i thought i would show you guys this thread from the 3rd gen ram section. i hope none of you are this stupid

http://www.dodgeforum.com/m_873696/mpage_1/key_/tm.htm#876323

Wow. I'm downright lazy when it comes to washing my truck (I do know better but there's always something else that has to get done...) and even I know you can't leave dirt and stuff on it for too long. Bugs left on the chromed plastic too long will eat thru the coating (and paint after long enough I've heard) and around here road salt is a b!tch, get that stuff off asap.

Anything protein based (bug guts, bird crap) will etch your paint if you leave it on too long. On a hot day, too long could be just a couple of hours.

If I do nothing else, I use my quik detailer to removed that stuff....

Oh, and leaving your ride dirty for a year sucks. That is part of the reason why my paint so bad, and that was running it through the 'touchless' car wash place a couple of times just to knock all the road salt off....

At least this thread reminded me to make a quick stop at the touchless wash near my house this morning. Got most of the stuff off, I'll have to go after the grill with honda polish later though to get the bug remainders off.

I really need to wax my truck but find it hard to find the time.....man, I need to make the time.

Mine is getting washed today, too. It has been more than a month since the last wash...usually I wash it a bit more regularly than that, but I've been rather busy and it's been rainy, which makes me much less motivated. It should be nice 'til the middle of next week, so I'm getting it done today. Might even wax it, too, but that might be pushing it a bit time-wise.

there is a product made by Malco called F.A.S.T. and it is a liquid 2 part wax. before you use it, shake the bottle for like 30 seconds....it goes on effortlessly and comes off very easy too. honestly, it is my favorite wax (and ive tried a lot of products). it is hard to find though. it is a real good sized bottle and i believe around 20 bucks. between using it on my truck, and on the hawk, i have probally done 20 wax jobs and still have 1/4 bottle left. only thing is, when you take it off, it leaves some white powder on your car, but it will come off when you drive it the 1st time....honest to god, my fav wax by far. i used it on the hawk in this pic

http://i59.photobucket.com/albums/g297/drewreo/100_1723.jpg

hey, anybody know how to get tree sap off your truck. I was away for about a week and I came back and my truck was covered in it and I CANNOT get it off[:@]

man, after the ice storms we had a bunch of pot holes and the road crews would throw asphault on the road from the emergency lane...all that hot asphault got on my truck, it was covered in it. first, go to a touchless car wash and pressure wash as much as you can off, atleast get the rest of the truck clean if nothing else....then try some wd40 with a microfiber towel. wd stands for water displacement...wd40 is 100% safe on our paint....it works excellent for debadging ect, it should work....it works 100x's better than that goo gone crap...after, wash all the wd40 off your truck, then i would wax it...dont be afraid to be generous with the wd40

ya, last year I went down a freshly paved road and I got tar spattered all over the side of my truck. I used wd 40 to get all that crap off too. it took 2 cans of it:D I guess I'll have to do that all again[:@] its going in next week to get detailed so do you think I can wait till then and let them do it?;)

you could, but i wouldnt let it sit there on my nice paint...if its goin in to get detailed, after the wd40 just give it a nice once over with some suds...forget the wax...

btw, if you dont mind, how much do they charge you and what do you get done for that price? ive had some ppl askin me to do their vehicles

they are charging $150 to shampoo the inside and clean it all and then wash, buff/wax the out side. so it's worth it to me.


my buddy wants to use it in his wedding, so I thought I would have it nice and clean for them:D

good deal, congrats to them;)

gaw, those guys got me all worked up for some reason if you cant tell

hey n/r... what do you think of the mothers carnuba waxes? Thats what I use, but I am kind of thinking about switching to something that protects a little better...

There's a good idea from a rocket scientist. Run your vehicle through a "touchless" car wash then go straight home and wax it. I've yet to see a touchless car wash that removes dirt. They'll take obvious dirt off, but they don't remove dirt "film." That fine little coating that covers your paint. Those who own a light color truck may not see it as much, but anyone here who owns a black or dark blue truck has definately seen it.

ya, a touchless car wash is only good for removing dust or light dirt. I'll go to them when I'm lazy and the truck really isnt that dirty.

I use eagle 1 nano wax and it works good. havent waxed it this year yet though.

I used to own two red cars, and I used to wash them every weekend, and wax them too. I've always used Mcquiars wax. When they first came out with the three step process, it would take me a good four hours to wash and wax. I love that stuff and I only use that. Everyone else is crap as far as I'm concerned.

As a matter of fact, when I see those commercials on tv, they don't even mention Mcquiars wax when they compare the advertised wax with their competitors.