Reply to "proper paint care"

I've wondered how these people own their cars 15 years and it's never seen a hose... If you take your car out of town on a trip, you have to do something to get the bugs off, and I somehow inevitably get mud or something splashed up behind the rear wheels.

Living in the center of a moderate-sized city means that I have no garden hose, so for as long as I've owned my car it has been the self-service car wash for me! I'd prefer a nice, gentle garden hose but that isn't a possibility. So far I have no damage, no rust, so I think I should stop being so afraid to wash the darn thing. It's a CAR, and car's get washed with water... After washing, I dry well and then make a point of hitting the highway for 10-15 minutes to make sure to blow any water out of and crooks or crannies. So far so good.

I recently applied Zaino's to both my GT5-S and daily driver, and would recommend it wholeheartedly. I'd read good reviews of it, but the results are even better than I'd hoped. I used to use Meguir's and this is a zillion times better. You won't be disappointed with the finish, either on a Pantera or any other car.

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Charlie McCall
1972 DeTomaso Pantera #3847 (for sale)
1985 DeTomaso Pantera GT5-S #9375
"Raising Pantera Awareness across Europe"
http://briefcase.yahoo.com/gt5s_1985