help needed....car body very rough and dry

[marklee]

i recently went for my in camp training and parked at the camp in tuas for one week. didnt move the car at all for the whole week..the weather was very hot throughout except for some rain in the middle of the week. as expected, by the time i out-pro my car was very dirty so i immediately brought it home and washed it. however, after washing it twice, the paint is very rough and dry now. what should i do? any advice is much appreciated..btw my car is a black e36 316i...thanks!

[powertorque]

Try waxing it. My car was like that at one time and now the surface is very smooth.

[SL2]

Originally Posted by marklee

i recently went for my in camp training and parked at the camp in tuas for one week. didnt move the car at all for the whole week..the weather was very hot throughout except for some rain in the middle of the week. as expected, by the time i out-pro my car was very dirty so i immediately brought it home and washed it. however, after washing it twice, the paint is very rough and dry now. what should i do? any advice is much appreciated..btw my car is a black e36 316i...thanks!

Get it Zaino-ed. Works everytime.

[martmode8850]

i work in Tuas... the environment there is very damaging to our car body... all it takes is parking there for three days of 8 hours each... pimples can be felt...

try to claybar first... then wax... if you find it too back-breaking, then send it to a professional groomer... works for me everytime.

[louis]

the claybar ought to help with the roughness. you can buy a decent one from shops like autobacs; remember to use plenty of water when applying the claybar though!

waxing will help with the "dry" appearance of your paintwork. plenty of good and popular waxes, do a search of the forum and take your pick.

in the future, as a preventive measure, you may want to consider investing in a good, well fitting car cover and/or applying a few extra layers of synthetic wax(may not shine as well as carnauba, but it'll last and hence protect for a longer time) if you know its gonna be exposed to the elements for an extended period.

alternatively, if you choose to go the professional route, you can check out my thread in the New Products/Services folder found here:

http://bmw-sg.com/forums/showthread....2758#post52758

cheers

[marklee]

thanks for all the advice...thing is that i dunno whether i should go for a new coat of paint or not. the previous owner repainted the car from red to black and i suspect he paid for a very slipshod job..

[B_73_M]

Try using claybar dipped with soap water.

Originally Posted by marklee

thanks for all the advice...thing is that i dunno whether i should go for a new coat of paint or not. the previous owner repainted the car from red to black and i suspect he paid for a very slipshod job..

[marklee]

Originally Posted by B_73_M

Try using claybar dipped with soap water.

thanks for the advice...but what about my windscreen and the windows all around? tried using my wipers today and it sounded like sandpaper against wood..