Use a good wash mitt like the one in the picture below. Available at ENEOS 1 Utama for about RM50.00. A bit pricey but worth it and lasts a long time too. Use a mitt as it holds a lot of soapy water and is very gentle to your paint. Sponges, while they hold just as much if not more water, don't have much 'give' in them. Meaning that if you pick up a tiny stone it won't recess into the sponge like it would with a mitt and therefore it scratches your paint surface. It is also more likely that you could drop a sponge, as it is not attached like the mitt to your hand. So if and when u do drop the sponge you have to rinse it free from any debris. (as we all know this can happen a number of times when you wash your car) One feature we love with the Mitt is the way you can stick your hose into the open end of the mitt, turn it on and as the water streams out quickly, it thoroughly cleans the mitt. This is great for when you have finished and in case you somehow drop the mitt.



Use the "Two-Bucket Method" to wash the car. One bucket with soapy water while another bucket with just plain water. Start washing the car and once you have finished a panel, submerge the mitt into the pure water bucket and rinse it by shaking it vigorously before placing it back into the wash bucket. Gather as much water and suds as your mitt can carry, then reapply to the next panel. Repeat this process, washing every panel on the car. This way any sand, grit and road grime will fall into the bucket with the clear water and you can be assured that the soapy water is clean before you put in on your car.

There is no real gimmick, you just minimise the chances of washing your car with contaminated water/ wash. It dramatically minimises your chances of accidentally picking up some debris from one part of the car and rubbing it all over the rest.

This post has been edited by Sinque: Dec 16 2005, 08:22 PM

Megs #21 is good but it comes in a huge packaging (64 oz which is almost 2 litres). Takes forever to finish and costs about RM 200. Professional line of products so can't get them off the shelf like NXT Gen Tech Wax. Gotta go to Autodetailer or Meguiars suppliers to get it.

This post has been edited by Sinque: Jun 9 2006, 08:11 PM

Weekly is probably a bit too much. Try NXT Wax once every 2 months and for the weekly ones you can just do a normal wash and then use NXT Spray Wax.

Only people I know who wax cars everyday are the ones that do it for a living.

He wins best customer award.

I only use dish washing liquid to soak my Microfibre cloth (in lukewarm water). Only time dishwashing liquid gets anywhere near my car is when I bring it back home from the department store.