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Odd thing - generally when it's raining I don't drive my Z, because I hate cleaning it (Black Z, and I'm scratch-prone/OCD perfectionist)...however the other day, it'd been raining all

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Old 04-18-2010, 05:14 PM   #1 (permalink)
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Odd thing - generally when it's raining I don't drive my Z, because I hate cleaning it (Black Z, and I'm scratch-prone/OCD perfectionist)...however the other day, it'd been raining all day, and having had my Z sitting in the garage all winter and only driven it a few times so far this year, it'd collected quite a bit of dust....

Still rainy day + dusty Z = something to get me to clean my Z as I'd not want all those water spots...with me so far? (Yes, I'm odd like that...the rain spots would give me incentive to take care of it)

So I drove it quite a bit...it got quite wet of course...parked it in my garage. I opened the door this morning, and it's perfectly clean save for about 3-4 spots.

WTF.

Not that I'm complaining, but, I was not expecting that...so it's clean enough to where I'm not going to bother with it - lol...
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Old 04-18-2010, 05:16 PM   #2 (permalink)
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Sounds like a win to me. Good wax?
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Sounds like a win to me. Good wax?
Yep, I have not done my long day of cleaning on my car (wash/claybar/wax/etc.), but last year after doing a nice cleaning with wax it rained the next day and after the rain it was spotless.
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Ya I've actually washed my car once, and the only the front bumper cause of bugs twice, just doesn't show the dirt and comes clean in rain
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Definite win for a black Z, a good wax/sealant goes along way in paint upkeep.
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Must be some REALLY good wax, as it was put on July of last year. Griot's, I think is what the detailer used.

I've just washed it using Zaino car wash solution a couple times, and even that was pretty dilluted.

Sadly, I have about $300 worth of Zaino waiting to be used, but as I'm so lazy, I've not used any of it...and I won't until I get a DA Polisher...lol
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i use Griot's and it does repel water very well. like water will just bounce off the panels pretty much.
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OP I'm not a fan of you lol. I Hate Arizona. It rains here, and your car actually gets DIRTIER?!!!?


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I'm in Oklahoma too. My car definitely gets dirtier in the rain
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Im with you man, yesterday it rained on my civic and Im a wax dust freak and it rained got dusty and so dusty rain **** on my car it took me only until it was nice and I was done with my photoshoot to clean it
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It was probably the acid rain of the midwest. You just resurfaced your car.
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I'm in Oklahoma too. My car definitely gets dirtier in the rain
That was my thought, but I guess it'd rained enough that the dirt was already gone...it was also a light rain, not the Noah's Ark levels we sometimes get...
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That was my thought, but I guess it'd rained enough that the dirt was already gone...it was also a light rain, not the Noah's Ark levels we sometimes get...
Haha, yeah.. We had a light drizzle all weekend which usually just leaves massive waters spots down the rear quarter-panels and everywhere else I suppose.. I just left her in the garage for the weekend

Finally settled down all that damn pollen too..
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