What am I doing wrong.. WW scratching?

[justvisiting]

OK. what am I doing wrong?



I polished my car a month ago, to give me a clean slate to see the effects of parking outside. Ive been washing weekly out here in SD. I sheet the water then use Megs Water Magnets, and a few Costco yellow micros to finish off. I seem to have marringgg after just a month.. My question is it the dirt and pollen and wind doing it..( not likely i think.). or is it the towels?

I tend to use buffing strength to dry at the end but that shouldnt scratch using microfiber, according to many. How about the satin edges on the WW would that scratch?

Perhaps its the cleanliness of my towels.. I wash with my regular clothes ( dont really care about lint, as I park outside and dirt and pollen are the bigger problems) and then line dry them. Another thought is that I reuse towels that have been dropped after washing them.. is that ok?



Help I dont want to keep polishing my car. though it is fun..



what a bad week.. got water spots too.. after just 3 days.. in the SD sun.. vinegar? if that doesnt work ill probably have to polish anyways.. bummer..

 

[imported_Amused]

OK. what am I doing wrong?



I polished my car a month ago, to give me a clean slate to see the effects of parking outside.

did you get all the original marring out in the first place?

Ive been washing weekly out here in SD.

were you rough with your washing...did you bare down etc? what kind of mitt did you use? your wash process could also induce marring.

and a few Costco yellow micros to finish off

lower quality microfiber can cause marring.

I seem to have marringgg after just a month.. My question is it the dirt and pollen and wind doing it..( not likely i think.)

daily driving can cause marring, esp if you drive highway, and salty air doesn't help the matter, seeing that you live in SD.

Perhaps its the cleanliness of my towels.. I wash with my regular clothes ( dont really care about lint, as I park outside and dirt and pollen are the bigger problems) and then line dry them. Another thought is that I reuse towels that have been dropped after washing them.. is that ok?

wash microfiber alone. lint embedded in the towels can induce marring. line drying can catch debris in the air too. try to keep them clean and separated from laundry and don't use fabric softeners.

vinegar?

i wouldn't suggest it. acid on your paint will etch it.



i hope this helps.



- jason

 

[Evenflow]

Its got to be the Costco yellow towels.



I bought a 10 package of them @ $9.99 or something like that a while ago. Upon further inspection I found that they are not ideal for polish removal. I only use these towels on my wheels/interior.

 

[justvisiting]

I use a wool mitt. 2 bucket method.. moderate pressure process to remove pollen.

I also always full wash, i never attempt Qd, unless its garaged.

Ill try new microfibers as well as seperate washing. thanks



anyone else seeing problems in my process?

 

[Envious Eric]

I got the same problem as you.....so now I take the WW out of the equation completely....on my dark blue truck, I wash witha chenile mitt, meguiars crystal soap with a few sprays of QD in it in the two bucket method, and sheet the water, then take a leaf blower and mainly just try to work from top to bottom getting inside all the cracks....you will creat some water spotting this way, but then i go over the entire truck with a healthy amount of qd and I get VERY little to no marring at all....I do keep a coat or pinnacle souveran on the truck every three weeks now too, so that might help some