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Old 22 April 2012, 04:51 PM
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What's the best way to clean my black scoob at a show? what do I need to take with me? Maybe a silly question but I'm a detailing newb
Old 22 April 2012, 05:18 PM
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If it's just mainly dust on car rather than dirt i would use Autoglym detailing spray, spray on and wipe off with a microfibre towel.

It also cleans off any fingerprints or grease that gets on the panels.
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If its just dust I have a lambs wool duster thingy on a stick, I do feel a plum when using it though, however if the roads are wet and the car is covered in spray what then?
Old 22 April 2012, 09:14 PM
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Apparently you can get waterless wash sprays, simply spray on and wipe off with a towel but don't see how you can get the dirt off without creating swirls everywhere.
Old 22 April 2012, 09:21 PM
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Flask of boiled water and a damp microfibre cloth and a miracle dryer or medium waffle dryer
Quick detailer and a glass polish and decent polishing cloth

Haven't made up my mind about waterless cleaning yet
Old 22 April 2012, 09:54 PM
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Yeah, come to think of it I've seen the waterless wash sprays in the supermarket, just don't want to damage my recently corrected paintwork.
Old 22 April 2012, 10:01 PM
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Meguiar's wash and wax will not mar your paintwork if you use a little common sense :-)

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Originally Posted by HT04
One of these. Excellent bit of kit.

http://www.nomad-direct.co.uk/index.php

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Alrite Dan,

How you doing? Hope you are well mate...

This Nomad kit, which one you got? and do you know if this works with snow foam?

Rgs,
Joe.
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Providing all the prep works been done at home youll be able to get away with meg wash and wax then drying with a drying towel, even if its just dust on the car and you use qd or a duster to get it off its still gonna leave marring and possible swirl marks, its even worse on a black car because it shows up virtually every mark. If youve got time at the show take a pot of wax with you and give it a light coat to fill any marks
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The last show i did, i think it was rally day last sept,... i sprayed a mist of water on the car, dry'd it off with a micro fibre cloth, then waxed it with autosmart "wax" not sure if that was the rite thing to do,... im going to pcad on saturday and if the weathers ok i was going to use a sealer then wax.
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New look for you Jarvis!!


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i use proshine or a detailing spray,if the cars dirty and needs washed i have a large

spray bottle like this but a 5ltr one
http://www.hydrohobby.co.uk/2l-pump-...ay-bottle.html

fill it with water before i leave and theres more than enough to wash 3 cars in the 5 ltr bottles. we did 3 scoobys at NBO last yr,
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I've got something similar to this that I take with me:

Hand pump

and a Swissol (now Swissvax) collapsable bucket too:

Swissvax bucket
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The ONR(waterless) is great stuff, no swirls.
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looking at the weather forcast for saturday i dont think i'll be needing water
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