations, Tom!
You've taken the big first step. As others have posted, pay close attention to improving your wash technique and your upkeep will be much easier. I tell a lot of people to clay a new car and most feel it's useless. Those who decide to do it are always impressed. I highly recommend purchase of a polisher and a pad assortment in the future. I grew up in the car business and have used a rotary for 40 years, but acquiring a Griot's polisher was one of the wisest moves I've made. Any type of final polishing is so much easier and I rarely spread wax by hand anymore. If I can be of any help to you, I live in Upper St. Clair, probably not far from you. Don't hesitate to PM.

Bill

 

[Ecrissman]

Looks great! Unfortunately living here in Pittsburgh you have to cherish the days it isn't overcast and raining. Think of it this way, better to rain on a clean protected car than on a dirty one.

 

[Billy Jack]

Looks great! Unfortunately living here in Pittsburgh you have to cherish the days it isn't overcast and raining. Think of it this way, better to rain on a clean protected car than on a dirty one.

How true!
I tend to choose my DD waxes for more than half the year based on how well they shed dirt. For the past couple years, DG has been my go-to, topped by one of the Collinite pastes. My daughter's car got an Opti-Coat this fall and I'll likely do some type of coating on my wife's car next fall.

Bill

 

[pwaug]

Looks great! Unfortunately living here in Pittsburgh you have to cherish the days it isn't overcast and raining. Think of it this way, better to rain on a clean protected car than on a dirty one.

You're not kidding!!! Last winter I swear it snowed a half inch to an inch every day for 3 months, now this winter has been some rain so far every day or so. I think I liked it better in New Hampshire--get pounded with 12+ inches, but then it was nice and sunny for a week or two before you got pounded again.

DG 501/601 as a first coat and DG 105/601 as a second gets me through the winter with an occasional coat of Aquawax, but think I'm going to try Sonax Polymer Net Shield in the spring. There's a thread over on AG and people have been raving about it's ability to shead dirt like a coating and it lasts as long as DG products.