Carwash Time!

Pushing_Tin · 07-25-2009, 02:24 AM

Once a week at most. I live on a long gravel driveway and in the summer it gets dusty. It gets dusty the first trip back down the driveway, I mainly wash it do get all of the dead crusty bugs off of the front.

ZKindaGuy · 07-25-2009, 10:18 AM

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Originally Posted by CBRich

The more you wash the car the more you risk swirl marks. I only wash when necessary.

If you are getting swirl marks its because you are putting pressure on the sponges and dry towels. The secret of avoiding swirls is to never press the sponge or towels...just use their own weight to glide over the surface.

The only time pressure is required is when you encounter something that just won't come off. In those cases it is better to put the soap directly on your index and middle finger and apply direct pressure that way. Your flesh won't leave any swirls.

ZKindaGuy · 07-25-2009, 10:26 AM

All the show cars previous to my 370Z were daily drivers (238 miles / day 5 days a week for the past 5 years). I usually was washing the cars 2 to 3 times per week and using the detailing spray every off-wash evening to keep the soot off the car that accumulates on it from the exhaust particles in the highway air. I kept the wash regime going through the entire winter as well. I have done this since 1997 since first starting to show cars.

Yes it subtracts time out of your life from doing other things but all my cars looked better than the day they came off the production line even after 100,000+ miles. The car will always look as good as the time you are willing to put into it. Me personally I believe in investing a 20 minutes to 45 minutes every day to maintaining the look of the entire car after paying the kind of $$$ paid for them. Though all cars depreciate right off the dealer lot, the slowing down of the rate of depreciation is actually an investment.

juan05 · 07-25-2009, 01:09 PM

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Originally Posted by Florida_GATOR

Yea true, ive got a black Z so im constantly having to wash it

i know i have a black one too..and two days i got it nice and clean now its dirty

Florida_GATOR · 07-25-2009, 01:39 PM

HAHA yea bro, its sucks balls

BMW Killa · 07-25-2009, 07:20 PM

should have been how many x per month!

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07-25-2009, 10:26 AM	#33 (permalink)
ZKindaGuy Track Member Join Date: May 2009 Location: Ohio Posts: 699 Drives: 370Z-AT7 Tour+Sport Rep Power: 374	All the show cars previous to my 370Z were daily drivers (238 miles / day 5 days a week for the past 5 years). I usually was washing the cars 2 to 3 times per week and using the detailing spray every off-wash evening to keep the soot off the car that accumulates on it from the exhaust particles in the highway air. I kept the wash regime going through the entire winter as well. I have done this since 1997 since first starting to show cars. Yes it subtracts time out of your life from doing other things but all my cars looked better than the day they came off the production line even after 100,000+ miles. The car will always look as good as the time you are willing to put into it. Me personally I believe in investing a 20 minutes to 45 minutes every day to maintaining the look of the entire car after paying the kind of $$$ paid for them. Though all cars depreciate right off the dealer lot, the slowing down of the rate of depreciation is actually an investment. Last edited by ZKindaGuy; 07-25-2009 at 10:30 AM.

07-25-2009, 01:39 PM	#35 (permalink)
Florida_GATOR Track Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Newport News, VA Posts: 705 Drives: 09 Nissan 370z Blk Rep Power: 16	HAHA yea bro, its sucks balls __________________ MK44 Creed- " Ive got a bullet here with your name on it, and im gonna keep firing till i find out which one it is " Most badass job ever.

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07-25-2009, 02:24 AM	#31 (permalink)
Pushing_Tin A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Eugene, OR Posts: 2,875 Drives: E63 AMG Rep Power: 227	Once a week at most. I live on a long gravel driveway and in the summer it gets dusty. It gets dusty the first trip back down the driveway, I mainly wash it do get all of the dead crusty bugs off of the front.

07-25-2009, 07:20 PM	#36 (permalink)
BMW Killa Enthusiast Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: FL Posts: 287 Drives: neezmo Rep Power: 188	should have been how many x per month!