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[VeeDubGTI16v]

why do you need to wash em? you only use them on a clean car

[[han]]

i ain't got the nack fo gettin the car fully clean yet.. always seem to find a patch of dirt....

i jet wash, then bucket and sponge followed my hosepipe, chamois dry and polish.... hmmm... my chamois is always pretty mucky..... (think thats lazyness around the bottom of the car)
i chuck mine in the washer, both come out fine proper chamois, and the artificial one i acquired from my bro's work.

always come up clean - but if theres no load goin in a wash it through with warm water and fairy doesn't  come up immacualte, but sure gets those marks out 

[gibby]

Han, when you jet wash and then bucket and sponge your car are you using soap ? If so then there's no point in polishing it as the dettergents in the soap will ruin the wax finish the next time you wash it. Best bet is to clean the car, use soap at this point if you really want to, dry with chamois and then polish. If you do a full polish or a t-cut and gloss protector you will not have to use any soap for 3 - 6 months, as all you'll have to do is wipe the body work down with clean water and a sponge and then chamois dry and the shine should come back through.