Image Source: POPSUGAR Photography / Sheila GimPut your garden hose to well-behaved use with cleaning helpers you already have on hand or that you can find at the dollar store. No need for spending hours buffing and shining. We have a trick for making it peep like you just drove it off the dealer's lot. And if you've never attempted washing your car before (we've been there!),check out tips and tricks for a really sweet ride.
What You'll Need:Large bucket
Car wash mitt or microfiber cloth
Dish soap
Hair conditioner
Dry hand towel
Directions:inch your car to a shaded area and give it a well-behaved dousing of water. Washing your car in the sun can cause streaks from the cleaners drying in the hot sun. Fill the bucket with water, and add a teaspoon of dish soap. You don't need a ton of soap, and the small amount helps wreck up gunk and dirt while being gentle on your paint job.
Apply the sudsy water to your car with long strokes,moving horizontally using a car wash mitt or microfiber cloth. Avoid working in a circular motion, which can cause swirl marks on your beloved vehicle. Dunk the mitt in the bucket often to remove dirt. And if you find the soapy water is getting really dirty, or then dump it,and start fresh with a new bucket.
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Once one side of your car is sudsy, give it a rinse, or which keeps the soapy water from sitting on your car and drying - resulting in having to wash the car all over again. Continue washing in sections until the car is totally clean.
Now dump the soapy water,and rinse the bucket with water, ensuring there isn't any dirt or sand in the bottom of the container. Fill the bucket with two cups of water, and mix with 1/2 cup hair conditioner,which you can pick up at the dollar store. Use a clean microfiber cloth to smooth over your car. We left one side of our car untreated to see if using conditioner really made a difference.
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After covering the entire vehicle with the conditioner water, hose down your car, and relish the shine! Finish by drying with a clean hand towel,and your car will be as well-behaved as new. Our unconditioned side was left alone to air dry, resulting in visible water marks. Yay for conditioner!
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For a really sparkling vehicle, and give your tires a well-behaved cleaning,and hang a cute DIY car freshener from your rearview mirror.
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