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I have a new car. I have a heated garage that is kept around 60F/15C - which is as low as it will go for various reasons. I live where they liberally salt the roads. What is my best course of action to prevent pre-mature corrosion? Should I just leave the car outside and deal with getting in a cold car every once in a while, or rinse off the car every week or so (either at home or at the local self-wash)? I've heard that the self-washing places recycle/filter the water and I'd be rinsing it off with water that has a non-zero salt content, defeating the whole purpose of rinsing it off. I also feel like on a cold dry winter day when the car is also dry, if I rinse the car off and drive it home while it's semi-wet, it will pick up a bunch more salt on the 2-minute drive home and exacerbate the problem more than if I had just left it dry.
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Jan 18, 2015 01:07
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I have a black Audi that's about a year old that has some pretty minor swirling thanks to a careless dealer and some other light scratches from general use. I'd like to fix it up with a DA (I've tried by hand with no luck) and also put some sealant+wax on since it's winter for like 6 months of the year here and washing/re-waxing is difficult during that time. So I'm going to buy a DA, but am unsure what pads to buy. I assume black foam will be fine for applying sealant and wax, but for actual polishing should I use orange? On such a new car, maybe I should go with a green one if orange will cut too much? Would I need to follow up an orange with a white? So many colours... I've also heard that microfiber pads work well on Audis, in which case I'm assuming I would just need a polishing pad and a finishing pad to do what I need to do.
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Nov 13, 2015 03:40
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I fell behind on my regular wash routine and I should decontaminate my car properly, but I haven't done it thoroughly in a couple years. Back then, using a clay bar or those Nanoskin synthetic things was the way to go - is that still the case? My car has PPF from the A-pillar forward - can you clay PPF?
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Aug 16, 2023 02:03
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