Share your washing approach

[Pegasi]

Check weather
Make drink
Get headphones
Spray wheels, clean wheels
Spray car with pressure washer
Use under carriage fitting to spray underneath car
Refresh drink
Foam Cannon & rinse
Foam Cannon and wash with microfiber wash mitt
Blow off excess water with blower
Refresh drink
Dry car and inspect
Put everything away
Stare at car
Put car away

 

[CarrHarris]

This!

 

[Rorie]

My dealer said there have been some ECU issues with automatic car washes spraying too mch pressure into the back vents. So I use a wash yourself car wash and just not shoot the sprayer directly or up close to the vents.

 

[NJemira85]

My dealer said there have been some ECU issues with automatic car washes spraying too mch pressure into the back vents. So I use a wash yourself car wash and just not shoot the sprayer directly or up close to the vents.

The ecu issue is lotus left the fucking thing exposed. Hilarious

 

[NJemira85]

My approach: just say no.

Don’t do it.

Wouldn’t be prudent use of funds.

 

[sk8nSam]

I hate washing cars and especially drying them. (This probably relates to my youth when my Dad had me dry the Caddie with an ragged piece of deerskin shammy.)

But, after I foam cannon and rinse my Emira, this towel takes all the work out of getting the water off:

Extra-Large PFM® Edgeless Drying Towel

Experience superior drying power with our Extra-Large PFM® Edgeless Drying Towel. Unleash 1,044 square inches of thirsty microfiber for faster vehicle drying.

www.griotsgarage.com

 

[Lotus64]

Here's my current Emira wash routine. It's excessive. The car gets about 3-4 complete washes per year. The wheels / calipers get cleaned about 6 times per year.


1. Rinse wheel - one at a time avoiding body
2. Wash wheel with microfiber
3. Rinse wheel
4. Cover front window door seals with tape
5. Cover bottom of windshield with towels
6. Low pressure rinse body, avoiding window seals and all vents
7. Wash with new microfiber in 4 sections (front, sides, rear) using straight lines - 2 bucket method with dirt catcher
8. Rinse (4 sections)
9. Remove towels, clean base of windshield
10. Carefully rinse windshield
11. Spray on Griots 3-in-1 ceramic wax while wet
12. Final Rinse
13. Remove tape from door seals
14. Blow dry - extra attention to doors, vents and crevices
15. Spot dry with damp microfiber - windows first, then body
16. Dry door jambs
17. Short highway drive to completely dry and prevent brake rust
18. Final blow dry