Will your paint get messed up if you don't wash/wax your car often?
08-08-2002
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Will your paint get messed up if you don't wash/wax your car often?
how often to wash to avoid depreciation/dulling of the paint job? once a month? do you have to wax to keep the paint in good form? i have a black car. informed opinions please. thanks!
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Rep Power: 0 obviously u have to wash your car, unless u dont mind driving a dirt car.
theres no set period, when u should wash it, depends when u see that it has gotten dirty enough.
at least once a month tho. as for waxing its up to u, usually before/after winter.
theres no set period, when u should wash it, depends when u see that it has gotten dirty enough.
at least once a month tho. as for waxing its up to u, usually before/after winter.
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Rep Power: 0 Washing once or twice a month is a good idea. I usually wax ever other month. My present car is red but my previous car was black and I would always use a swirl reducer before waxing. It hides small scrathes and eliminates the swirls from hand or machine buffing
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I wash mine once a week (there are too many bugs here) and I wax it when the water stops beading and rolling off the car. Usually once every 6-8 weeks.
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Rep Power: 0 Well since my car is in a car tent and covered with a car cover and I never really drive it I haven't washed it in a mth. But for waxing yeah if the water isn't beading I say wax it, or before winter and after winter and before summer I say wax it.
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Rep Power: 0 i religiously wash my car every other day...even if it's not dirty, i spray it and dry it off. Wax comes once a month. Car is almost a year old, and the paint looks brand new still.
08-26-2002
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Rep Power: 0 When you leave contaminates on your car they will etch your paint. Even water willl damage your paint if it dries on it. If you really want to learn about car care, read here.
http://autopia.ws/forums/index.php
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[hr]Originally posted by: APS
i religiously wash my car every other day...even if it's not dirty, i spray it and dry it off. Wax comes once a month. Car is almost a year old, and the paint looks brand new still.[hr]
[hr]Originally posted by: APS
i religiously wash my car every other day...even if it's not dirty, i spray it and dry it off. Wax comes once a month. Car is almost a year old, and the paint looks brand new still.
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Rep Power: 0 i wash my car not really depending upon certain time periods, but when i literally see the car is plain dirty. the shine is gone and all that stuff. that's when i wash it. i just use wax as the next-step thing so yeah..
i just consider it as a given thing. wash the car. wax the car. and don't forget to shine those rims, and ur tires as well. so fresh and so clean! [IMG]i/expressions/laugh2.gif[/IMG]
i just consider it as a given thing. wash the car. wax the car. and don't forget to shine those rims, and ur tires as well. so fresh and so clean! [IMG]i/expressions/laugh2.gif[/IMG]
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Rep Power: 267 Well since my car is in a car tent and covered with a car cover and I never really drive it I haven't washed it in a mth. But for waxing yeah if the water isn't beading I say wax it, or before winter and after winter and before summer I say wax it.
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You keep your car in a tent under a cover and never drive it???? DUDE its a F**king CIVIC
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You keep your car in a tent under a cover and never drive it???? DUDE its a F**king CIVIC
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Rep Power: 0 lol. im addicted to washing mine. do it atleast one or two times a week. if you dont wash your car for a long time...dirt keeps building up...which leaves you with a harder job each time. so wash weekly.
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Rep Power: 0 Originally posted by Boilermaker1
I wash mine once a week (there are too many bugs here) and I wax it when the water stops beading and rolling off the car. Usually once every 6-8 weeks.
I wash mine once a week (there are too many bugs here) and I wax it when the water stops beading and rolling off the car. Usually once every 6-8 weeks.
Thats pretty much my routine as well..when it stops to bead...wax it up
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