Detailed the exterior of the Yaris.

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Hi Texkid,

no, I don't use the two bucket system. Prior to claying the car, I washed the whole thing using Dawn dishwashing liquid and warm water in the bucket. Normally using a dishwashing product is a big no no! However, the goal was to start with squeaky clean paint, i.e no residual wax like 'stuff' left behind. Not to take anything away from the two bucket system, but I honestly, don't think that method would have changed these results noticably.

The roof was the worst, followed by the trunk lid and spoiler followed by the hood. The sides of the car had the least amount of "yuck" embedded in the paint. Which stands to reason as a horizontal flat surface will allow particles to sit there, while a vertical surface wouldn't. I believe that all the Yari shipped to the states come from Japan in containers. I can only imagine the amount of rust and stuff that settles into the uncured paint that comes from these containers that spend their life in a very corrosive environment at sea.