Car Wash Before/After

"Jayhawk Jake" (jayhawkjake) 12/26/2014 at 19:48 • Filed to: None

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So yesterday I washed my car. It was filthy . Seriously, I felt gross every time I drove it. The before/after comparisons are astounding. See for yourself:

Seriously, it was so dirty it actually had crust

And now it looks like this

There's a saying that goes 'happy wife, happy life'. I don't have a wife, but I do have a car, and my happiness level is significantly higher when it's clean. There are few things in this world I cherish more than washing my own car to perfection (okay, near perfection)

Alex B > Jayhawk Jake 12/26/2014 at 19:52

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Man washes car... What happens next will blow your mind.

DancesWithRotors - Driving Insightfully > Jayhawk Jake 12/26/2014 at 19:53

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Rock Chalk!!!

But seriously, the Sonic looks sweet, now.

Xyl0c41n3 > Jayhawk Jake 12/26/2014 at 19:58

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I'm feeling like that about my car. Drove it on the beach a couple of weeks ago, it's been raining and foggy and misty and windy since then, too. My car is gross. It gives me a sad when I look at it. I think you've inspired me to at least take it down to the automatic a couple miles away. ^_^

Takuro Spirit > Jayhawk Jake 12/26/2014 at 20:05

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Freshly cleaned cars just feel so much.... better. Smoother, taught-er, faster.

Yes I washed the Camry today.

SonorousSpeedJoe > Jayhawk Jake 12/26/2014 at 20:06

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If the good weather here in MD continues, then I'm gonna try washing my Focus tomorrow.

I'm concerned about how I'm going to clean little bits of tar (or whatever it is) that a work truck coughed up onto my car a couple of months ago - the bits that were on the paint came off after my dad took the car through an automatic car wash, but they're still on the rubber moldings.

DancesWithRotors - Driving Insightfully > Xyl0c41n3 12/26/2014 at 20:07

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Seeing Jake's pictures make me feel like an unmotivated auto slob...

Xyl0c41n3 > DancesWithRotors - Driving Insightfully 12/26/2014 at 20:12

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Nah, just blame winter! Even in sunny, temperate Texas, the weather can turn nasty in a heartbeat during winter. I want to go wash my car, but I also know there's a cold front expected later this weekend. That means rain and gritty roads. Fuck it, I'll just get the cheap wash... It'll be enough to get most of the grime off.

Let's go! I'll race ya! We can comment here again to see who finishes first. ^_^

Jayhawk Jake > SonorousSpeedJoe 12/26/2014 at 20:15

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Goo gone? Just be careful, it can stain some stuff. I don't know how it does on rubber, but it can stain plastic.

SonorousSpeedJoe > Jayhawk Jake 12/26/2014 at 20:24

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Cool, thanks.

Funktheduck > Jayhawk Jake 12/26/2014 at 21:01

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Your before is only a little worse than mine. Light rain and mist combined with lots of driving means everything is stuck to my car right now.

BKosher84 > Jayhawk Jake 12/26/2014 at 21:08

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This will stay this way for .0002 seconds.

gogmorgo - rowing gears in a Grand Cherokee > Jayhawk Jake 12/26/2014 at 21:09

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Dirty? What?

It ain't dirty if you can still tell what colour it is...

Xyl0c41n3 > DancesWithRotors - Driving Insightfully 12/26/2014 at 21:41

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Dude. No race? I went to the carwash, got some groceries, and just welcomed some company over, lol. The wash didn't quite take care of a couple of tenacious bits of bird poop on my trunk lid, but at least the car looks better.

Jayhawk Jake > BKosher84 12/26/2014 at 22:21

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It's been clean for a day!

Jayhawk Jake > gogmorgo - rowing gears in a Grand Cherokee 12/26/2014 at 22:25

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Did you see the before pictures? My car was not black anymore. And even if you could guess it was black, you couldn't tell that it's actually Black Granite Metallic, with sparkly bits.

gogmorgo - rowing gears in a Grand Cherokee > Jayhawk Jake 12/26/2014 at 22:37

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Were there large clumps of mud with bits of local flora in them? I rest my case. I come from a land of gravel highways, muddy fields, and overgrown ox-cart tracks. I've lived in the city for five years and still laugh at what urbanites consider to be dirty cars.

'Tis but in jest. Your car in fact looks a lot nicer in clean.

DancesWithRotors - Driving Insightfully > Xyl0c41n3 12/26/2014 at 23:07

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Sorry, had to rotate the tires.

Xyl0c41n3 > DancesWithRotors - Driving Insightfully 12/26/2014 at 23:18

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Ha! Wanna do mine, too?

Rico > Jayhawk Jake 12/27/2014 at 01:23

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Great job what products do you use?

Jayhawk Jake > Rico 12/27/2014 at 01:25

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Meguiar's Hyper Wash and Ultimate Liquid Wax

Rico > Jayhawk Jake 12/27/2014 at 01:29

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I use ULW too that stuff is great and beads forever.

norskracer98-ExploringTheOutback > Jayhawk Jake 12/29/2014 at 15:25

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Dat black is sexay.