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Well since I have a white 95 Civic it has permanet stains on it. Like grease stains I cant get out and I usually dont go to the touch free wash because my sunroof leaks sometimes. So I want to wash it myself but I dont know what to use and how to get started. Also if I wash it at home I dont think it would be a good idea because down hear in Florida we got weird water that has salt pellets added to it. So I usually take it to the self car wash and wash it there myself but still doesnt get as clean as i want it to be. What can I use to wash and wax it to perfection or close to perfection? Also what should I use for the inside?

 
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id use some kind of rubbing compound to get those stains out. As far as wax and stuff anything Mothers does a real nice job

 
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Can you clarify a little more because I'm kinda in the dark here and dont really know what exactly your suggesting. I've never actually known what to use to clean the car.

 
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ok like i said anything MOthers brand does a good wax job or turtle wax. I use Armorall car wash soap and a rubbing compound takes out crud and other things that will attach itself to your car's paint. You can pretty much ask your local auto parts store for a good reccomendation the stuff i use is Mothers Clay bar but i dont think it will take out stains as well as a rubbing compound would

 
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You may want to try a clay on the spots before a rubbing compound. The difference is that a clay will take the roughness off the surface (mostly adhering dirt) whereas the the compound will actually abrade the surface and take any cohesive stains. So it depends on the stain. Do you want to remove a fine layer of paint, or just smooth it out? I would spend some time trying to get a good analysis of the stain first. It won't hurt to clay first, but it's less abusive to the paint. (Like GoneIn60 says)

In either case, be aware that you will remove the protective coat! I recommend that when you do get the stain out, you put on a polish then a wax. We can get a forum thread going on that if anyone is interested.

 
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i agree w/ charlielink 100% we always used clay... we called it "over spray clay" because we normally had overspray in my autoshop class from whatever we were painting and we constantly got it onto the teachers' vega

 
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can i also use eagle one

www.eagleone.com

 
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Any brand of shampoo will work.
If you have tough stains, use a courser sponge, there are ones with a slightly rough surface to remove bugs etc, they dont hurt the car though.

 
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If you know anyone that works at a car lot, see if they can get you some rubbing compound there. For some reason those seem to work better than the ones that you will find at an auto parts store. My friend got us some from a gm place. It actually said "GM rubbing compound" on the label although I'm sure it was probably some other brand with a GM label stuck on it. In amy case, it worked great and my car looks almost new now.