Car Washing - Best With Zymol

detailing your car CAR WASHING

First:

This is the all important point where detailing your car begins. Check the area temperature before starting your car washing. Has your car been sitting in the hot sun? Move your car to the shade and let the surface cool before you begin. Ideally, the outside temperature should be between 50 and 80 degrees F. Keep in mind that it is still OK to wash if it is 49 or 82 degrees (considering the alternative). In hot climates morning or early evening hours (assuming daylight) can be ideal, sparing you and your car from the hot sun.

Please note that brake rotors can be very hot on recently driven cars. Cold water can warp them! If you feel heat coming from your wheels, please wait for them to cool completely. If cold water gets onto the brake discs, they could warp. Warped rotors can be an expensive lesson!

Fill your CLEAN bucket with warm water (NEVER HOT!) and use a car wash soap. ZYMOL Clear is ideal!

NEVER EVER use dishwashing detergent. Those dishwashing detergents do a great job cleaning up your dirty dishes, but they also REMOVE WAX with their added “grease-cutting” agents. Please leave these products in the kitchen.

Rinse your car completely with the hose. Be careful with metal hose nozzles and metal parts of your clothing to protect your car. Jewelry and watches are best kept away for your car’s paintwork. Plastic or rubber water nozzles can be a good low cost investment.

Wash the roof first, then the hood, then the trunk. Use lots of soapy water on your sponge. ZYMOL sponges are specially made for car washing with small pores that are less likely to pick up stone chips and grit. Rinse liberally after washing any panel. Then work your way around the car, first with the upper panels, then the lower.Now, rinse the entire car!

If you find that your wash water is extremely dirty when you’re only halfway through do the right thing and get yourself a fresh batch. Why transplant grit and dirt?

Use a real or synthetic Chamois to push water off of the car. ZYMOL Synthetic Chamois is excellent for this task!

DON’T USE THE CHAMOIS TO DRY THE CAR as it can remove wax when dry. Use unsized cotton towels such as ZYMOL Towels to dry the car. When you wash the towels in the laundry process, avoid the fabric softener and dryer sheets.

Proper washing takes a bit of time, but your car is usually the second largest investment you will ever own. Keep in mind that a regularly washed car will be so much quicker and easier to clean. Not to mention a much easier road to the nest show n' shine or concours!

Lastly, how often should you wash? Every two weeks or so is a rough guide for a regularly driven vehicle. A covered garage-dweller may need washing much less often. A daily driver maybe even more often. Cars need MORE attention during the Winter months to remove damaging sand and salt deposits.

If your vehicle got dirty due to a long trip, picked up construction dirt or pollen deposits, then it’s time to do the right thing. WASH!