Washing your car every week is time-consuming. In this day and age of rushing about, 12-hour workdays and traffic jams, the last thing you have time for is washing the car. Yet, if you?re like me, you hate to have a dirty car. So, what do you do? The answer is quick detailing, often called the waterless wash.

AThe number one 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:
1. Use a quality duster to lift away dust;
2. Use quality micro fiber towels with plenty of nap;
3. Use plenty of detailing spray; and
4. Learn when your car is too dirty to quick detail and wash it instead.

here are the proper steps to quick detail your car's body:
1. 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).
2. Clean the windows with your favorite glass cleaner and a micro fiber towel
3. Wipe down the paintwork with your favorite 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.
4. When the loose dirt is gone, wipe the car down again, giving a couple of shots of shots of detailing spray into the towel for each panel.

If your paint has mud splatter 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 very good condition. As the final step, do your wheels. If your wheels are fairly clean, simply wipe them down with the damp micro fiber towel. Rinse the towel for each wheel. If your wheels have heavy brake dust, give them a couple of shots of detailing spray to loosen. Using the remaining water in your bucket and the damp micro fiber towel, rinse each tire and wheel. A quality micro fiber towel can hold a lot of water, making it perfect for rinsing away brake dust. Use the dry towel to dry and buff Reme

Remember: There is no substitute for a good detail job this is good information when you don?t have a lot of time to wash and wax.

There are a few high-end car manufacturers, namely Mercedes-Benz, experimenting with ceramic paint systems. Ceramic paint systems are still too new to provide any concrete feedback.

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