I don't even own a bmw, I have a 92 buick riveria and i'm 16. This is one of the best car forums i've seen on the net, much better than ''automotive insanity'' at somethingawful.com . I bought the car a month ago and have been driving for 2 weeks now, I love this car to death, it's been in a garage it's entire life, so it has no swirl marks or anything on it. It's truly mint. Now that i'm almost done describing my car by biblical proportions, here is my question.

1.) I washed my car at a car wash then used NU-Finish because it was reccomended to me. What else should I follow this up with?

2.) I scrubbed the white walls with a brillo pad, soap and water, I was also reccomended ''wesley's bleach white'' is this a good choice?

3.) The chrome outline and parts on my car, what should I use to polish 'em up?

-Ken

For #2

Bleach White is incredible for getting the tires looking like they came out of the factory. If you want to you could add some tire shine on top of that.

Be careful with the Bleche White as it's really potent stuff. I dilute mine 50/50. Make sure if you get any on the paint that you get it off quickly.

I'm going to autozone in an hour or two, should i get a paste wax and metal polish for the chrome parts, or is nu-finish enough?

This is one of the best car forums i've seen on the net
-Ken

Got that right ! :stickoutt

Try to use touchless car washes or wash by hand. Car wash brushes and cloth car washes are swirl making machines. Other than that you'll probably want to experiment with different products. You'll find your own favorites with trial and error and advice from others. Just remember what's good for one may not be as good for you. Try new products with caution and common sense and you'll do fine.

The Rivvy is a nice first car, enjoy it.

If you want to go ALL OUT then here's what you should do:

1. wash the car with Dawn
2. use a claybar to clean the paint (you can get one at Autozone, Pep Boys)
3. use a good polish/wax (try Meguiars)
4. sit back and enjoy

Also be sure to shampoo the interior, clean all of the trim with a mix of 1 part Woolite and 8 parts water ,and if it has leather seats try Lexol cleaner and Lexol conditioner (both should be at Autozone, Pep Boys, etc).

Scrub the tires/wheels clean, then hit the tires with Meguiars Endurance.

I usually put in 20 bucks a week, but today I splurged and after I looked in my wallet and after I deducted the cost of wax, bleach and shit I figured I'd put in a gallon's worth to cover the 20 ish miles I drove today. So I went to autozone, bough ''Turtle wax'', a license plate bulb (damn you inspection stickers!) and some wesley's bleach white. I put the bleach on the whitewalls and blackwalls of the tires, and sure enough they were cleaner even though I spent 20 minutes with some brillo pads on the tires before this.

There are fucking rainspots all over my car, I took a clean towel out of my trunk and scrubbed them off, I guess i'm shit out of luck because the tree I park under produces a lot of pollen that likes to stick in my rainspots. I'm going to use my neighbors hose tomorrow and wash down the car, dry it then put on the turtle wax and maybe another coat of nu-finish.

The relationship I have with my step-brother's dad is awkward at best, he's a nice guy to me but the bottom line is, he was enough of a douche to make my step-mom divorce him, so like I said, awkward at best. He loves my car, and is going to get some metal polish that his company sells, I'll tell you how that goes.

-Ken

for the water spots on your windows, you can try a mix of vinegar and water or a clay bay will work i think

for the water spots on your windows, you can try a mix of vinegar and water or a clay bay will work i think
It depeds on how long theyve been there. With me they wouldnt budge; I had to machine buff them out.

Check out autopia.org for detailing info as well.