Weather is getting nice again!

[MSM0075]

Well today I'm off and its also the third day in a row that it has been at least 40+ degrees out. So today I'm going to get my cleaning on. I've waited a long time to was my baby so lets go over a few products, maybe you can reccomend some or even better ones..

I usually wash my car with a big bottle of Eagle One, somtimes the small Mothers car wash. I use a regular pepboys/walmart spounge and dry with a regular bath towel.

Then I'll hit it up with some Megs pro steps. Cleaner Wax -> #9 -> Yellow Wax. All applyed with TurtleWax white applicators by hand, and whiped off with terry towels. Spray the windows down with some Invisible Glass by Stoner and whipe off with a TurtleWax "microfiber" towel. Finish it off with some Meg's Gold Glass Trim Detailer.

As for the interior I would usually use degreeser to clean off grime/coffie stains, ext..but recently i relized that it acctually bleaches some areas. So I don't know what to do there, maybe mix it with some water? Then i'll vacume the whole car. Use some BlueCorral(SP?) with the brush on top to clean up the carpet and vacume off. Then some Megs Shine (red spray bottle) and whipe off with a terry towel. I'll then spray it down with some Megs oder remover to get those passengers smoke smells out. And to finish off the interior I'll put a air freshiner in....that never last!

I know I'm still doing some wrong things, and I could be using better products.

Can you guys help me out? I wanna clean my car to the fullest today

 

[MSM0075]

Also, The '88 I drive daily has a real bad windshield. theirs so many speckles and scratches in it. Do they make a Winshield polish by any chance?? That would be great.

 

[rjstaaf]

Most of your exterior plan sounds fine EXCEPT for your washing tools.

Pick up a sheepskin wash mitt at WalMart. Look inside and make sure it looks like leather. You also need two buckets, one for rinse water and the other for your water and car wash soap mix. Each time you go back to the soap bucket to load the mitt you rinse it off in the rinse bucket first. For drying make sure that you are using a high quality cotton towel like FieldCrest. Even better would be a waffle weave microfiber towel. I get mine from www.pakshak.com .

For the interior cloth and plastic surfaces pick up some Tuff Stuff at the local auto parts store. It works great on carpet and cloth upholstery. Just make sure you air the car out while it dries .

As to your windshield, mine is pretty pitted as well. Not much you can do there. If you can feel them with your fingernail they aren't going to come out. I don't have any experience with them but, I have heard there are repair kits out there that actually fill in pits and chips in the glass. You are probably better off though taking your car to an automotive glass shop and getting an estimate on getting it repaired or replaced.

 

[MSM0075]

Well, just got done washing it..Looks good, This time I used EagleOnes Wax as You dry beacuse a few weeks ago when i washed it i used the main megs steps (mentioned above) It tends to leave streaks, i guess cause i soak the thing with it..

I saw you mention Tuff Stuff before...out of all the things we have at work thats the one i DIDEN'T try, it seemed too cheep..but if you request it, rjstaaf, i've got to try it.

I guess theres no wax's for the windsheild...oh well. I got a bran new one for my '93 (it was shatterd) for 180 from a place we deal with. They came and installed it too.

 

[Saleen4971]

you'll get streaks in the wax if you use towels that have fabrick softener in them.

 

[MSM0075]

I picked up a "Genuine Sheepskin Polish & Wash Mitt" by Eurow from Wal-Mart, it was like 4 bucks. Also Picked up "Tuff Stuff". If I'm not mistaken theres a smaller bottle of Tuff Stuff with a black bristle brush on top like BlueCorrel? Whats the difference?

 

[UMDSmith]

I put in autoglass as my job. There is no way to fix those pits, and the repair kit actually leaves little grey spots where the resin cures, even after polishing. Your best bet is to have new front glass put in. It takes about 1 hour, and on mustangs its fairly easy to do. I could tell you how to do it yourself, but it is a bit difficult to do unless you have done it before. Your looking at maybe a 250 buck charge to have it put in.

If you go through insurance, take a screwdriver and just ping the glass to make a chip. Then call them up and say a truck dropped a stone, or some ****. If you have a ping, your insurance company will want to opt for a repair, that is a pile of ****, so get in and "thumb" your chip, which means put pressure on the glass and make the crack run more then 8 inches, then it is not repairable.

Glass repair comes out of the comprehensive side of insurance, so it will not raise your rates, all you would have to pay is your deductible.

 

[MSM0075]

I put in autoglass as my job. There is no way to fix those pits, and the repair kit actually leaves little grey spots where the resin cures, even after polishing. Your best bet is to have new front glass put in. It takes about 1 hour, and on mustangs its fairly easy to do. I could tell you how to do it yourself, but it is a bit difficult to do unless you have done it before. Your looking at maybe a 250 buck charge to have it put in.

If you go through insurance, take a screwdriver and just ping the glass to make a chip. Then call them up and say a truck dropped a stone, or some ****. If you have a ping, your insurance company will want to opt for a repair, that is a pile of ****, so get in and "thumb" your chip, which means put pressure on the glass and make the crack run more then 8 inches, then it is not repairable.

Glass repair comes out of the comprehensive side of insurance, so it will not raise your rates, all you would have to pay is your deductible.

Intresting information, Actually the girl I bought my '93 from said to tell them that same story. I mentioned above that my '93 needed a new winsheild. A Guy came to my house and installed in within a half an hour, was 180 bucks total.