What to use during rub down after maintenance

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What products can I use to rub down my car with after a maintenance wash? I'm presently just drying then spraying some distilled water on a clean MF to buff.
 
Do you mean like a quick detailer or spray wax?
 
What's the difference between quick detailer and spray wax?

Rub down was the best term I could think of
 
After a wash I wipe my car down with a 50/50 mix of DG AW & UWW+
 
I'm sort of new to detailing. What do those acronyms mean? I've been using chemical guys wash and waxes. Does CG make a good lsp?
 
If you have a good wax on it,, just get some quick detailer of your choice. search the Turtle wax rinceless wash thread out. you can make a gallon of QD for 6 and change. Heck you you could go No rince for a daily/ every other day wash and save a lot of time. there are other rinceless wash out there, but TW is at Wally world for 6 bucks.
 
BlackHawk said:
What made you think of mixing the two? I'm curious to know.
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I had always used AW as I dried so it was diluted anyway. I found myself going around the car again with a QD just to tidy things up. This is simpler. I also find it very easy to work with. I have an Outback with dark factory privacy glass from one passenger door to the other, and by cutting the AW I experience absolutely no streaking whatsoever. Conservation of both products is another plus. And who knows, maybe the "boosted by polycharger" aspect of UWW+ extends the life of the AW.
 
Okay so I'm using CG M-Seal on my Focus ST. Should I be applying a spray sealant as LSP?
 
As AG God says....the less you touch the paint the less chance you have of inflicting swirls and scratches so why wipe down with only distilled water?
 
I agree that if you're going to 'buff out' the car after it's been washed and dried, then you should use a quick detailer of some kind. The only buffing I do after a wash is to wipe down areas that have dried before I could dry them and have left water spots on the finish.
 
Oh. I must have confused a step. I would typically wash, then use a clean MF with distilled water rubbing alch combo to get rid of spots.
 
What I've been doing is allowing the car to air dry, then spray my water/IPA mixture on a MF to remove water marks.
Figured there was some special product to help with the end stage.
 
Burns ST said:
What I've been doing is allowing the car to air dry, then spray my water/IPA mixture on a MF to remove water marks.
Figured there was some special product to help with the end stage.
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Try not to let the car air-dry, all that does is create water spots, which then require you to rub the car more than really needed. The best way to deal with water spots is not to let them form to begin with, that's why I always dry my car with a micro-fiber cloth. I get the horizontal surfaces first (hood, roof, trunk), then get the vertical panels. By the time I get to the verticals, a few small areas of water spots have formed, but by then, the MF cloth is nicely damp and makes easy work of the spots.

BTW, an IPA wipe down is often used for a LSP removal and alcohol is not a lubricant so you're getting extra friction when you wipe down the car. Excess friction = swirls & scratches, I may be wrong, but I wouldn't do an IPA wipe just to get rid of water spots, I would use a damp mf out of the sun.
 
Good too know. I never thought about the actual lubricity of a specially designed product versus water/ipa
 
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