First wash today.
All exterior:
Optimum No Rinse
Optimum Ferrex Iron Remover (lots of paint contamination from when I picked the truck up)
Optimum Spray Wax
Wheels:
Optimum No Rinse
Optimum Opti-Bond Tire Gel
I’ll do a pre-winter and post-winter clay and wax. Otherwise it’s Optimum No Rinse...
I ran 17” Michelin x-ice xi2’s on my 4Runner for 8 years and they are fantastic tires. I ran my first set for 6 winters. Solid tread wear and great on the highway. I actually preferred them over my 20” Bridgestone Alenza plus Summer tires until I bought Michelin LTX Defenders for it this past...
For those with Husky X-act contours, do they clean easily? The thing I liked about the weatherbeaters is since the rubber is quite hard, they are easy to clean. Quick vacuum and then wipe with a wet towel. Don’t even have to take em out!
I used Lexol leather cleaner and conditioner a couple of times in my 4Runner during the first couple years but since then I’ve only ever used damp/wet microfibre and wipe clean with a dry towel. Same for the windows. This is actually what’s in the owners manual and it looks like Ford’s is the...
Optimum No Rinse on all exterior surfaces and Optimum Spray Wax. Clay bar before and after winter. Optigel tire bond to jazz up the rubber every now and then. Most times I can wipe clea man with just a wet towel.
This is all I’ve ever done to my 4Runner over 8 years and it looks like new. Also...
If it looks like a water spot, not sure what you could do except for polish. If there is still goo/sap on the paint, I would try a tar & bug remover in addition to a clay bar.