Miata Mailing List: September 1998, Message #34

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Hello All!

Chamois-wise:
Last night, I got the urge to wash Perrito as evening turned to night.
With the day's last light, I managed to get the grime off the car.  But,
as I went for the chamois (natural), I noticed that it had become very
dirty.  However, I have used this chamois many times without problems.
Deciding to be safe, I went to a brand new one, a synthetic one, which I
had stored in the shed.  This morning I found the new chamois left a
film of oily mess on the paint- Perrito is not pleased!  

Q: Is there a way to "wash" a chamois effectively without damaging it?
Does it make a difference if it is a natural or synthetic one?   

Shoe Polish-wise:
2 weeks ago, I was in an autocross school, where we  used shoe polish to
mark the tread/sidewall juncture.  I have had a VERY difficult time
getting this polish off using car wash and water.  Does anyone have some
tips to get the polish off my sidewall?  In exchange, here is my tip-
USE CHALK!

Many thanks, 
Alex Nunez
93 LE- "Perrito", who's got a lot of unwanted stuff on him
92 B Blue- "Baloo"
Wheaton, MD