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Old 05-25-2006, 10:31 PM
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How often do you guys wash and wax your car?
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I try to wash mine every weekend and wax it every other or every 3 weeks or something.
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Depends, really. I just washed and waxed it last weekend, but it rained and so now I have to wash itagain...lol
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I wash it like every week or every other week, wax I go longer.
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Wash once per week, polish/wax every 2-3 weeks.
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I wash normally twice a week and usually put 3 or 4 coats of wax on at one time once every couple of months.

I can't stand my car the least bit dirty so sometimes I can wash every day of the week
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i wash and wax once a week with liquid meguires wax..man that stuff is awesome
Old 05-25-2006, 11:33 PM
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Wash 3-4 times per year but it never sees rain. Wax once per year.
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Wash 3-4 times per year but it never sees rain. Wax once per year.

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like once every two months
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Washed or Z6 used after every time driven. I am well over 50 layers of Zaino as well, I would say I average 3 to 4 coats of Zaino per week
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I wash my car as-needed (right after rain or a windy day). I wax it when I notice that the water isn't spilling off the car (about once every two weeks). I try to do a full detail (strip all wax and full clean) at least once a month.
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Every Friday before the shows at the local cruise in. Wax once a month.
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wash and wax at least once a week.
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I wash my car once a week. I wax it every couple months.
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i try to wash it every weekend (z7) if it isn't raining. and i'll polish with z5 and z2 if i have time.
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I wash once a week. My wife is really great because she understands it is cheap therapy for me. Just me, the car, outside on a Saturday or Sunday morning. Heaven. I finish each wash with a treatment of detailing spray, but I still re-apply a layer of wax once every two-three weeks.

If I find a particularly bad spot (scratches or swirls), I'll break out the polisher and fix it...time permitting.


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i wash mine 1-2 times a week depending if theres car shows or not. and wax probably 1 time every month or 2
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I generally wax whenever I wash and thats about every 3-4 weeks. Mostly because it never rains here and I just dust off my car and use some detailer spray between washes.
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Originally Posted by Brian2006
poor car
My car never sees rain or snow and I use my California duster and Z6 after every drive and then it remains in the garage covered. Normally when I do wash it it is just therapy like chupr0kabra says. My car is always VERY clean and I see no need to wash it every week. Now, if it was a daily driver that would be a different story.


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