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inthezone -> Anything to repel dirt/mud from sticking? (1/13/2008 11:19:56 AM)

I usually wash my car once a week because it gets really bad, drive to work 5 days a week on average and there's a 4 mile dirt road I must drive on to and from work. If it rains, it looks like I haven't washed my car in months.

So I'm looking for something that helps keep the dirt from sticking as much as it already does right now.

  
trustdestruction -> RE: Anything to repel dirt/mud from sticking? (1/13/2008 11:54:17 AM)

wax?

tknaub -> RE: Anything to repel dirt/mud from sticking? (1/13/2008 5:46:14 PM)

not driving your car through hell.........

GReddy_Civic -> RE: Anything to repel dirt/mud from sticking? (1/13/2008 8:15:41 PM)

civic rock crawling is ftw!

EH3_Project -> RE: Anything to repel dirt/mud from sticking? (1/14/2008 4:53:31 AM)

quote:

ORIGINAL: trustdestruction

wax?

X2. A good coat of wax should help it not stick too much.

jake11375 -> RE: Anything to repel dirt/mud from sticking? (1/14/2008 11:45:11 AM)

Driving down a 4 mile dirt road everyday is going to be a near impossible upkeep. The best defense against dirt and other contaminants is...

1. having a slick, swirl / scratch free surface. New paint doesn't attract as much dirt, so prep, clean, polish your surface and try to make it as close to new as possible
2. Protect the surface with a good wax
3. Use a quick detailer everyday. (as long as the surface isn't too dirty, you don't want to drag a lot of dirt over the surface. Quick detailer over mud would be an absolute no no.)

That's really the best you can hope for living so far down a dirt road. I know how it is bro. I used to live 1\2 mile down a dirt road and it was a huge challenge. So I can't imagine 4 miles of dirt... It's not going to be easy.

For surface preparation, waxing, washing details etc, check out Autopia.com and read all you can stand.... Best of luck to you.[:)]

inthezone -> RE: Anything to repel dirt/mud from sticking? (1/16/2008 8:50:08 PM)

thanks for the replies. For the smartasses, I know wax would help, but didn't know if any were better than one or another.

I don't live down a dirt road, it's just there's a 4 mile dirt road I have to take right before I reach the building I work at

trustdestruction -> RE: Anything to repel dirt/mud from sticking? (1/16/2008 9:59:41 PM)

quote:

ORIGINAL: inthezone

thanks for the replies. For the smartasses, I know wax would help, but didn't know if any were better than one or another.

I don't live down a dirt road, it's just there's a 4 mile dirt road I have to take right before I reach the building I work at



That sucks.  I HATE dirt roads.  Especially in FL... they're mostly sand roads, not dirt.  A lot of dust gets on your car when you drive on them and I doubt that if someone was behind you they'd be able to see in front of them.

Dom101 -> RE: Anything to repel dirt/mud from sticking? (4/4/2008 9:41:37 PM)

Ouch, sucks about that dirt road.  Must be murder on your car in the winter

inthezoneac -> RE: Anything to repel dirt/mud from sticking? (4/15/2008 6:00:59 PM)

Well since I wash it once a week and having been using meguiars quick detailer/wax the paint looks no worse than when I got it nearly two years ago.

I love the silky feeling of my car after the quick wax, but it lasts only a couple days. Are those carnauba waxes longer lasting?

anyone try this or anything similar? Does it keep a silky shine for a long time?
http://www.pinnaclewax.com/waxes.html

  

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