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Do you hand wash or use a car wash?

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Old May 30, 2010 | 09:44 PM
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hand wash...preferably by a bunch of scantily clad women...im just dreaming
 
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Old May 30, 2010 | 11:17 PM
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I don't wash my car. =/
He's telling the truth....LOL
 
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Old May 30, 2010 | 11:18 PM
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$5 touchless wash most of the time and $15 exterior/interior hand wash about once or twice a month depending on the damage me and my gf do to the seats
 
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Old May 31, 2010 | 12:17 AM
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hand wash with Zaino FTW. the debate is timeless, but in my opinion a carwash (touchless or not) will only serve to deteriorate the finish...even if the deterioration is minor.

in the end, it just depends on how **** you are and how concerned you are with the smaller details. you presumably paid decent money for your G - treat it as such.
 
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Old May 31, 2010 | 01:26 AM
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^^^ yep!
 
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Old May 31, 2010 | 02:30 AM
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Hand wash!

I actually look forward to doing it, and it always looks nicer then an automated wash. If it's winter weather and the car is filthy ,I will take it through a brush-less wash.. doesn't do a great job, but better then leaving road grime/salt on the car.
 
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Old May 31, 2010 | 02:39 AM
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Just hand washed my car today. Took me 1 hour... Including vacuuming the interior and spraying some 1 step cleaner/conditioner on all seats. Then dusting off the interior trims with the same rag that has a little bit of cleaner/conditioner left over.

I hate how water keeps on dripping from the side mirrors and the rear spoiler.
 
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Old May 31, 2010 | 02:43 AM
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Those of you who always hand wash your cars, how many of you have a garage? Cuz if you're like me and your car stays outside with dirt flying around everywhere and birds ****ting, then I don't see the point of doing all that hard work washing it all the time when it will just collect dust and get dirty again by the next day.
 
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Old May 31, 2010 | 02:45 AM
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Car is garaged, but you can use a car cover..
 
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Old May 31, 2010 | 02:49 AM
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Ya right, I'd be labeled as the car obsessed freak of the whole neighborhood putting a cover on it. lol
 
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Old May 31, 2010 | 02:54 AM
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Nice neighbors you got there. Who cares what people think. Theres a nold man down the block who has 2 cars sitting on his driveway.. Always covered. Doesn't seem to bother anyone.

My neighbors saw me taking pictures of my car after I waxed it a few months ago. A few kids walked by and said, "this guy always washes his car". Who cares.. LOL
 
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Old May 31, 2010 | 03:48 AM
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Originally Posted by jibberjabbers
I hate how water keeps on dripping from the side mirrors and the rear spoiler.
get two cans of compressed air (like for cleaning dust out of your keyboard) and blast the water out of there before drying the car. water likes to hide in the mirror bases, under the front grill, the door jambs, in the lug nut holes of your wheels, door handles, taillights, under the spoiler, and a bunch of other places
 
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Old May 31, 2010 | 05:55 AM
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ALWAYS hand wash my own car. Just finished doing so and waxing it right now. I take pride in washing my car and leaving it spotless
 
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Old May 31, 2010 | 09:12 AM
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hand wash if care about you u only handwash
 
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Old May 31, 2010 | 09:20 AM
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hand wash with Zaino kit, except when it's below freezing outside, then I take it to touchless car wash, but she doesn't get driven in the winter all that much anyway, only when there's no salt or snow outside.
 
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