I haven't been using the car these past two weeks as I have been riding the motorcycle. I have no access to a garage (roommate took it over for his band), and I don't have a car cover (yet) so the car was covered with pollen and dust. Thankfully I went through a week and a half of multiple coats of sealant and wax a month prior.

I decided to take it out for a spin last night to run a few errands since it was so nice (60 deg at 7pm). Had a few bucks in change in the console so I swung into a wash bay. Presoaked the car with the non-pressure soap spray, then blasted it again with the high pressure soap, then rinsed with the wand again.

Not a speck of dirt or dust left on the car. Pulled my WW drying towel from the trunk and took care of the still-beading water.

There were people in the other bays washing when I arrived, and I was out of there before they were even done with the soap!

Good times.

 

ahhhh i know exactly what ya mean lol

i love parking my car next to my friends audi tt when it rains and all the rain on my car beads up and his just looks like puddles of poop lol LOVE IT

 

got pics?
careful with the pressure around the top seals-
yup, know the pleasure of a "quickie"!!

 

Yup, I am always very careful with the wand around the seals.

This was just a rinse off more than anything. Pics from my wax-coating binge from a month+ ago are on page 6 of the picture post sticky.

 

Be very careful when drying off your car after a coin-op.

FWIW, I never hand-dry a car after cleaning it at a coin-op. I use Collinite as my sealant, and I know that I can never get every speck of dirt off-- nowhere near my comfort level for toweling dry.

Because of the strong beading of Collinite, I just rip the car on the highway for 5 minutes, and most of the water is gone(a little dirty, but dry, and clean enough for those 'in-between-hand washes). At that point in time, I know the paint is nowhere near 'clean', but it's good enough. If I have time, this is when I QD the car with ONR.

Good luck!

 

I know what your feeling!

I Zaino'd my car I think around March, and ever since then, all I have to do a a quick 4 min through the quarter wash. After, just cruise down the road at about 40mph for about 30 seconds, and .... where did all the water go?