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Old 02-18-2011, 12:00 AM
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Ok with all this nice weather brings car cleaning time. How often do you clean your car? Do you just wash or do you go all out and What is your personal favorite supple brands?
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Being that my Trans Am isn't my DD... last year alone I washed it 2 times...

But when I was DD it, I would wash it at least twice a week, doing the whole wax thing every month or 2
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1-3 times a week for me, yes it's a DD. I use Meguairs (I can never remember how to spell that) soap, wheel cleaner, and tire foam. Works wonders for my car!
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when its nice out, about once a week, i'll wash it and use the Meguiars cold glass or w/e it is.

every so often i'll clay bar it ( i might today since all this rough snow)

then once or twice a week i'll use a microfiber cloth and some Speed Shine to keep it nice.
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Mine literally gets washed everytime before I take it out..

But, my garage isn't finished yet so I've been really trying to keep it clean until I can get it under some cover. I use the turtle wax soap and meguair's wax every 2 or 3 months.
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Mine sits inside and gets maybe 2k miles a year put on it. I pull the cover off and will wipe it down with quick detailer most everytime I drive it. I wash my truck about every 2-3 weeks depending on weather.

The flavor of the month is Duragloss, but I use alot of Meguiars products too.
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now that im going to start driving mine in the spring/summer i normally wash mine every other day and then spray wax it before i go out. black is a bitch to keep looking good but once its clean they look the best
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I wash mine once a week at the least, I wax twice a month, and clay bar it once every two months. I prefer mothers, zaino, and adams.
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I wash my car 2-3 times a week, sometimes less. I live on a dirt road so the times I do it changes because of that.
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mine is a daily driver too btw
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Every Friday here. Gotta look good for the weekend!
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Every time I drive it. If I can't wash it, it doesn't come out.
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Just once a week, on Saturdays.
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Just about before every drive.
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mine isn't a DD so I washed it maybe 4 times last year. Only comes out to play on nice weekends sometimes drive it to work if I'm feeling lucky. This reminds me I think I'll take it out this weekend and wax it real good
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I wash mine every 2 or 3 months. My car is never dirty either.
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I DD mine so its washed 1-4 times a week depending on weather. In the summer it gets a coat or two of wax a week.
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I usually wash my DD twice a month or so.
With my TA I am OCD about it but last year ended up washing once a month since I only put on 2-300kms the entire season (I find over washing incurs more swirls and takes off layers of wax).
My old Z used to be a daily at certain points and got washed weekly, my V6 doesnt deserve that kind of love!


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