how to keep a black car clean in Melbourne weather?

rxboy · Post by **rxboy** » Sat Jun 14, 2003 2:06 pm

Hey all, I'm sure I'm not the only one to say that's it's a bitch to keep a black car clean in Melbourne's weather. After washing it like a dog licks his balls, it only takes a bit of good ol' Melbourne acid rain to make it dirty again. I do the whole Meguire's 3 step routine regularly and the rain drops DO bead. BUT when the remaining drops evaporate, they leave the dirt sticking to the car. At best, my car stays shiny for about a week and then it rains and fudges it all up.

Does ANYONE have any bright ideas on how to prolong that shine?

Boney · Post by **Boney** » Sat Jun 14, 2003 2:36 pm

theres nothing you can do about melbournes weather.. i washed my car this morning before 02NV came over .. by now.. the rain has but those stupid dirty rain spots on the car again!!!

the only thing we can do is stop using things that harm the enviroment that cause the sh*tty/dirty rain

EyezOnMei · Post by **EyezOnMei** » Sat Jun 14, 2003 3:30 pm

Lol get a car cover. It's soo annoying black and dark blue (midnight blue) cars get sooo dirty easily. Dont' wash your car till winter's over.
Last time, if I'd just washed my car recently, I'd park it in the garage with a car cover on. Haven't had the time lately, but it sure keeps it clean as long as you don't meet anything on the way out...
Oh, wax your car so the rain just slides off and doesn't leave those marks everywhere, i.e. towards the bottom instead of all over your car.

MattG · Post by **MattG** » Sat Jun 14, 2003 7:02 pm

Or you could build your house around your FTO and never take it out of the lounge room- lol.

A car cover may also help to keep ice off the windscreen during winter I think.

Another tip is that if you have just washed your car and it rains that day or the next day, try just giving it a hose down as soon as possible. The shine from your wash will help the water bead, and the clean water will help remove some of the dirt before it leaves marks.

M@

FTO338 · Post by **FTO338** » Sun Jun 15, 2003 6:59 pm

heehheh Or sell your car, & just get another colour!!!!

MattG · Post by **MattG** » Sun Jun 15, 2003 8:33 pm

or ride a bicycle (hmm this isn't helping is it?) hehe
M@

rxboy · Post by **rxboy** » Sun Jun 15, 2003 10:32 pm

LOL
Constructive and not so constructive suggestions appreciated.
None of u suggested installing an umbrella into the roof

The hose idea is good MattG, but not doable while Stage 2 water restrictions are on. Will be OK if it gets downgraded back to Stage 1.

I was actually hoping there would be some magic product on the market........hmmm now there's an idea.

Boney · Post by **Boney** » Mon Jun 16, 2003 2:20 pm

You could always cover the Car in Rain-X.. it works for the windscreen

GPXXX · Post by **GPXXX** » Tue Jun 17, 2003 8:45 pm

i have learnt to live with melb's weather, though i still curse and swear at it when it gets cold, windy & wet or when it's stinking hot like hell...

MattG · Post by **MattG** » Tue Jun 17, 2003 8:50 pm

i have learnt to live with melb's weather, though i still curse and swear at it when it gets cold, windy & wet or when it's stinking hot like hell...

Heh, and that's all in the one day!

M@

Cohn · Post by **Cohn** » Tue Jun 17, 2003 10:46 pm

ahh yes... well why don't you come to the land of happiness and sunshine...

Sydney!!!

WHY ARE YOU IN MELBOURNE??, how can you treat your FTO's with such disrespect???!

G_A_V · Post by **G_A_V** » Tue Jun 17, 2003 10:54 pm

haahaha we get acid rain here too, and I have a blue car, and its almost pointless to wash it, when i first got it i washed it like every few day (proper wash one day and chamoise itdry other days)

GPXXX · Post by **GPXXX** » Tue Jun 17, 2003 11:36 pm

Cohn wrote:ahh yes... well why don't you come to the land of happiness and sunshine...

Sydney!!!

pffft... i beg to differ....!!

i'd rather freeze my nuts off or have my bum roasted in melb weather rather than having the cops or RTA in sydney making a meal out of my arse all the time!!

...and i won't even go into the many negative opinions about Sydney from friends/colleagues who have been there on vacation/work!

which is why melbourne is officially the world's best and most liveable city!

rxboy · Post by **rxboy** » Wed Jun 18, 2003 12:12 am

.....and the winner is Melbourne!!!!

Yeah we sometimes get 4 seasons in one day, but I think most of us have gotten used to that. Now I watch the 7 day weather forecast, and if there is a streak of sunny days with no chance of rain, I RUN like hell to give my car a WASH. Drying it with a chamois afterwards (a necessity for black cars) usually takes longer than the wash itself, especially when it's fricken cold out and the drops won't evaporate.

The price WE pay for owning a beautiful car like an FTO

G_A_V · Post by **G_A_V** » Wed Jun 18, 2003 12:23 am

bye livable do you mean u get every single possible living condition in 3 hours ?