I washed my MM for the first time today. It’s been a week since I got it from the dealer.
It is an easy car to clean at least when compared to the Mustang. The Mustang had more annoying nooks and crannies than a case of English muffins. The MM is smooth by comparison. The hardest part was the front and that wasn’t even that bad.
But… it’s a big car. It took longer than I expected but next time I’ll be able to shave more time out of the process with experience. After it’s waxed up good it’ll probably go even faster.
I have a leaf blower but it’s the kind that attaches to my weedeater so it’s a little awkward to get above waste high. I’ll look into a cheapie blower this week.
The lines of the MM are so simple and clean. I love it.
I haven’t eyeballed any thin spots on the paint yet. There are a couple of blems that look like they will be worked out with some clay.
I specified the car to not be order with the front license plate bracket but I am thinking it came with one and the dealer removed it. I think this because there are four evenly spaced small dimples centered to the middle of the front bumper.
My Zaino kit will be here next week so I’ll get to wash it once again before doing the full Zaino treatment.
Some tips/tricks I picked up as a direct result of my association with mm.net:
1) Zaino
2) Use cotton baby diapers instead of expensive cotton towels
3) Leafblower to dry car
4) Watch out for drip problems and drainage problems around doors and trunk lid
5) Look for thin spots in paint
Some things I’ll be doing as soon as I can:
1) Tint!
2) Front & Rear Badge Removal (Got any DTR paint Zack?)
3) Wheel locks
4) Better Wiper Blades
Thanks everyone!