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Posted: 5/28/2015 9:41:52 PM EDT
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I used to be far too into detailing my rides but have somewhat recovered from that obsession.
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Posted: 5/28/2015 9:42:29 PM EDT
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My truck sees under 2k miles a year, wash and wax maybe 2x a year. It sits out in the driveway and usually looks good all year.
2013 CRV gets washed about 6x a year with two coats of wax in spring and fall. Averages about 6k a year and is kept in a garage The Z Grand Touring convertible and the motorcycle get the most attention and get the least miles driven each year. 
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Posted: 5/28/2015 9:43:17 PM EDT
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I live out in the country down a muddy rutted gravel road, so just a couple times a year. If I lived in town my truck would be spotless, but I can shoot in my backyard so I'll take the trade off.  You win and I would happily give up my clean cars for this. |
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Posted: 5/28/2015 9:43:52 PM EDT
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Every couple weeks. Two bucket method,dried and then spray Chemical guys V7 spray sealant on it. Blackfire sealant once a season. Dirty sometimes, protected all the time. Always get Great resale or trade in value. You're and autogeeker, aren't you? Lol |
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Posted: 5/28/2015 9:48:14 PM EDT
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A clean 4wd shows that the owner has an obvious character flaw.
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Posted: 5/28/2015 9:51:49 PM EDT
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When it rains.
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Posted: 5/28/2015 9:59:04 PM EDT
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W-wash... my.. car?
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Posted: 5/28/2015 9:59:34 PM EDT
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I wash my car every week or two...wax and detail it out every other month.
My truck is lucky if it gets washed every two months....and waxed once a year. |
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Posted: 5/28/2015 10:06:27 PM EDT
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Whenever it rains?
I haven't washed the jeep in over a year. |
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Posted: 5/28/2015 10:17:21 PM EDT
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All of them at least once every 1-2 weeks
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Posted: 5/28/2015 10:18:36 PM EDT
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Yearly...if it needs it or not.  This. My time riding motorcycles left me neglecting the look of my cars. I don't even have a bike anymore and I still don't do it. |
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Posted: 5/28/2015 10:20:16 PM EDT
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every 4-6 weeks I guess
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Posted: 5/28/2015 10:54:59 PM EDT
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My whole fleet is washed weekly. Eta: even the dump trucks and trailers |
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Posted: 5/28/2015 10:56:32 PM EDT
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Every couple weeks. Two bucket method,dried and then spray Chemical guys V7 spray sealant on it. Blackfire sealant once a season. Dirty sometimes, protected all the time. Always get Great resale or trade in value. You're and autogeeker, aren't you? Lol Yeah....well I'm that same way with my ARs. Blessing and a curse I suppose. |
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Posted: 5/28/2015 11:06:16 PM EDT
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My cars on as needed bases, two bucket method and drying it off using Zaino Grand Finale each time
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Posted: 5/28/2015 11:36:45 PM EDT
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maybe 2 times a year. Who gives a shit. |
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Posted: 5/28/2015 11:41:34 PM EDT
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According to my data - About 2.7 times per month.
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Posted: 5/29/2015 12:01:48 AM EDT
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My bro dozed gets washed before a truck show or dyno day. Wife's car, every other month. It is so dusty out here, you have to wash it 10 min before you go somewhere if you want it clean. Pix of brodozer? Best I could do with it getting dark and my ipotato. Too many mods to list. Just over 500/1000 on the dyno. 
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Posted: 5/29/2015 11:52:14 AM EDT
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My daily driver gets washed ever weekend. It is black and having a dirty truck drives me nuts.
Pressure washer, foam cannon, 2 bucket wash. I do wheelwells, frame rails and under the hood about 1x a month. The rest of em get washed every 2-3 weeks. I have a rotation where I typically do 2 cars a weekend. Since it has been raining/crappy the last couple of weekends, I have been slacking. |
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Posted: 5/29/2015 12:16:54 PM EDT
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Wash the cars with water every week or so weather dependent. Every day or so I use Zaino Z6
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Posted: 5/29/2015 12:19:13 PM EDT
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Best I could do with it getting dark and my ipotato. Too many mods to list. Just over 500/1000 on the dyno. http://i62.tinypic.com/2s0xqo5.jpg http://i57.tinypic.com/21o6aaf.jpg Quote HistoryQuoted:
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My bro dozed gets washed before a truck show or dyno day. Wife's car, every other month. It is so dusty out here, you have to wash it 10 min before you go somewhere if you want it clean. Pix of brodozer? Best I could do with it getting dark and my ipotato. Too many mods to list. Just over 500/1000 on the dyno. http://i62.tinypic.com/2s0xqo5.jpg http://i57.tinypic.com/21o6aaf.jpg neat! |
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Posted: 5/29/2015 1:39:49 PM EDT
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My bro dozed gets washed before a truck show or dyno day. Wife's car, every other month. It is so dusty out here, you have to wash it 10 min before you go somewhere if you want it clean. Pix of brodozer? Best I could do with it getting dark and my ipotato. Too many mods to list. Just over 500/1000 on the dyno. http://i62.tinypic.com/2s0xqo5.jpg http://i57.tinypic.com/21o6aaf.jpg neat! Some people don't beleive me when I say I have a bro dozer. The dually has 5" stacks, is on Dick Cepek 35s, and spike lug nut covers. And I just put Halos in the front headlights and both sets of fogs. How much more dozer can I bro? I no has LED light bar. 
I'm needing a front wench mounted before I buy a light bar. I'm not sure how I'm going to mount the bar yet. |
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Posted: 5/29/2015 1:41:08 PM EDT
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Maybe twice a year.
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Posted: 5/29/2015 1:43:27 PM EDT
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Just got finished washing and waxing my car
Mustang gets washed and waxed every other week. Sometimes more frequently if I have nothing going on one weekend The jeep gets hit with a pressure washer whenever i get around to remembering. Sometimes a drive through car wash if i'm feeling good. With 198k on it at last check, and with the multitude of scratches, rock chips, etc on it, its adequate. |
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Posted: 5/29/2015 2:02:28 PM EDT
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I drive a jeep. When it rains.
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Posted: 5/29/2015 2:42:24 PM EDT
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I aim for a minimum of 4 times a year. With that said, I am about due for a wash now that the pollen has stopped for the most part.
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Posted: 5/29/2015 2:44:13 PM EDT
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3 - 4 times a year, with an extra thrown in if I manage to get it muddy.
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Posted: 5/29/2015 2:49:13 PM EDT
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It's Florida in the summer-time. All we have to do is wait until the afternoon - EVERY SINGLE DAY!
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Posted: 5/29/2015 2:51:08 PM EDT
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It rains during.monsoon season so inbetween July and September. Nature's drive through car wash.
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Posted: 5/29/2015 2:52:15 PM EDT
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I haven't washed my truck for at least two years.
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Posted: 5/29/2015 2:54:35 PM EDT
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lol they wash the outside of mine when i take it for an oil change THE GM dealer I used to go did free car washes. The Dodge dealer I go to now gives me a coupon for a free car wash down the road. I do every few weeks, clay bar and wax once a year. |
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Posted: 5/29/2015 2:54:50 PM EDT
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4runner gets washed whenever dirty or time allows.
Daughters scion, rarely since I gave it to her 
Wifes car , maybe twice a month Blazer , maybe once a year |
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Posted: 5/29/2015 3:00:11 PM EDT
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Once a week both cars are washed and dried. Insides dusted and shop vac'd and tires shined. Once a month (sometimes more) they get waxed.
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Posted: 5/29/2015 3:00:45 PM EDT
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The dealer washed the car, does that count?
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Posted: 5/29/2015 3:03:09 PM EDT
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My interior is still full of Amarillo dust from September....
it gets hosed down with the pressure washer when it needs it though
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Posted: 5/29/2015 3:05:12 PM EDT
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GF's Nissan Versa gets detailed 2-3x a year with a few machine washes in between.
My 99 F350 work truck.......maybe every other month |
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Posted: 5/29/2015 3:23:03 PM EDT
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Nice car - once a month
350z - havent driven it in a while, but it needs it Truck - once every few years
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Posted: 5/29/2015 3:32:25 PM EDT
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Wife's new Ford Focus and my classic 1986 BMW 635 - about every week or 2. My Jeep Wrangler - hardly ever - gets a hose down now and then.
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Posted: 5/29/2015 3:42:24 PM EDT
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Usually once a week
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Posted: 5/29/2015 3:51:11 PM EDT
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Truck? Once a month, maybe?
Challenger SRT? If I drive it enough weekly at a minimum... |
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Posted: 5/29/2015 3:54:05 PM EDT
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My 15 year old piece of shit daily driver gets washed when it rains, which is rare out here. I'm beginning to think that the layer of dirt is now all that is holding it together.
My nicer car gets washed about once a month. |
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Posted: 5/29/2015 3:54:19 PM EDT
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Weekly This, sometimes a few times a week.
This is for the camaro and living on a dirt road. For the suv, once a month or whenever it's really dirty, but it's tan in color so it can go a while. |
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Posted: 5/29/2015 3:57:23 PM EDT
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Some people don't beleive me when I say I have a bro dozer. The dually has 5" stacks, is on Dick Cepek 35s, and spike lug nut covers. And I just put Halos in the front headlights and both sets of fogs. How much more dozer can I bro? I no has LED light bar.
I'm needing a front wench mounted before I buy a light bar. I'm not sure how I'm going to mount the bar yet. Quote HistoryQuoted:
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My bro dozed gets washed before a truck show or dyno day. Wife's car, every other month. It is so dusty out here, you have to wash it 10 min before you go somewhere if you want it clean. Pix of brodozer? Best I could do with it getting dark and my ipotato. Too many mods to list. Just over 500/1000 on the dyno. http://i62.tinypic.com/2s0xqo5.jpg http://i57.tinypic.com/21o6aaf.jpg neat! Some people don't beleive me when I say I have a bro dozer. The dually has 5" stacks, is on Dick Cepek 35s, and spike lug nut covers. And I just put Halos in the front headlights and both sets of fogs. How much more dozer can I bro? I no has LED light bar.
I'm needing a front wench mounted before I buy a light bar. I'm not sure how I'm going to mount the bar yet. It needs about 15 sets of Recon lights on it. |
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Posted: 5/29/2015 4:00:30 PM EDT
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Once or twice a week but I have the luxury of a wash bay in the detail dept at work.
Lately it's been almost daily, it seems that a Pterodactyl with diarrhea has taken up residence in a tree that I park my car under. That thing splatters my car with pizza sized bombs overnight and it's quite a mess. 
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Posted: 5/29/2015 4:02:31 PM EDT
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The truck gets a wash/wax every couple of weeks. The 95 Cutlass with almost 200K? When it rains. When it rains or it's parked close to sprinklers when they turn on. |
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Posted: 5/29/2015 4:13:35 PM EDT
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Some people don't beleive me when I say I have a bro dozer. The dually has 5" stacks, is on Dick Cepek 35s, and spike lug nut covers. And I just put Halos in the front headlights and both sets of fogs. How much more dozer can I bro? I no has LED light bar.
I'm needing a front wench mounted before I buy a light bar. I'm not sure how I'm going to mount the bar yet. Quote HistoryQuoted:
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My bro dozed gets washed before a truck show or dyno day. Wife's car, every other month. It is so dusty out here, you have to wash it 10 min before you go somewhere if you want it clean. Pix of brodozer? Best I could do with it getting dark and my ipotato. Too many mods to list. Just over 500/1000 on the dyno. http://i62.tinypic.com/2s0xqo5.jpg http://i57.tinypic.com/21o6aaf.jpg neat! Some people don't beleive me when I say I have a bro dozer. The dually has 5" stacks, is on Dick Cepek 35s, and spike lug nut covers. And I just put Halos in the front headlights and both sets of fogs. How much more dozer can I bro? I no has LED light bar.
I'm needing a front wench mounted before I buy a light bar. I'm not sure how I'm going to mount the bar yet. Lift the front end about 4 to 6 inches more and leave the rear end where it is. All the brodozers around here have the bulldog thing going. |
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Posted: 5/29/2015 6:23:28 PM EDT
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It needs about 15 sets of Recon lights on it. Quote HistoryQuoted:
It needs about 15 sets of Recon lights on it. It has Halos in the front, and already has Recon marker LEDs all the way around. I have two sets of Viral Industries LED fogs for the rear. Mounted on the headache rack and in the bumper. They are stupid bright. Most China LEDs run 3v lamps. Viral uses 10v lights. So my two LED lamp makes more light than a el cheapo China 7 lamp. I'll get more LEDs after I install my winch. But I just bought electric pop out running boards today for my truck.  And a single big rig Horn. Along with another truck. I found the same truck as mine but a 07 with only 35,000 miles on it. Guy wanted $34,000 and I bought it. So I'll sell my 99 and give my guys the 07 to drive along with the 09, 05, 03, 01, and 97.
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Lift the front end about 4 to 6 inches more and leave the rear end where it is. All the brodozers around here have the bulldog thing going. It has a 2" level kit spacer on the front and air bags on the rear. So it still doesn't sit level. I'm getting a 3" lift kit from Carli to help it level a little more. I think it runs $1,500 for the Carli kit. But it's supposed to ride much nicer than stock. Im looking forward to getting it. Only the Hindus do that bed squat look here in Nor Cal. And the Central Cal idiots do it too. |
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Posted: 5/29/2015 6:48:46 PM EDT
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In the winter, it gets washed a lot, sometimes every fill up. When it's warm, only when it hasn't rained and the car is covered with tree goo or bug splats.
Back in the late 80s, when I was driving for Crime Story, every week (not my car but close enough) or more. 
p.s. major payne to wash, let alone wax. |
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Posted: 5/29/2015 7:00:42 PM EDT
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I can't remember the last time I washed a car.
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Posted: 5/29/2015 7:52:42 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: My black C300...DAILY...  I drive onto the beach almost daily and my range is down a dirt road. I wash and wax my wife's car every Sunday. If I have energy left I do mine too. |
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