Dear Tesla 3 lovers,
I am a new & proud black Tesla 3 P owner
. How do you wash your car and what products do you use?
Thanks!
Congrats on your new Model 3. There are lots of posts on this topic, so you might try searching TMC.
Some general thoughts and recommendations:
-Black shows everything, including scratches and swirls. It is best to avoid commercial car washes and hand wash your car yourself.
-Unless your car is super dirty with caked on mud, rinseless washes with Optimum No Rinse (ONR), Mckees37 N-914, or Wolfgang Uber Rinseless Wash are great. If done properly, they will not induce swirls or scratches. Dry the car with soft, clean drying towels and a drying aid, such as Ammo NYC Hydrate or your favorite detail spray. Some people prefer not to touch the paint at all when drying and will use a car dryer/blower instead.
-Although the Tesla manual recommends touchless car washes, I avoid them because the soaps they use have high Ph, which means they degrade or completely strip off waxes and sealants.
-You will definitely want to protect the paint. At a minimum, I would use a ceramic-infused spray sealant such as Wolfgang Sio2 Spray Sealant or Griot's Garage Ceramic 3-in1 Wax.
-Many owners want more protection and opt to have a ceramic coating and/or Paint Protection Film (PPF) installed. Some people install a ceramic coating themselves, others prefer a professional installation. If you do both PPF and a ceramic coating, you want to make sure the paint is clean and polished. You apply the PPF first to the clean, bare paint, then you apply a ceramic coating on top of the PPF.