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Old 06-06-2016, 09:27 PM
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Anyone else have this problem? After every drive , I have to use griots speed shine, and get brake dust off before I put in garage - my neighbors must think I'm crazy - not a daily driver but do drive it multiple times per week.....just can't drive that damn pretty car dirty!
Old 06-06-2016, 09:32 PM
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Not to that extent but I like it to look nice. My big challenge is that if the weather is nice enough to wash, it's nice enough to drive. And, I'd much rather drive it than clean it.
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What colour is your car? it's white I see from your avatar, never had a white car, must highlight dirt..
I was thinking about buying my AMG GT S in matte black and my neighbour that is in the high end auto repair business said oh don't get that lol, you can't fix or buff or whatever even little scratches etc.
So I bought a silver one, with expel and a matte black double stripe from front to back, running over the car, and man can you see the difference between the silver and the matte black with the "dirt"
My 911 was Arctic silver and looked pretty good unless a lot of grime

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Just figured out how to post my avatar - white with blue top - my favorite is probably black on black although I do love my white .....
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Originally Posted by Redhot2474
Just figured out how to post my avatar - white with blue top - my favorite is probably black on black although I do love my white .....
What color is the top? Gorgeous car. Any interior pics?
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Interior and top is blue - no pics of interior - thank u
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I bet you have a ton of swirl marks in your paint from all this quick detailer and wiping.

The white with blue looks very nice.
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Originally Posted by Redhot2474
Interior and top is blue - no pics of interior - thank u
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Originally Posted by Redhot2474
Anyone else have this problem? After every drive , I have to use griots speed shine, and get brake dust off before I put in garage - my neighbors must think I'm crazy - not a daily driver but do drive it multiple times per week.....just can't drive that damn pretty car dirty!
Daily driver and black car so no....wouldn't be practical even if I had the inclination which I don't
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I bet you have a ton of swirl marks in your paint from all this quick detailer and wiping.
The blue Griots detail spray is good stuff. Almost waxy. I use it daily on my black BMW with a clean microfiber towel and it's yet to develop a swirl.
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Originally Posted by mreloc
The blue Griots detail spray is good stuff. Almost waxy. I use it daily on my black BMW with a clean microfiber towel and it's yet to develop a swirl.
Try Mothers California Gold Spray Wax, or new Mothers Waterless Wash & Wax, or Pinnacle Liquid Crystal Waterless Wash Concentrate with Carnauba. All superior to Speed Shine.
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Originally Posted by Redhot2474
Anyone else have this problem? After every drive , I have to use griots speed shine, and get brake dust off before I put in garage - my neighbors must think I'm crazy - not a daily driver but do drive it multiple times per week.....just can't drive that damn pretty car dirty!
I hand wash my cars weekly and Zaino polish them every 90 days. I enjoy it and yes the neighbors probably think i'm OCD but my cars look freaking immaculate almost everyday.
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He'll no. My car is always dirty. Only thing I do is clean off bird sh*t
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Originally Posted by mreloc
The blue Griots detail spray is good stuff. Almost waxy. I use it daily on my black BMW with a clean microfiber towel and it's yet to develop a swirl.
Impossible.
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Originally Posted by LexVan
Impossible.
agreed


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