Everybody would have to agree that washing your car every week is time consuming. In this day and age of rushing around, 12 hour work days and traffic jams, the last thing you have time for is washing the car. Yet, if you’re anything like me, you hate to have a dirty car. So besides paying a professional car detailer, what do you do about it? Quick Detailing is the answer. Otherwise known as the “waterless wash”

Using quick detailing techniques, you can reduce your soap-and-water washing to every other week on a daily driver, or once a month on weekend toys.  Time is only one factor in considering quick detailing.  Water shortage is another. Drought has pretty much affected all of us.

Done properly, quick detailing can reduce the amount of time you spend cleaning your car.  It also reduces the effects of harmful elements (road grime, bird droppings, bugs, etc.), and keeps your car looking sharp.  Ten minutes every other day is all it takes to maintain a finely groomed car.

To apply my Quick Detailing technique, you’ll need two or three premium microfibre towels, a bucket of water and a quick detailing spray.  A car duster also works well at removing the top layer of dust, but is not absolutely necessary.

Quick Detailing is not just for the exterior of your car.  There are detailing sprays for your car’s interior, as well. Prima Nero is an excellent interior detailer.  It removes dust, fingerprints and light soil from all non-fabric surfaces.

The biggest concern most people have with quick detailing is scratching or dulling the paint.  This is a genuine concern and warrants discussion.

Quick detailing your paint is perfectly safe if you follow a few cautionary measures:

• Use a quality duster to lift away dust;
• Use quality microfibre towels with plenty of nap;
• Use plenty of detailing spray; and
• Learn when your car is too dirty to quick detail and wash it instead

Here are the correct steps to quick detail your car’s body:

• Dust the vehicle with a paint safe car duster. Start at the top of your vehicle and work down.  Shake your duster frequently (rapidly flipping side-to-side is the best method).
• Clean the windows with your favorite glass cleaner and a premium microfibre towel.
• Wipe down the paintwork with your favorite quick detailing spray (mist the body panel, not the towel).  Starting at the top, wipe down your car, wiping in a single direction only.  As the surface of the towel gets soiled, flip it to a clean side.  When all sides of the towel are dirty, switch to a fresh towel.
• When the loose dirt is gone, wipe the car down again, giving a couple of shots of detailing spray into the towel for each panel.

If your paint is covered in mud or other heavy soil, it should be rinsed or washed before wiping with towels.  Use common sense when quick detailing and your paint will remain in great condition!

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