Hey guys, I finished washing my car last night and realized that I washed it 2 weeks ago. I went to the beach, so it got dirty. I ran out of wax from a bottle that was supposed to wax 15 times (I've only used it 4). I realized that I might be a little obsessed with my car. How often and what methods do you use to wash your car?

 

I try to wash it at least once a week weather permitting, I powerwash it at the quarter wash so I don't get the infamous swirl marks, however the dealership ruined that one for me.

 

Usually once a month. I use the 'Autopia two-bucket' method with a grout sponge from Lowes. I use a good quality car soap (currently Megs Deep Crystal and Duragloss 901). I follow up with Ultima Paint Guard Plus sealant.

If you want to know how to care for the interior and exterior of a car, spend some time on the Autopia detailing forum. Autopia - Autopia Home

 

i wash my car at least once a week. wax and polish once a month. your paint job will only last if you put some effort into keeping it nice.

 

I would love if the weather had been nice enough that I could be keeping that kind of regiment up. Maybe I'll move to Cali

 

i wash my car once a week.
sometimes twice.

 

the last time i washed my car was 28 days ago hahhahahha now THAT is how you keep swirlys away :P

 

I wash my car once every two weeks. I give it a dusting in between washes.

Tyler

 

Once a week for me as well. I go to self car-wash with my bucket & mitt. If i had my own house i would probably wash every mornin. hee hee

 

like once a week. i dust it off and clean the wheels and sides every time i get back from driving it.

 

who uses a california car duster? mine works pretty well. esp after a nice coat of wax

 

Is that the drying squeegee thing? One of my friends has one of those and it works wonders

 

i wash my FitS once every week to 10days. when it gets warmer
im going to wash it once a week for sure.

 

During the summer and fall I washed it about once a week. Then when winter set in washed it every chance that it was above freezing normally once every two weeks. I may get to actually pull out the hose Saturday and do my first wash at home if it gets up in the 50's. I will be spending one week once it gets nice and warm doing the clay bar, Scratch X and Next Gen wax - that will be a great time in the garage detailing the Fit~!

Cat :x

 

I also wash it daily when the roads are covered in salt, I wash it after every rain, I wash it if it looks dirty, I wash it every time its supposed to be nice out for a few days. It gets washed once every 2-3 days on average year round. One of the perks or working for a dealership, hand wash anytime I want

 

when ever im not lazy, so sometime every two weeks or sometime once a month, it depend but i do wrap it down w/ microfiber to keep it looking clean. lol

 

I prolly wash my car about once a week or so...

 

I wash it whenever it's dirty and I have the free time. I probably average about 3 times a month. I use a California car duster, spray detail, and everything else to keep it clean in between washes.

 

Why is there no option for once a week? 'Every chance I get' is not even a consideration (since I'm not working much right now I could be doing it almost everyday, but no way I'm doing that). I aim for 1x/wk.

 

I hate it if my Fit is dirty. During the spring / summer it is washed every couple of days.
During the winter, it is either the local spray wash for a buck or even better hubby brings it to work at the firehall and gives it a good cleaning.

He took off my ice/snow tires today and yupp is washing it again. As long as it is above zero, he will wash it for me!
And my birthday is next week - I am getting the Mugen visors and the zeta folding armrest - can't wait!