might sound like a daft question! how do people who own a concourse car stop water getting into the engine bay when washing it? do they just deal with it and dry and clean the engine bay afterwards? just intrested as i dont like lots of water getting into the engine bay of my capri,was thinking about laying sheets of sponge down on the inner wings when it gets washed.cheers in advance.pez

 

from what ive seen at shows fella , concourse cars are NEVER hosed down ,

usually a two bucket style method , concentrating on one single panel per time , no excess water , fully shammyd down , dried ,

then posihed to death , lol


beef

 

At shows i try and use minimal water but at home i thoroughly wash it and shammy the engine bay and engine every time! Timeley but worth it!!!!!

BTW mine not a concours car, just like a mint one!

 

thanks for your help lads,my capri aint concourse,just a nice clean example,just dont like blasting it with a hose pipe!!

 

Spoke to a few concours peeps and they say they never wash it with water....unsure what they do though

 

Yes, I'd like to know what 'they' use as well tbh. as that's total rubbish!

I've won many concours trophies with my car and if it's sufficiently dirty and needs a wash rather than a QD wipe down then you have to use water of some description, with washmitts and the TBM (two bucket method) as mentioned above.

Now this is going to rub some of these 'concours' people up the wrong way, but it needs saying after a comment like 'never use water' - I go to many shows (mostly Ford) and as an experienced detailer am always particularly interested in the paintwork of the concours cars on display (rather than what the undersides look like), and, apart from the odd exception of cars where I know the owners, I've yet to see one that doesn't have swirling on the paint of varying degrees. So, if these people aren't using water, they should be.

 

without sounding thick!! whats the two bucket method?

 

Basically a bucket with water and your detergent in to wash with, and another bucket filled with cold water to rinse your wash mit in after every pannel. As if you use one single bucket, you just end up putting your mit into dirty water and washing it with grit.

 

So there you go.

 

Bucket+Sponge = Washed

Just make sure you dry it all off after

 

whys it rubbish, the trailer queen cars do not use water as there is not need.

but to be honest any car which sees the road is gna really need a hose down at some point.

there is a system called waterless washing.

Best thing if you want to learn more is to visit

detailedobsession.com

everything you need to know there. but basically if the car sees regular use and is not a trailer queen then water is pretty much nessisary to wash the dirt off or you risk scratching the paint.

 

my old cossie ( L22 COS ) was a modified cosworth show car and i would wash the bottom half with auto glym/triplewax shampoo and usuall rinse with a different sponge.

washing the whole car usually got water all over the alloy under the bonnet and was hard to get back into all the bits on the inner wings and chassis rails.

i found after fast road or track use it had to be washed rather than wiped and polished !!!!!!!!!

 

cheers for that muz.