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      11-24-2005, 02:21 AM   #1
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water v. soap

A friend who owns a classic 911 suggests the following approach to cleaning:

1) Use 100% cotton towels

2) Use water, no soap

3) Once a week or so wash each panel with one towel and then dry it with the other

4) Wax twice a year with Klasse.

5) Dry wipe down with clean cotton towel at end of each day's driving

That's it....comments?
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      11-24-2005, 07:22 AM   #2
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It depends on how it looks now. That dry wipe down sounds like a recipe for scratches.
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      11-24-2005, 10:09 AM   #3
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that sound like a disaster!!!

Soap provides lubrication to prevent the dirt on the car from doing any damage, as well at the same time helping the dirt come loose. I would never wash a car with just water.

The wipe down you vehicle every day with a dry towel seems worse. Taking a dry towel, to a dry surface with dirt on it would be like wiping down you vehicle with the ruff end of those two sided spounges.

Do yourself a favor and dont follow his directions. However the Klasse one is a decent one. I might do it ever 3 months atleast. Im alittle nuts so i wax my e90 almost every wash.

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      11-24-2005, 11:46 AM   #4
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maybe a mistake...

I think I may have misunderstood the daily wipe down - not with dry but with wet and dry. Nonetheless it seems people think the soap makes a difference. I guess the argument was that with a really good wax you do not need soap.
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      11-25-2005, 12:27 PM   #5
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Is there a soap or...

...inexpensive something that will not remove zaino for hand washing?
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