Megs Colorx

[goredsox]

i had a quick ?, i bought Colorx a while back and used it on my GA, it helped a bit but the GA needed to be cut with the buffer...anywho...
is it safe to use it on my new Rolla, maybe a month ago i clayed for the first time, used megs cleaner wax, then a coat of Gold Class, she really shined, and most of the swirls were covered. Well i washed her last week and i noticed that a good deal of the swirls are back...:eek::(:mad::???:

so would a good application of color x help, and in what order would i do it? Would color x replace the cleaner wax step or would i Colorx it, then Cleaner wax, then gold... OR since i just did that, color and gold her? If that makes sense...

I am bad though cuz i towel dry, i have those chamois (sp?) that claim to absorb water, and microfiber things as well, but towel drying absorbs best and works easiest out in AZ where i cant get shade to wash the car in... I might do all of the above on thursday, thanks for the advice...

[coupe]

ColorX is a strong cleaner wax :lol:

Nothing wrong with towel drying, really dont know how else you would do it :lol:

Make sure to use quality drying towels actually meant for vehicle paint.

[goredsox]

oh... :lol: is it stronger than you average cleaner wax?

and when i say i towel dry, i mean with beach towels, not specific towels...

[03GAmSE]

Car washes that touch your car will scratch, "touch free" car washes will strip your wax, towel drying with leave swirls unless they are quality microfiber and if you are using something with nylon or polyester to apply your car wash soap when you do it yourself, that will scratch. Your best bet is to invest in a few decent microfiber cleaning towels because they absorb a lot more water than regular beach-type towels without scratching. I use a few smaller ones (24 x 16") and 3 will do my whole car. A random orbital polisher is what offers the most help in getting rid of the swirls in the first place without just filling in the swirls and scratches, probably worth the investment if you dont like swirls

[kuecker_dj09]

one tip is to run a stream of water all over the car after you wash it...it will get most of the water off the car, and then its alot easier to dry.

[goredsox]

one tip is to run a stream of water all over the car after you wash it...it will get most of the water off the car, and then its alot easier to dry.

it normally just beads up, and i absorb the beads...:lol:

[goredsox]

Car washes that touch your car will scratch, "touch free" car washes will strip your wax, towel drying with leave swirls unless they are quality microfiber and if you are using something with nylon or polyester to apply your car wash soap when you do it yourself, that will scratch. Your best bet is to invest in a few decent microfiber cleaning towels because they absorb a lot more water than regular beach-type towels without scratching. I use a few smaller ones (24 x 16") and 3 will do my whole car. A random orbital polisher is what offers the most help in getting rid of the swirls in the first place without just filling in the swirls and scratches, probably worth the investment if you dont like swirls

I bought an orange drying towel a long time ago, and it is around the same size as yours, but once all of the towel is wet all it does is spread the water... maybe buy another like you said... I also bought a chamois towel a while back, you need to get it wet before you dry with it, and even then it still leaves water behind... The reason i use the beach towels is because it picks up all of the water quickly!!! IDK, i might wash/wax her this week since it has been a few weeks since she has been done, the red flake really hides the dust in AZ, and we havent had any rain so there really is no need to wash her, but the front bumper is a bug graveyard... :lol: thanks again for all of the advice.

[coupe]

He is talking about the *flooding method*.
Run water in a steady stream from your hose from top to bottom.
Whats left just dry with your towel.

Look up *flooding* on autopia.org, there are videos here and there.
Talks about it here too:
http://www.paintcare-n-detailing.com/washing.html