I totally agree that the How To stickies on DW are over the top but if you have the time it's worth skimming them at the very least. You will pick up little tips and bits of info that people won't cover here even though what has been written so far is helpful.
It's easy for those that are in the know to forget that your average person thinks hosing a car down, smearing it with a sponge then rubbing away like the Karate Kid with some Turtle Wax all in one on an old T-shirt will produce reasonable results rather than actually cause damage.
Then again, what do i know? I've only washed my car 3 times in the last 10 months
