im a dumbass Options

[96cel_John]

Yep, I'm a dumbass.

Yesterday i washed my car in freezing weather and I kept washing it even though ice formed as soon as I squirted the water on the car.

This morning, I go to leave for school, and then put it in reverse. Nothing. I was like hmm, parking brake? Then I look and its off. Now I give it a lot of gas, get it up to like 2500 rpms while releasing the clutch. I hear a loud crack. I was like wtf. I get out of the car and see nothing. I get back in and then try to back out more. Now I'm going really slow backwards and I'm pissed. Then I realise it.

MY ****ING BRAKES WERE FROZEN

[Mage]

Actually, turtle wax isn't really that great. An excellent wax is p21s, sold under the name "s100" at harley davidson stores for 15 bucks a jar. It's absolutely phenomenal, the best carnuba (opposed to polymer types like zaino) wax you could buy, according to many, many professional detailers. It's very easy to use, too, wipes on and off as easy as any liquid. And it's pretty durable, it's been shown to last pretty strong for 2-3 months. Combined with the "p21s gloss enhancing paint cleanser" aka the "s100 shine enhancing paint cleanser", a polish, it looks -stunningly- deep and wet. And waxing every week won't really do much more than say every month or even every other month...as long as water is beading, the wax is strong.

For polishing/waxing/drying, microfiber towels are the best. Some are horrible, they'll lint like crazy, but the good ones are so incredible...they soak up amazing amounts of water for their size, and they make applying and buffing polish and wax a lot easier. Usually I'll run the hose on low power over the car and sort of sheet the water off (when the wax is still intact, it'll run off quickly and take most of the water with it), drape terry cloths over the damp parts (they usually don't pick much water up though), and dry the rest with a small hankerchief sized microfiber towel.

For the actual washing itself, a chanelle glove (I think it may be chammoise, I'm sure it isn't though, it's less abrasive than cotton) and meguiar's deep crystal wash seem to do a really nice job.

During the winter it's a pain in the ass to polish/wax... right now I really need to wax the car again, but instead I just keep washing it every other week after it accumulates salt... even then I only basically survive by running warm water the hose from the laundry room faucet (2 feet away from the garage thankfully), and leaving it in the garage for a day or two, not really bothering to dry it out with towels

This post has been edited by Mage: Feb 16, 2003 - 7:32 AM