whats better for a dry wash??

[paully_tee]

hey,

just wantin to kno, whats better to use for a quick dry wash. An enjo mitt or a meguires dry wash mitt??? just for a quick rub down.

Cheers guys

[cowie165]

Hi dude

My wife is big on Enjo, so that's all that I know. The purple (car washing) glove needs to be wet, so that's out. The orange (dusting) glove is pretty good if you static it up on the TV or something, but the car will need to be clean beforehand, otherwise you'll just end up scratching it.

Hope it helps

Mark

[Fitzpatrick Speed Works]

use meguiares final inspection and a rag and then the micro fibre cloth and it doesnt matter if there is mudon that thing it wont sratch its the best stuff for dry wash....

[Kor'axis]

i don't know about this. i scratched the hell out of my car before the respray... since then never dry washed. (I read the instructions and every thing.)

[paully_tee]

Hi dude

My wife is big on Enjo, so that's all that I know. The purple (car washing) glove needs to be wet, so that's out. The orange (dusting) glove is pretty good if you static it up on the TV or something, but the car will need to be clean beforehand, otherwise you'll just end up scratching it.

Hope it helps

Mark

HRmm, that car wash glove was what i was thinkin of as well, but i guess just so long as the glove is wet, does that mean the rest of the car needs to be wet??? or can you use a wet glove on a dry car?

[JD_R33]

Please, please, please don't ever wipe your car with a dry cloth/mitt whatever - no matter who makes it, or what it's made of (including super duper micro fibres), it will scratch your paint as the dirt particles get dragged across it.

The basic rule is - if the car is visibly dirty wash it, otherwise if it's just got a light coating of dust a dry wash is ok but at least use a lubricant spray like Meguires Quik Detail, Final Inspection etc.

Meguires had a special pack out around xmas that had a bottle of Quik Detail and a microfibre cloth for < $20, which was very good value. I think Autopro had them, not sure who else.

[paully_tee]

ok, so im gettting the impression not to use a dry wash mitt. I just thought of this as an option because ive just had a custom paintjob on my car in "satin black" (looks like marble) and i thought that using a dry mitt could keep it lookin smint insteat of havin to wash it all the time. Cheers guys.

[JD_R33]

Sounds like an interesting paint job....got any pics?

Bit surprised whoever supplied the custom paint/job didn't tell you exactly how to take care of it (and flog you some products in the process).

BTW - I only wash my car about once a month, and give it a going over with Quik Detail and a mitt once a week. Takes about 10 - 15 minutes including rims.

ok, so im gettting the impression not to use a dry wash mitt. I just thought of this as an option because ive just had a custom paintjob on my car in "satin black" (looks like marble) and i thought that using a dry mitt could keep it lookin smint insteat of havin to wash it all the time. Cheers guys.

[dangerous_daveo]

Yeah my mum sells enjo also. Dont use the bloody thing dry on it. You should hose down the car first, and use the glove wet, the dirtier the car the more you rinse it out in your bucket of plain water. BTW if your being fussy rinse the car after as well, if your just giving it a quick going over there is no need other than to just dry it off.

But as said, if the thing is dirty wash it. I dont think there is a simple way.

[PLYNX]

No dont do it ! Dont EVER use any cloth to wipe dirt or dust from your car. All your doing is turning the cloth into sand paper . No matter what material its made of it will sooner or later reach a saturation point were its ability to absorb dirt stops and becomes a ABRASIVE cloth. No disrespect to your mum, dangerous_daveo, but I had a run in with an enjo sales person who offered to wash my car with an enjo cloth and a jug of water. We had quite a run in after they tried to ram (figuratively speaking) this product down my throat. I wouldnt have it and they got very upset and asked what would I know about the micro fiber technology involved. I told her a little, as I am an industrial chemist by trade and if she would proceed to wash her brand new Mazda 6 euro I migth consider it. Need less to say it didnt happed and I was outter there ! I sure enjo make a great product but not for me I affraid !

[paully_tee]

what about those chamois?? wouldnt they reach a point as well where they cannot absorb anymore?? but i guess u are contiously washin the cloth out so it doesnt realli build up.

i currently use a meguires lambs mitt??? anything better then this on the market??

[dangerous_daveo]

No dont do it ! Dont EVER use any cloth to wipe dirt or dust from your car. All your doing is turning the cloth into sand paper . No matter what material its made of it will sooner or later reach a saturation point were its ability to absorb dirt stops and becomes a ABRASIVE cloth. No disrespect to your mum, dangerous_daveo, but I had a run in with an enjo sales person who offered to wash my car with an enjo cloth and a jug of water. We had quite a run in after they tried to ram (figuratively speaking) this product down my throat. I wouldnt have it and they got very upset and asked what would I know about the micro fiber technology involved. I told her a little, as I am an industrial chemist by trade and if she would proceed to wash her brand new Mazda 6 euro I migth consider it. Need less to say it didnt happed and I was outter there ! I sure enjo make a great product but not for me I affraid !

There are different 'groups' so to speek, my mum does it as a hobby kinda thing, some others are there just for the hard sell.

Deadset tho no way in the world would I use just a jug of water to wash the car, maybe one pannel if you say hit a pigion (which I just did, stupid birds) other than that, you do need to hose it down properly, wash off all the loose stuff. Its the same as a normal wash just no soap.

[The Dan]

What's next...what conditioner you use in your hair? what colour handbag should you match with your marble paintjob?

Easy solution.......grab a 19 year old Californian virgin, soap her up and slide her over your car. By the time she reaches the other end you'll have forgotten about the three specs of dust on your car.

That's the man's wash

.:wassup:

[benm]

That sounds quite interesting actually...

[JD_R33]

What's next...what conditioner you use in your hair? what colour handbag should you match with your marble paintjob?

 

Easy solution.......grab a 19 year old Californian virgin, soap her up and slide her over your car. By the time she reaches the other end you'll have forgotten about the three specs of dust on your car.  

 

That's the man's wash

 

.:wassup:

Yeah right.....as if there's such thing as a 19 yr old Californian virgin :jester:

[paully_tee]

What's next...what conditioner you use in your hair? what colour handbag should you match with your marble paintjob?

 

Easy solution.......grab a 19 year old Californian virgin, soap her up and slide her over your car. By the time she reaches the other end you'll have forgotten about the three specs of dust on your car.  

 

That's the man's wash

 

.:wassup:

lol. wats wrong with wantin my car to look in tip top condition? i worked like a dog over the summer holidays to afford my respray. i take pride in my car and i want it to show. if i didnt then i would prolli buy some sh1tbox rotary as my daily driver.

[The Dan]

Now now, no need to get nasty about the rotaries.

I understand what you are saying. You want you ride to looks it's best at all times. I envy your paint job, I wish I could have one like it.

In reality the paint job and the virgin will probably never happen for me.

If you want your paint to last it's absolute longest in pristine condition....get it minged.

You can wipe it with sandpaper if you like and the scratches come right out.

Even stones don't chip it.

Only prob is that you have to wash it with ming detergent and the initial process costs around $400.

[Let Me Drive]

just asking cos im getting a respray what it this minged?

[The Dan]

it is a special coating which is put over the paint. It can be done any time during the life of the car. Awesome stuff. Dust just wipes off it without leaving marks and you don't need to polish it except one every 6 months or so.

My old man get's all his 4WD's done. He takes them all around Oz. When he goes to sell them after 8 years or so, they still have a paint job that is almost like new.

Even the branch scratches and marks come straight out without harming the existing paint job.

It is called MING. You should be able to Google it in Australia.