COPO Camaro --> Waterless Wash

[Mike Phillips]

COPO Camaro --> Waterless Wash


Bruno's COPO Camaro arrived what looks like fresh off the track... looks like Bruno's been running her hard and fast...


From the side... she looks pretty good in the Show Car Garage!





The entire car is covered with dirt and dust from the track, you can see it here on the paint when I took these swirl shots using a swirl finder light...







Here's just the overhead florescent lights, LOOK to the right hand side of the picture and you can see where someone has touched the hood and left their fingerprints and hand prints in the dirt layer that covers the car.





She's dirty....

[Mike Phillips]

How to use a waterless wash






To get this COPO race car clean we're going to use a waterless wash. The difference between a spray detailer and a waterless wash is that a quality waterless wash provides,

1. More lubrication
2. More cleaning
3. Less gloss and shine ingredients

A spray detailer also provides lubrication and cleaning agents but provides more gloss and shine ingredients.

Spray detailers = Light dust, fingerprints and smudges.

Waterless wash - More formulated for cleaning a dirty car.

The key to using a waterless was the right way is to use the product heavy or wet, this means spray on a LOT of product and even let it penetrate for a few minutes to soften and loosen the dirt film on the car.

The other key to success is to have a LOT of clean, dry fluffy microfiber towels to spread the waterless wash out and the remove it along with the dirt. A fluffy nap provides lots of depth of fiber pile for dirt to bury into so you don't merely rub it over the paint like a microfiber towel with a flat weave.


This is what a LOT of product looks like....















The dirt is now removed from the car and captured on the microfiber towels.




The towel on the right was used to clean the fender lips and pulled off some tire rubber from around the back fenders. I used a towel that had become wet with the waterless wash to wipe the fender lips so that later when I apply a spray wax I won't accidentally get these rubber chunks onto the towel I use to apply, spread out and remove the spay wax.






On Autogeek.net

DP Waterless Wash RTU (ready to use) - 32 ounce

DP Waterless Wash RTU (ready to use) - 1 gallon


Super Plush Junior Microfiber Towels 12 Pack



Also available as a concentrate that dilutes at 3 to 1.

This means 1 quart makes 4 quarts of waterless wash that's ready to use. Or one gallon makes 4 gallons of waterless wash that's ready to use.


DP Waterless Wash Concentrate - 32 ounce

DP Waterless Wash Concentrate - 1 gallon



COPO Camaro - Check with GM for available inventory

[Mike@DedicatedPerfection]

Nice work Mike.

Now hit it with the Flex machines, LC Hybrid pads, and Wolfgang/Menzerna polishes...

[Jaretr1]

No doubt once it is polished up, not only will it be the nicest looking Copo on the track but that slick shine will give it a little less drag!