How to prepare for long road trip?

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How would you prepare for a long road trip?

the details: We are going from the Texas South plains up to Yellowstone soon. We’ll be taking my wife’s Tuxedo black Lincoln Navigator. Figure I’ll take extra window cleaner and towels since we’ll take pictures from the car of wildlife.
 
I strap my Mother in law to the hood, it keeps the bugs WAY down......
 
Detailing-wise?

I'd have some QD or ONR and a handful of good MF towels on hand for those inevitable bird bombs.
 
I rode from Detroit to Owensboro Kentucky with my singer/guitarist for a gig in his new Jeep Compass. He won't wash it.

He never washed his Journey either.

I just don't get it..

I would have taken some microfiber towels and Opti-Clean.
 
What do toy currently have on the car? I'd atleast clean prep and ceramic coat all the windows. I clay, use eraser or isopropyl alcohol and then apply CMX. Helps tremendously in snow/rain.

I'd keep some rinseless/waterless wash or a quick detailer and MF towels. Usually ech2o in a spray bottle as it cleans and adds gloss. Safe for windows, trim etc too.
 
Personally, as long as the vehicle Starts off detailed when the road trip begins that’s all I ask for. I consider it fully prepared to do what it does at the best of its ability and nothings more satisfying to me than that. I can wash it when we get back home.

I care more about a full tank of gas, proper oil & coolant levels, and all the tires set to proper PSI to ensure maximum comfort and gas mileage.
 
Right now it has:
Gtechniq g1 on the windows, Gyeon Can Coat Evo on the paint, Gyeon Trim on the well, trim.
 
Bring some microfiber towels for the windshield and side mirrors, Blast off the bugs rather than grinding them into the headlights. At a car wash water only other than that don't over think it too much and enjoy your trip.
 
Fresh coat of CanCoat on front. If not some kind of topper.

I would take some rinseless and a box full of MF. Glass cleaner too.

Also some interior QD to clean up messes.


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Glass cleaner(and associated towels), a rinseless wash like ONR(and lots of towels), an APC, and something for wiping the interior down.
 
LostInTransit said:
motor oil, shop rags, bug net for the front of the SUV
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What the matter Bro....Don't have a sense of humor?....it was joke man

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The area you're headed is going to be chock full of massive amounts of bugs. I'd focus on that problem and not worry about the vehicle getting dirty. Especially, since it is black. Deal with the car being a little dirty and wait until you can get it home and do a proper wash without the danger of swirling up the paint.

I'd pack a bottle of bug remover, a bottle of QD spray, and a healthy number of MF towels. You'll need both to de-bug the front of the vehicle. When we travel, I typically hit the front and side mirrors with the bug remover, wipe it off and most of the bug splatter. I'll then follow up with the QD spray.

As for glass cleaner, I don't bother. I've found the washer solution most gas stations provide in the buckets has some pretty good stuff in it. Not only that, but the "scrubber" side of the squeegee is really effective at removing splatter from the glass. I consistently clean the windshield at EVERY gas fill up to make sure the glass is always as clean as possible. On one of our most recent trips across Missouri and Oklahoma, the bugs were so bad I had to make an extra stop to only clean the glass. The mess was so bad I couldn't see out the windshield in the evening light/darkness.
 
I used track wrap on last long trip...worked good...kinda tough to get it to stick to a coated car...but did it.

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