Car or truck Cleaning Guidance

Depending on how miles you travel Car Valeting Burnley I'd personally recommend washing your automobile on a weekly or fortnightly foundation.

Washing

Begin by rinsing your vehicle using an open-ended hose pipe or by using a stress washer, paying particular notice for your alloys and wheel arches.

This could loosen any dust or grit & greatly reduce the possibility of damaging your paintwork.

When it comes to washing your automobile I might highly advocate using a lamb's wool mitt instead of a traditional yellow sponge.

This is because a sponge has no way of lifting filth away from the surface of the automobile causing any grime particles to be dragged around the cars paintwork causing swirls & scratches.

A lamb's wool mitt however has a deep pile that allows any dirt particles to be safely drawn away from the cars surface.

Lambs wool mitts are readily available from many supermarkets & car or truck accessory shops.

By far the best way to wash your automobile is to use the two bucket method.

This involves having one bucket containing your shampoo solution & another containing just clean water.

Commence by soaking your mitt in the shampoo solution, wash one panel of the auto then rinse your mitt thoroughly in the clean water to release any trapped dirt particles, before soaking your mitt in the shampoo solution & then washing the next panel.

Using this method will greatly reduce the risk of causing damage in your cars paintwork.

To clean your alloys & wheel arches it's best to switch to a microfiber wash mitt as these are harder wearing than the a lamb's wool mitt & so are better suited to the higher levels of grime & grit found around wheel arches.

If possible use a dedicated alloy wheel brush to remove the worst of the dirt.

Drying

If your vehicle is left to dry naturally you will end up with unsightly water spots on the paintwork.

The best method to dry your car is to use a microfiber drying towel.

These are able to absorb large amounts of water leaving a streak free finish (& will cause less damage than a chamois leather)

The best technique by using a drying towel is to pat the auto dry rather than wiping the towel over the surface.

This takes very little extra time but will again minimize the chances of any damage to the paintwork.

One last point about bird droppings!

These are very harmful to a cars bodywork being highly acidic & if not removed quickly can lead to permanent etching of your paintwork.

To easily remove, soak a piece of kitchen roll in warm water, leave over the offending item for 5-10 mins then rinse off with warm water-try to avoid rubbing as this can damage your paintwork.