Swirl-free washing

[Tigger]

What do you reccomend using to wash a car that has already been clayed, PC'd and waxed - without inducing swirls in the paint?

Currently using

Megs NXT wash or CG extreme body wash
2 bucket/gritguard method
Megs lambswool mitt
Sponge for sills & skirts
Rinse

For Drying I'm currently using

Sonus der wunder towels and
miracle dryer towels from here
Sonus der wunder buffing towels for quick detailing

I also use Megs last touch as lubricant for the above

Still having a few marks come up after all the effort put in - any way I can prevent it further?

Cheers
T

 

[Ali]

Sounds fine.

I've got against the crowd on the whole washmit/sponge issue. I'm using a Zymol sponge and it's fantastic, After foaming the car and blasting it, there sod all grit left, For the underside of the skirt i'll just use an ordinary sponge...

 

[al]

A Gilmour foam gun and some Super Snow Foam really helps

 

[Rich]

Drying is where the swirls mostly come from, ditch the towels and get some filtered water.

 

[BoomOne]

filtered water??

 

[Rich]

Yeap - no drying needed then.

http://www.theultimatefinish.co.uk/...facturerId=2&gclid=CMXK6dTo7o4CFQ7tlAodCH7RJg

 

[pete001]

First time i washed the Clio with a sponge.LOL...OMG, swirl marks everywhere!! Now between regular SRP/EGP, i find a wash mit,microfibre cloth for drying and turtle wax,WAX IT WET, the results are great!

 

[TeZ]

Yeap - no drying needed then.

http://www.theultimatefinish.co.uk/...facturerId=2&gclid=CMXK6dTo7o4CFQ7tlAodCH7RJg

0ppm or 30ppm????

 

[Rich]

Yeap - no drying needed then.

http://www.theultimatefinish.co.uk/...facturerId=2&gclid=CMXK6dTo7o4CFQ7tlAodCH7RJg

0ppm or 30ppm????

http://www.theultimatefinish.co.uk/Store/Content/aquagleam/WaterHardnessUk.aspx

 

[TeZ]

30 for me with my solid limestone water. thanks Rich.

 

[Ali]

Yeap - no drying needed then.

http://www.theultimatefinish.co.uk/...facturerId=2&gclid=CMXK6dTo7o4CFQ7tlAodCH7RJg

Fcuk that! lol! Scottish water is better than any filtered water!

Plus as soon as it rains and trust me up here it rains up here, your bak to sqaure one.

 

[Tigger]

Just on the subject of spot-free rinse -
does that Flash carwash thingy work well, or would it just eat the wax too?

 

[Rich]

Flash spot free rinse part should be fine, not sure how strong the shampoo part is.