About Car Wash To Clean Your Car

I used to think that cleaning a car involves grabbing some dish washing liquid, pour it with a bucket of water then use it to scrub the car’s paint with a dirty sponge I found inside the garage.

As I found out later on, that could do much more harm than good. Yes, dishwashing liquid can remove dirt and grime on your car, but it also removes the protective wax coating that protects your car’s paint – exposing it to the elements. It can also dull the paint if used for an extended period taking away its shine.

I’ll share with you some techniques I learned over the years which you can use for your car to keep it looking new and shiny.

Before you start you need to get the right tools to wash your car.

Buy a couple of wash mitts, a big microfiber towel, a gallon of car shampoo, a bucket (better if you can get the 5-gallon bucket), a 5 meter hose plus the nozzle attachment, wheel cleaner and a wheel brush and finally a Spray Wax – I’ll explain why you need this later in this article.

How to I wash my car the right way?

This is important! Make sure that the surface is cool before you start washing. You can only use on bucket, but I would suggest that you use two buckets. One bucket for the soapy water and the other for the clean water.

Always start with the wheels so that if you splash dirt from the wheels to the body, you can just rinse it off when you wash the body itself.

Don’t wash the wheels when they are hot, you risk damaging the rotors when you do that.

Using a wheel cleaner, spray a liberal amount on the wheels and tires, allow a few minutes to soak and loosen up dirt. Then with your wheel brush, scrub the dirt out gently and rinse, after you finish move to the next wheel then repeat the process.

Wash your car under a covered area so its nice and cool.

Now it’s time to wash your car. Pour in some car shampoo in a bucket then mix with water. The ratio will depend on the brand of car shampoo so its best that you read the label for instructions.

Rinse the vehicle first before soaping the car so you’ll take off loose dirt and dust on the surface. Start from the roof then make your way down. Rinse off soon after cleaning the car so that the car shampoo does not dry on the paint.

After you finish on the entire vehicle, dry as soon as possible so water spots will not form on the paint. Dry the car with a microfiber towel, always start from the roof then work your way down. Don’t forget to dry the door jambs.

Finally dry the wheels – make sure you use a separate towel for this as you don’t want to cross contaminate dirt from the wheels on to the paint.

Can you possible wash without water?

Never in a million years I thought this can be done but detailing gurus have made a product for this. A no-rinse wash that you just mix with water which is great if you live in cold cities or places with water restrictions or even drought. Heck you can now wash your car in your condominium or apartment unit.

You also use a two bucket method here – one bucket for the no-rinse wash solution and the other for clean water.

Just like a regular car wash you start with the wheels. Spray wheel cleaner on the wheels and tires, allow a few minutes for the cleaner to soak in to loosen up dirt and brake dust, then use the wheel brush to take off dirt then wipe with a microfiber towel. Always remember clean one wheel at a time.

After cleaning the wheels, move over to the car’s body.

Soak your wash mitt in the bucket with the no-rinse wash solution then start from the top working your way down. Gently rub the wash mitt on the section you are working on. After cleaning a section, dry it immediately with a microfiber towel before the solution dries up then move to the next section. Rinse the wash mitt well in a bucket of clean water after each section you clean so you don’t accumulate dirt on your wash mitt.

There are a lot of car owners out there who are very fond of their cars and will go through great lengths to help ensure that their cars are always nice and shiny. In fact, there are even people out there who have the notion that the cleanliness of their car reflects on the cleanliness of the owner. If you use your car regularly, going to the car wash during weekends to have it cleaned or whenever it gets dirty is only proper to help keep your car clean. The problem with this, however, is that it can be quite costly. If you invest in your own pressure washer, not only can you clean your car whenever you want to, but you also can save on fuel as you no longer need to drive to the car wash station. Instead, you will be doing your washing at the comforts of your own home.

A pressure washer is a specialized cleaning equipment that has been made to make cleaning surfaces much easier. It uses a pressurized stream of water that when directed to a solid surface, has enough power to remove most dirt off of it. The best thing about this cleaning equipment is that there are an assortment of attachments and accessories that can help you customize the stream of water to suit your cleaning needs. In fact, you will even find brush attachments that will allow you to brush and pressure wash the surface of your car at the same time.

If you have a pressure washer and will be using it for the first time to pressure wash your car, it is important to take note of how much Pounds per Square Inch (PSI) your unit has. This is because too much pressure has the capacity to damage and strip the paint off of your car. If your unit has just 1,000 to 1,500 PSI, then it is okay to use it without having to worry about damaging its paint. However, if your unit can generate more than that, you need to check if it has a pressure adjustment so that you could adjust its pressure accordingly. If it doesn’t, then it is suggested to make sure you attach a nozzle with a wider fan spray. It is also suggested to start pressure washing it at a distance of 10 feet to minimize the power of the pressurized water impacting your car. Then try closing down this distance until the desire cleaning effect is achieved. Try to remember and maintain this distance the whole time you pressure wash your car to help ensure that you do not damage the paint of your car.