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G'day all..

Just a quick quiery to those in the know. Due to having to drive 350km to and from Perth to visit fam and work over the summer, I can't really avoid hitting the gravel roads. ordinarily, back in the day, we used to wash the landcruisers and our VL commodore with the trusty old amway and broom solution. I've since learnt that amway shouldn't be used on paint and that brooms scratch the living heck out of the paint, to which I cannot subject my Skyline to such mistreatment. Also, the bore water at home is rather salty, so my hands are pretty tied... Hence I'm stumped as to how I'm going to find away around these slight circumstantial problems.

What product/s, and what method should I use to get the best result without causing much harm to my paintwork? Under these circumstances.

Thanks;

Mark.

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Might be a little extreme - but have seen heaps of guys in the US use race/painters tape when travelling cross country to car shows.

If you can get a colour close to the car, would be pretty discreet. Like this :-)

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Also not sure how effective it would be but i would do a fair few layers of wax/sealant in the higher risk area's for extra protection.

As for removing crap on the paint - I can't fault Turtle Wax Bug and Tar remover. Best "remover" I've ever used and safe on clears.

As for the water issue, again i would just really layer up the car before hand.

But I'm no expert, just my 2c :-)

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