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Old Nov 6, 2009 | 11:21 AM
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I keep hearing that if you wash your car too much it messes with the paint...
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Old Nov 6, 2009 | 11:30 AM
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No if take care of it keep it wax the paint should last a long time. keeping it in the garage helps too.
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Old Nov 6, 2009 | 12:16 PM
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Yes...but only if the car was painted using Crayola Washable markers...
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Old Nov 6, 2009 | 12:24 PM
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Originally Posted by oneloudone
No if take care of it keep it wax the paint should last a long time. keeping it in the garage helps too.
Yeah its a garage queen so I was just wondering
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Old Nov 6, 2009 | 01:27 PM
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ive heard the same thing too from many people. but mine bein black makes it even more likely to wash off. but if you keeped it waxed and polished and shouldnt be a problem.
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Old Nov 6, 2009 | 01:54 PM
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Originally Posted by Al 96 Ram Air T/A
Yes...but only if the car was painted using Crayola Washable markers...
hahahahahahahahahahahahahaa. ^what he said

or if you wash it with sand paper
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Old Nov 6, 2009 | 02:33 PM
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if its a garage queen then u have nothing to be worried about. driving a car everday wears the paint out far more than u can by washing it. i wash mine at least once a week and try to wax every chance i get. haven't clay barred it yet since i bought it, need to do that as well.
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Old Nov 6, 2009 | 03:08 PM
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nah.....but I did use to have a old neighbor that was always outside when I was washing my car and he always said..your gonna wash tha paint off that car. lol he was only kidden though
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bro paint drys so ******* hard... even an hour after painting it its so hard you wont wash it off...
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