How often do you wash your daily drive?

"dieselwagon" (dieselwagon) 09/02/2013 at 13:27 • Filed to: None

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I generally don't, maybe once a year. My Mondeo wagon got some heavy use this summer, including some light off road use and it's showing it so I'm thinking it deserves a wash.

So, how often do you clean your daily drive and what procedure do you use?

MountainCommand > dieselwagon 09/02/2013 at 13:35

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since spring, ive been consistently doing it weekly or bi weekly. And definitely before meets/shows.

My process:

-Rinse. (full car, and undercarriage)
-open up all doors/trunk to clean the jambs
-wheels
-Then i can begin the actual car wash.
-dry
-depending on time, a wax. Or spraywax if really short on time.

Then of course, an interior detail usually monthly. But it never takes long since its always clean anyways.

In the winter time, i try to do it monthly. Handwash that is. I wont go to a machine.

Aya, Almost Has A Cosmo With Toyota Engine Owned by a BMW. > dieselwagon 09/02/2013 at 13:36

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Once a week every Sunday morning by my own hand.

My car is rarely get dirty, since I never takes her to some kind of off-road or something. But I do hate seeing dead insect on my car.

Laird Andrew Neby Bradleigh > dieselwagon 09/02/2013 at 13:37

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I hose it down every other week in the summer, every week in the winter (to get rid of salt and stuff that makes the car rust). But proper wash? Nah, the old beater have not had a sponge and soap wash in almost two years actually..

PowderHound > dieselwagon 09/02/2013 at 13:39

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I try to hose mine off at least once a week.
My washing process is garbage. Get water spots all the time and then the damn cats go walk all over it the second I am done anyway.

The car is black though so it looks a lot dirtier with just a drive down the driveway

YSI-what can brown do for you > dieselwagon 09/02/2013 at 14:02

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Every 2 to 3 weeks. In the winter it is everytime after I drive(rarely try to drive in the winter) due to my animosity for salt.

desertdog5051 > dieselwagon 09/02/2013 at 14:17

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Living in the desert SW, My vehicles rarely get rained on. But do need to be waxed regularly because of the intense sun. About every month.

Decay buys too many beaters > dieselwagon 09/02/2013 at 17:46

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DD, I only washed it once (I swear the dirt is the only thing holding on the clear coat)

Toy, every week hand wash and dry. Every month I wax it, and twice a year I clay.

Motorcycle, simple green on the whole thing and a hose maybe once a year or so.