Automobile Cleansing Advice

Depending on how miles you drive Car Valeting Burnley I might recommend washing your automobile on a weekly or fortnightly foundation.

Washing

Start out by rinsing your vehicle with an open-ended hose pipe or which has a stress washer, shelling out certain interest on your alloys and wheel arches.

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

When it comes to washing your car I would highly advise using a lamb's wool mitt instead of a traditional yellow sponge.

This is because a sponge has no way of lifting dirt away from the surface of the car or truck 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 grime particles to be safely drawn away from the cars surface.

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

By far the best way to wash your vehicle 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 vehicle then rinse your mitt thoroughly in the clean water to release any trapped dust 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 towards 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 filth & grit found around wheel arches.

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

Drying

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

The best method to dry your vehicle 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 that has a drying towel is to pat the vehicle 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.