Meguiar's Gold Class Car Wash

[jsj24uk]

In the next hour or two I will be washing my new LS430 with Maguiar's car shampoo. I was just wondering weather to put it in cold, warm or hot water for best results as the instructions don't specify. Many thanks.

[P38Aaron]

I use warm (hotter side of warm)...on sunny day chamois(?) each panel as i go.

[crazylex]

I use luke warm

I heard to hot and it takes off the wax.

My wheels take longer than the car (1hr +) so first I also wash and rinse each panel then "chamois" it, but not with a chamois I use a microfibre cloth.

Then start on the wheels

[Scarlet Pimpernell]

I use luke warm

I heard to hot and it takes off the wax.

My wheels take longer than the car (1hr +) so first I also wash and rinse each panel then "chamois" it, but not with a chamois I use a microfibre cloth.

Then start on the wheels

Likewise, luke warm, roof bonnet and boot first, silicone blade water off, MF cloth to dry, and the work downwards a side/end at a time, blade and dry each. I only use waremer water when I'm gonna give the car another coat of P21s, or there are too many dead flies on the front - I soak the front end with car shampers/larther in warmer water for 5 minutes (and keep it wet if it's too hot) - seems to make it easier to get rid of the little mites...

[Matt Hillyard]

Luke warm water and i am always have a nice size blob of the Meguiars shampoo and work top down and dry car then do the wheels then use the nxt gen detailer once its all washed and dry then finish with the glass cleaner and tyre gel!

Dont forget to polish it regularly too!!! =] lol......

[IRLRs200]

Likewise, luke warm, roof bonnet and boot first, silicone blade water off, MF cloth to dry, and the work downwards a side/end at a time, blade and dry each. I only use waremer water when I'm gonna give the car another coat of P21s, or there are too many dead flies on the front - I soak the front end with car shampers/larther in warmer water for 5 minutes (and keep it wet if it's too hot) - seems to make it easier to get rid of the little mites...

Silicone blade left a lovely scratch on my bonnet! so i tend not to use it any more, must have been some grit on it

[Matt Hillyard]

Ive heard of that before too thats why i never bothered as they are a great idea but 1 piece of dirt or grit and that game over! lol.....

[WylieCoyote]

Agree with all above, warm water - too hot and it can cause lots of things, burning your hand is only one of them!!!

I've used a silicone blade for a while, but like everyone says, one small piece of grit and it's game over for the paint, so do so with caution. Little tip is to dry the car roughly, then take it a wee drive round the block, with a few harsh stops and accelerating, that should dislodge a lot of water that gets in the wing mirror, door handles, number plates and so on and minimise the, what I like to call 'Oh for pity's sake' moments at the end when just when you think it's dry a nice stream comes from the handle or mirror and you spend the next half an hour walking round the car like a spanner wiping bits off. Leaving doors open also allows water to drain away better.