{"id":248837,"date":"2023-12-18T10:19:18","date_gmt":"2023-12-18T10:19:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/automotobuzz.com\/?p=248837"},"modified":"2023-12-18T10:19:18","modified_gmt":"2023-12-18T10:19:18","slug":"why-doing-a-diy-car-wash-on-my-fortuner-gave-me-immense-satisfaction","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/automotobuzz.com\/news-features\/why-doing-a-diy-car-wash-on-my-fortuner-gave-me-immense-satisfaction\/","title":{"rendered":"Why doing a DIY car wash on my Fortuner gave me immense satisfaction"},"content":{"rendered":"

We know the car cleaners use the same bucket of dirty water for many cars. In our case we use clean water, so it is subjective.<\/h2>\n

BHPian narayanang76<\/strong> recently shared this with other enthusiasts.<\/p>\n

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Background:<\/h2>\n

My car is 7-years-younger and has seen enough of hands and materials rolling over its paint surface over the years and has its own left-over scars. Most of the yesteryears the apartment car cleaner guys have swirled, scratched, and marred the paint surface of my car, rather than cleaning it mostly. However, in 2023 I decided to take control to ensure that I try my best to avoid further damages on the car paint surface. The motivations came from reading through discussion threads on Team-BHP, I have to admit, the information and experience that is shared is such valuable here, thanks to many of you have inspired and shared your knowledge. With enough motivation and some learning, decided to start washing my car myself to the max extent possible. I started this journey in May-June 2023, and sustaining it for 7+ months so far.<\/p>\n

As first step, I decided to dump the apartment car cleaner guy and purchase few real essential items gradually, as and when I made more progress with this DIY car wash journey. This included some good quality TRC 600 GSM Microfiber towels from The Rag Company, 8L + 1L Kissan kraft water sprayers and a Turtle Wax Hybrid solutions Flex Wax, Turtle Wax All Wheel and Tyre cleaner, Tyre brushes etc. Everything was purchased from Amazon. From my self-washing experience over months, I have also created few templates with instructions for a quick wash, an intermediate wash, and a thorough wash during this learning phase. I apply these DIY methods depending on the condition of the car and also the energy and enthusiasm I have before starting a car washing.<\/p>\n

Practicality and reality:<\/h2>\n

I understand from many expert BHPians who shared the best ways to keep the car paint pristine for years. Like using pressure washer doing a touchless wash, using RO water for car washing, using premium and PH-neutral shampoo and ONR like products, leaf blowers for dusting and stop using Jopasu duster etc. However I strike a lower ground with a more practical approach. My car is parked in a basement car parking of an apartment complex, with limited space and no access to water or power. Buying an expensive cordless pressure washer or cordless leaf blower of good quality, was really an overkill since my car was already old, has enough swirl marks already and I was mainly trying to avoid further damages. Also I am not at all a full time professional detailer, merely an enthusiastic car user having my other life priorities of personal and professional commitments. And lastly I didn\u2019t want to buy more items and add to the clutter inside home. So I still continue to use Jopasu duster for dry dusting once a week, and a regular good quality PH-balanced shampoo for car wash during the process.<\/p>\n

Few benefits from DIY car washing which I realized:<\/p>\n