Black Magic Wet Shine car wash

Hi members and lurkers. I haven't done much cleaning on the wagon since early September, and it's been holding up nicely. Yesterday, I decided it was time for a thorough exterior wash. So I opened a bottle of Black Magic Wet Shine car wash that I'd bought months ago and headed to the do-it-yourself car wash. I am very impressed with the product. It not only does the standard cleaning job, it also restores a ton of gloss to the finish, and even makes the di-noc look better. This could mean no cold-weather polishing for me this winter. A very safe and happy fall and winter holiday season to everyone!

 

I'm gonna come steal your wagon some day.....leave the garage unlocked, please.

 

That's a nice lookin ole wagon. I'll bet it even looks good dirty. Thanks for the tip!

 

Thanks Krash and Cat. I love having a beautiful tiime-warp woody wagon as my daily driver: not because other people admire it (which is fine), but because I like using it (hauls my son's bowling equipment quite nicely, in addition to swallowing anything I need to pick up at Lowes or HD with ease, and carrying my daughter plus friend in the "way back" jump seats), sharing it and enjoying it. I'll never own a trailer queen - that would be too stressful worrying about potential damage. Cars, even well-maintained older ones, still want to be driven.

 

Your wagon looks GREAT! It warms your heart when you find a product that works as well as it says it will. I picked this up the other day...




It worked really well on my Jimmy. I don't have any before pics but I always carried a plastic milk crate in the back with stuff in it. Anyway there was a square on the carpet where it sat for just about 7 years. After using this stuff you can't even tell there was ever a box in the back.

 

Thanks Fannie and it looks like that Armour All did the trick. I also love a product that really delivers'

 

THAT'S A BEAUTIFUL COLONY PARK. Black becomes it. That's also a pretty neighborhood you live in, it appears.

Thanks for the tip you guys, I'm going to run out and get both products!

 

Thanks Mark. We're on a busy street (making the taxes more affordable) but it's quiet and private in back. Good luck with the products.

 

I'll fight you for it, KK.

90merc, you have one special wagon. Beautifully maintained and proud looking.

 

i use the mr clean self drying car wash. works great. i do love black magic products too though.

 

Thanks Xaviar! There's a mint powder blue '87 on e-bay right now, but I just can't warm to the color. The combination of black paint, medium-tone elm woodgrain di-noc, and red/burgundy leather interior was a big selling point for me when I was looking for a great old wagon.
Ian, I'll have to check out the Mr. Clean self-drying car wash.

 

The Black Magic liquid car wax WAS the no. 1 rated wax while it was available. Strange, right after being named no. 1 by Consumer Reports, it became unavailable. I got the last 2 bottles at our local O'Reiley's off the clearance table. New formula coming out maybe??

 

I am getting to the point where colour is less and less important to me. That mint one is well out my price limit. Still have my preferences like black ex/blue in, no wood grain, etc., not so much requirements anymore. Nonetheless, thanks for the tip.

 

I can still get the BM wet shine liquid wax in my part of NJ, and have some in the garage, but I have switched back to Meguiar's because, on the black paint, it gives a longer-lasting finish. But the BM wet shine car wash is the perfect complement to the Meguiar's in between wax jobs.

No prob. There was a mint Vista Cruiser on e-bay - kind of a butterscotch gold. Again, not my first choice of color, but the older these classic wagons get, the less picky we can be about that.

 

Who washes their cars?
I haven't washed my GTO in 18 years, I washed the Custom Cruiser when I got it because it had so much dirt from the lousy open transporter all over it, never since.
They are both kept out of any inclement weather in a climate controlled garage with super bikini models gently fanning them with ostrich feathers to keep any stray dust particle that may get in from settling on the paint.
Quik Detailer is it, on top and under the car, and if worse comes to worse a bucket with some water and a Ultimate Cloth to wash off anything that the tires may have flung up on the sides.
I use an Ultimate Cloth and plain water for the glass, nothing works better IMO.


Black Magic was the K-Mart bondo when I was doing rust repair back in the olden days, I guess they've branched out.