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Hi All!
As I posted in my intro post, just purchased a silver 2013 Hyundai Accent hatchback.
Love the car, great mileage, cool styling, awesome bells and whistles.
A bit of background:
I commute from Reno NV (4500 ft elevation) to Truckee CA (5800 ft elevation, central Sierra Nevada mountains) along I-80, through sagebrush and mixed conifer forest, approximately 40 miles one way. Parking at my workplace is open to the elements and significant sun exposure, tree sap, road dust and varnish overspray from material sprayed to maintain wooden office buildings nearby.
Normally, the region receives significant winter precipitation (rain, sleet, snow), and highway maintenance includes application of traction compounds (sand, volcanic pumice and low salt concentrations) during the winter months.
This winter has been mild, but it's the exception rather than the rule.
I would like to keep this vehicle looking as good as possible considering these conditions.
Another complication: I have covered parking at my apartment complex, but no facilities for hand washing. I use an automatic car wash nearby for basic wash (they use a Turtle Wax formulation in the wash bay).
I'd like some advice on the correct product mix to keep the paint on the car, and looking as good as it possibly can look.
Any suggestions are welcome.
Thanks!
bdd
Perhaps this is a better way to get a response.
Hi All!
As I posted in my intro post, just purchased a silver 2013 Hyundai Accent hatchback.
Love the car, great mileage, cool styling, awesome bells and whistles.
A bit of background:
I commute from Reno NV (4500 ft elevation) to Truckee CA (5800 ft elevation, central Sierra Nevada mountains) along I-80, through sagebrush and mixed conifer forest, approximately 40 miles one way. Parking at my workplace is open to the elements and significant sun exposure, tree sap, road dust and varnish overspray from material sprayed to maintain wooden office buildings nearby.
Normally, the region receives significant winter precipitation (rain, sleet, snow), and highway maintenance includes application of traction compounds (sand, volcanic pumice and low salt concentrations) during the winter months.
This winter has been mild, but it's the exception rather than the rule.
I would like to keep this vehicle looking as good as possible considering these conditions.
Another complication: I have covered parking at my apartment complex, but no facilities for hand washing. I use an automatic car wash nearby for basic wash (they use a Turtle Wax formulation in the wash bay).
I'd like some advice on the correct product mix to keep the paint on the car, and looking as good as it possibly can look.
Any suggestions are welcome.
Thanks!
bdd
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