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Mar 1, 2008 | 06:45 PM

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Okiewan

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Swirl marks never come out

Sure they do. Get yourself a UDM or PC, the right polishes and throw in a lot of hours ...

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Mar 1, 2008 | 07:03 PM

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Ray Man

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Originally Posted by Robbieg

I agree, I don't even use the same towel on the bottoms were all the road grime is and on the front were the bugs are as I do on the rest of the car, I use three separate towels/wash mitts every time let alone a brush at a car wash that has cleaned 50k pos nasty, muddy, rust buckets........ I know I'm crazy!

+1 I use 1 mitt for the top panels, another for the bottom panels and another for the wheels and exhaust.

Mar 1, 2008 | 07:09 PM

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citizen arcane

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Crazy ?!? Ask my wife, she'll tell ya. I now use a foam gun and a grout sponge
(instead of three wool mitts - just for the paint) to wash the cars. All three are black

Mar 1, 2008 | 08:09 PM

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~~silverbull271~~

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i just posted thread over in CAR CARE about how i met and spoke with SAL ZAINO today......

auto car wash is last thing on my mind now......

as for mitts....im not using any....i went to 5 stores today (pep boys, walmart,kmart,target,strauss) evry mitt is made overseas....

SAL ZAINO specifically told me not to wash with anything NOT made in USA...has to be 100 percent cotton....
So i bought large bath sized towels (100% cotto, made USA) and cut the borders off

Mar 2, 2008 | 02:39 PM

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Boltzman

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I would never go through a drive through touchless unless it was a beater. ESPECIALLY with a vert

Mar 2, 2008 | 05:08 PM

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Blustang05

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NO way would i take a vert or a pickup with a tono(s?) cover thought anything like those

and NO way would i ever run through a car wash that uses the spinning brushes.

But i has been through a few touchless car washes. One in Riverton, WY the best ever!!!! and then the one in bonny lake, WA 2nd best ever!!!! and they work very well. I worry about the blowers more then anything(blowing off scoops and such). I just rush through them and hit the interstate

Mar 2, 2008 | 08:43 PM

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Javdog

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Thanks for the info. I really need to follow the recomendations since I drive a black Mustang Vert., Black Escalade SUV and a Black GSXR1000 motorcycle with lots of chrome work, Thanks for the info.

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Mar 5, 2008 | 09:13 AM

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xtoolmaker

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Found a place to buy 100% cotton Made in the USA white towels.The kind Zaino recommends. The web site is americanchairstore.com The towels are made by 1888 Mills.I bought the bath sheets $17.00 each.You have to be carefull buying towels some of them even have bamboo fiber in them, that aught to be really good for the paint.