winter cleaning

[SVTcobra04]

to cold now to wash my cobra.any ideas on how to keep it clean till i garage it...other then not driving it

[VegasPackerFan]

move to a warm climate and drive year round....LOL....j/k.


When I lived in WI I used to towel wash my cars when it was cold outside. Use a damp(hot water) rag and then wipe it down right away.

Vegas

[Butcher]

Originally Posted by VegasPackerFan

move to a warm climate and drive year round....LOL....j/k.


When I lived in WI I used to towel wash my cars when it was cold outside. Use a damp(hot water) rag and then wipe it down right away.

Vegas

Yep, what he said. Otherwise, Cover it with Zaino, put a cover over it after a good wax seal, dust sucks.

Jimmie

[SVTcobra04]

Originally Posted by VegasPackerFan

move to a warm climate and drive year round....LOL....j/k.


When I lived in WI I used to towel wash my cars when it was cold outside. Use a damp(hot water) rag and then wipe it down right away.

Vegas

yea i wish i lived in a warm climate year round.......but snow is fun with a 4x4 so im happy....ill try the damp warm rag.thnx

[SVTcobra04]

how do you get rid of swirl marks......there really annoying..and seem to love black cars

[Butcher]

Originally Posted by SVTcobra04

yea i wish i lived in a warm climate year round.......but snow is fun with a 4x4 so im happy....ill try the damp warm rag.thnx

Yeppers, i have an 84 4 runner with a 400+ chevy smallblock, stroker, sprayed, frame mounted, an NP205 transfer and 9" cut front and rear with cut 44 boggers hanging off the ends. I took the Mooneyham off it, changed the compression, sand sucks for teflon seals. 12,000lb WARNS forward and aft, i never get stuck. Total mudbogger, can you say slop?!

Damn thing does have a tendency to run hot in deepassed mud...forged motors kick ass.

FEED ME!

Jimmie

[Firme]

Jimmie, pics??

Originally Posted by SVTcobra04

how do you get rid of swirl marks......there really annoying..and seem to love black cars

zaino Z-5 will take car of those swirl marks (top it off with Z-2 after Z-5). The black Cobra's here swear by it.

[SVTcobra04]

ok ill hjave to get the zaino kit......butcher thats a really kool 4x4 u have any pics,could u email em to me,i only have an 93 explorer.....so its not just my black cobra with a case of the swirls.

[jack]

I've never used the Zaino stuff but to give you another company to look at 3M make a good Swirl Mark Remover. I used 3m Liquid Ebony on a black GT i had a few years back. I liked it really well. Where did you guys get the Zaino kits at? I would like to check on it. thanks

[jack]

Just looked on the Show and Shine page, and if i can find some of it im going to try it. From everyones post on the Zaino products they must be really great. Any certain stores or mail order places you guys get it at?

[SVTcobra04]

is the zaino kit better then meguiers NXT wax?

[Firme]

Zaino can be bought at http://www.zainostore.com/ or you can see if there is a reseller in your area.

Originally Posted by SVTcobra04

is the zaino kit better then meguiers NXT wax?

from my personal experience, YES, NXT didn't seem to last long at all, Zaino will last a really long time.

[SVTcobra04]

ok......im gonna wash and wax my cobra today because it will be warm

[ausie]

You might want to avoid the damp towel method if you have a black vehicle unless you wash off all the road grime first before applying the towel to it. You could always wait for temperatures to rise above freezing then just wash if off like you normally would. However, if you live in an area that loves to over-salt the road surfaces, you should also clean off the underside of the car as well to reduce the amount of rust you may get.