wash for never-detailed cars, yikes

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gnahc79

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this past weekend I did a exterior only wash/polish/wax on a black '95 accord (pics in my gallery). For the life of me I could not get the front clean using mother's car wash, a chenille wash sponge (from cma) and OXO brush. Various tough water spots and embedded dirt/crud just stayed there.

I don't think clay would do much good since none of the dirt would actually "lift" onto the layer of lube.



Should I have used a 50-50 alcohol/water mix? The water/vinegar mix didn't do anything on the windows, so I doubt it would work for the front of the car. A different shampoo?
 
Sounds like washing isn't going to do much of anything. You might have to hit that car with a light to medium cut cleaner to get rid of all the oxidation and water mark etching.
 
Wash again, and also give it a good clay, I'm sure there's a bunch of stuff that will still lift out. It's an 8 year-old car, a wash alone won't do the trick.
 
Some stuff might be junk embedded in etched-in spots. For instance if someone's neglected to clean of bug splatter ASAP and it's eaten through the paint, leaving an impression and rough spot where dirt just seems to sit. Not much you can do for something like that I think.
 
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