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what is the best car cleaning product to use at this time?
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water and a towel 
I've had good luck with the Turtle Wax and Armour All brand car wash cleaners, but it's not like I've tried a LOT of cleaners over the years!
I've had good luck with the Turtle Wax and Armour All brand car wash cleaners, but it's not like I've tried a LOT of cleaners over the years!
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White paint. Seriously though, I like the Meguiars products. I don't like their wash and wax combo soaps though. Just to explain, my F150 is Blue Jeans and it looks dirty the day after I wash it. The T250 is white and I haven't washed it since I bought it at the end of August and it's still respectably clean looking.
It depends on how much you want to "nerd" out taking care of your vehicle. I've always detailed my cars and now that I have the HR Transit I still do (just not as often). Because the van is always outside unlike my cars I've had in the past I think it is even more important to take care of it.
I usually do a full detail about 3 times a year. In each detail it will get full wash and wax. One of those times I will also clay bar the entire van before I wax it. The clay bar is the only thing that will take any contamination off of the paint. And by wax I mean that I use a good sealant not a natural wax. Wax looks great on show cars. Sealant protects far longer.
There are a lot of good products out there. I buy almost all of my car care products from Adam's Car Care online. They aren't the cheapest but they are a high quality. I use everything from their car shampoo to sealant to cleaning products.
I do keep the interior very clean and condition my leather seats fairly regularly. I don't actually worry about how dirty the outside is. I have the Magnetic Metallic paint and it really hides dirt well. I'm mostly worried about paint protection. If the paint has a fresh coat of sealant 3 times a year it will protect the clear coat from the elements. My goal is to have the paint still looking like new in ten years.
I usually do a full detail about 3 times a year. In each detail it will get full wash and wax. One of those times I will also clay bar the entire van before I wax it. The clay bar is the only thing that will take any contamination off of the paint. And by wax I mean that I use a good sealant not a natural wax. Wax looks great on show cars. Sealant protects far longer.
There are a lot of good products out there. I buy almost all of my car care products from Adam's Car Care online. They aren't the cheapest but they are a high quality. I use everything from their car shampoo to sealant to cleaning products.
I do keep the interior very clean and condition my leather seats fairly regularly. I don't actually worry about how dirty the outside is. I have the Magnetic Metallic paint and it really hides dirt well. I'm mostly worried about paint protection. If the paint has a fresh coat of sealant 3 times a year it will protect the clear coat from the elements. My goal is to have the paint still looking like new in ten years.
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