13IS250C Posted December 10, 2014 Author Share Posted December 10, 2014 You can get a cord for mine. Escort says you will get better reception with the cord. You guys just don't understand how anal I am about my car. I don't want an ugly cord running all up and over my dash. I just took my car in for its 20k checkup. I made a sign and put it on my dash. Please do not wash inside or out. I don't want anybody messing with my pretty girl......Er reindeer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LEX-SV Posted December 10, 2014 Share Posted December 10, 2014 Maybe title of this thread should include words Radar Detector. It has become a useful thread with feedback on this topic from actual users. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
13IS250C Posted December 10, 2014 Author Share Posted December 10, 2014 That would make too much sense. I am a blond you know?!?!? Ooh! The sun just came out. I'm going to go wash my girl. L8RDUDE Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VBdenny Posted December 10, 2014 Share Posted December 10, 2014 Imagine that! Doing something useful. Not much sun here in Boston, just a lot of rain. Think I'll head over to Syracuse tomorrow and check out the snow. That will give me something useful to do. That way I can give a winter report on the MassPike and Thruway. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
13IS250C Posted December 10, 2014 Author Share Posted December 10, 2014 Post some pics. Sunday we are supposed to get in the 60s. Might get a little top down time. Observation......it is hard to dry a car when it's cold. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
13IS250C Posted December 10, 2014 Author Share Posted December 10, 2014 Denny, don't be a smat azz. I'll come up there and put antlers, a nose AND big eyelashes on your car. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VBdenny Posted December 10, 2014 Share Posted December 10, 2014 Ahhh, no. Not possible since you'd have to put them on the Silverado and you'd need a step stool to reach. You certainly don't think I'd drive my car anywhere near snow do you? It is in the garage in VB. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VBdenny Posted December 10, 2014 Share Posted December 10, 2014 I dry the car with a California Water Blade, then my Toro 310mph leaf blower. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
13IS250C Posted December 10, 2014 Author Share Posted December 10, 2014 I thought about that. I actually had the leaf blower out to get the leaves out of the garage. I was tracking them into the house and my car. Crunched up leaves on black floor mats are not a pretty sight. I use an Absorber. Works great when it is warm, not when it is 43 degrees. I might get one of those blades. Maybe Santa will bring Lexie one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VBdenny Posted December 10, 2014 Share Posted December 10, 2014 In the event you decide to use the blower, it's a good idea to put some electrical, adhesive, or even painters tape on the tip of the blower. Not that you would accidently hit your car but say the cord caught and yanked it into your paint. Learned that the old way. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
13IS250C Posted December 11, 2014 Author Share Posted December 11, 2014 Eek!!!!! Great tip. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
13IS250C Posted December 12, 2014 Author Share Posted December 12, 2014 Just ordered another gift to self. I got an email from Zaino this morning. I didn't realize that they had come up with a one step car polish. Ordered one of those and I'm going to try their glass polish. Hopefully it will help with the film on my windshield. I also have acid rain etching on my back glass. Yippee! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lenore Posted December 12, 2014 Share Posted December 12, 2014 try rain x on your glass, it really works also.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
13IS250C Posted December 12, 2014 Author Share Posted December 12, 2014 Thanks Lenore. Once I get the etching off, I will. :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LEX-SV Posted December 12, 2014 Share Posted December 12, 2014 They still do that etching gimmick thing/profit enhancer? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
13IS250C Posted December 12, 2014 Author Share Posted December 12, 2014 No, what I'm talking about is really just hard water spots. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LEX-SV Posted December 12, 2014 Share Posted December 12, 2014 Got it, now that's some nasty hard water... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VBdenny Posted December 13, 2014 Share Posted December 13, 2014 I used Windex and a straight edge razor blade to remove the deposits on the glass. The ES330 had water etching all over. Took me forever to get it off. Used a ton of elbow grease to clean the paint. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
13IS250C Posted December 13, 2014 Author Share Posted December 13, 2014 Lex, it's from the rain. Mostly on the back glass. I never have a problem on my paint because I keep such a good coating of wax. Denny, I'll let you know how this works. Everything I have ever gotten from Zaino was awesome. Once I took my S2000 to the casino and parked it overnight. I parked way out like I always do, but didn't think about the sprinkler system coming on and hitting it. They must just pump that water straight out of the Mississippi river because it etched spots on that car that NOTHING would remove. I tried everything. Clay bar, scratch remover, abrasive wax......nothing removed it. I was sick. Of course, only I could see it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VBdenny Posted December 13, 2014 Share Posted December 13, 2014 you are correct. Really hard water, especially from sprinklers will etch the surfaces and nothing will completely remove. Almost as bad (but no quite) as pine tree sap. I'm already sick of seeing snow. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LEX-SV Posted December 13, 2014 Share Posted December 13, 2014 Around here we fear certain bird !Removed! (and its ability to permanently etch clearcoat if left on paint too long), nasty. But yes sprinkler water can cause damage here too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
13IS250C Posted December 13, 2014 Author Share Posted December 13, 2014 I like snow for about 2 hours. You know why bird !Removed! is so bad for paint? They don't have a digestive system, just acid that devolves the food. It is acid. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VBdenny Posted December 13, 2014 Share Posted December 13, 2014 Living near the coast we have a boatload of nasty seagulls. Yes they look cute in those kids movies but make no mistake about seagulls, they are nasty things. We also have egrets which are even nastier. Should a rogue deposit land o your vehicle you will swear there are flying elephants. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
13IS250C Posted December 14, 2014 Author Share Posted December 14, 2014 OK Denny, you just made me spit my grapefruit all over my iPad. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VBdenny Posted December 14, 2014 Share Posted December 14, 2014 Ahhh yeah. Sorry about that. Never eat and read I guess Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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