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How often do you wash your car?

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Yearly? Monthly? Weekly? More?

Do you hand wash, or do you go and get it done?

I try to wash it weekly. I do it by hand because car washes always scratch the crap out of my paint.
 
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I get the car washed weekly / or more then once a week if the car gets dirty (like pollen) faster then that...

I take it to get it washed because the car wash here does a really great job at it and the car always looks and smells new after its done. Plus they don't damage the car....

(good thread btw)
 
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Roughly once a week. That being said, it has not been washed in about a month right now. I need to file an insurance claim, my truck was hit in a parking lot, and I don't want water getting inside the doors and killing my speakers.
 
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A weekly ritual...I'm a car person..I like to wash it myself. Polish about every 3 months. As for start, well it just before 6 a.m. and I'm running late, so start she will shortly.
 
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I usually wash my car every 2 weeks. Most of the times I hand wash it but sometimes I take it to get washed. ;)
 
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I wash my car almost 2 times a week my self, and i wax it normally once every week or two. I wash the rims whenver there dirt so thats almmost every second day.
 
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I don't really care about my car, so I wash it when I'm bored and have nothing else to do. It looks pretty good once it's cleaned though. When school is in session, I usually wash it once every 4 months (twice during the school year) or so, haha.
 
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Not often enough anymore. :(
 
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Not very often... we have a difficult relationship...
 
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Not often enough, lets just leave it at that.
 
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the rain washes my car.
 
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Not very often... we have a difficult relationship...
LOL!!

I only wash mine every other month or so, when I see dust accumulation. I go to one of the brushless car washes. It doesn't rain all that often here and I'm diligent about not parking under trees! ;D
 
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you are supposed to wash your car?

-chris
 
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I typically only have my car washed several days after it snows and all the snow/salt is cleared. Other than that, I wash my car the all natural way... let it rain.
 
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Hey, I just thought....We don't have a Let's see your car! thread...Or do we???
 
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Hey, I just thought....We don't have a Let's see your car! thread...Or do we???

there is one some where around here.. I can't seem to find it.. :(
 
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there is one some where around here.. I can't seem to find it.. :(

Yeah, I kind of remember having one but I can't find it either. :|
 
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Cool, thanks! :) I'm off to go revive it...
 
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Ditto on the rain doing it for you. I havent washed mine in over 3 years. Ha !!Im sure when I get my new truck in a few weeks it will be washed weekly.
 

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