Eiso

Got it for 2 weeks, carwash 6 times already
Just cant tolerate seeing all the dust on my tC
Needa get it waxed

genners

I'm the same way. I hand wash mine. I have nightmares about the automatic carwashes. Imagine - a car in front of you is all dirty with grit and stuff - you know that not all of that grit washed off of those brushes. Then you pull your car in and all that grit gets smeared all over your car - putting tons of scratches in your paint. The thought makes me shudder. No thank you - I'll take the extra time to hand wash my beloved Scion myself!

Eiso

Oh sure, totally agree! Thats why I drove 4 miles away from my nearest carwash to a particular carwash with special touchfree carwash machine!
It uses a fairly smart machine to wash your car without using those brushes, but water and soap to clean my car...everytime i come out from that particular carwash, i'm all excited to get out of my tC and look at the shiny * bling * bling *

xnevergiveinx

i have washed it 6 times by hand and once at a touchfree carwash. i got my car on february 19th. everytime i wash it, it rains or snows within 48 hours

jct

i like to wash myne every 6 hours talk about obsested (sp)

scoobyroo2002

I Have washed it about 15 times...waxed it 2 times. I have had it since October 2004. I generally wash my car every sunday to get it ready for the week

tckurt

I've washed mine it thoroughly 12 times and waxed once... been slacking off but I do quick cleaning once a week... need to wax again too thx for the reminder.

TurboMe

zero times haha need to wash it soon but I want to make sure the rain had stopped.

Necromancer

I washed it once in 3 months and it still looks like the day I got it. Washing it too much is washing the clear coat right off the paint. There is no need to wash it more than a couple times a month unless you go offroading or into safaris.

tckurt

that is only certain types of car wash detergent...

Johnny_Boy

if i wash my car during the spring time in Indiana, chances are it will do one of the following within 48 hours:
1. it will rain
2. it will hail
3. a tornado will pick it up and carry it away

LeoLeonardo

Washed mine like 15 times sicne I've owned last year but sadly I was stupid and ina rush, went thru an automatic, stupid shoe platform you drive on scratched my left side rims

Emo

damn I dont even keep count anymore... but it's more than 15 maybe in 2 months

-Emo

fobs

any advice on how to wash your car? This is my first car and im worried about swirl marks. Have a BSP too.

tckurt

http://www.autopia-carcare.com/how-to.html this will give you all the advice you need to get started...

gingles

iTrader: (1)

I wash mine every sunday...its like my daily ritual.....wash...wax everyother sunday....hand wash of course....

brian

you shouldn't be waxing every 2 weeks...


everyone should check out the autopia.org forums

gingles

iTrader: (1)

and why not?....clear coat is till on....me and my friend with his accord do...just depends on if it needs it...very humid here so it needs it alot

brian

and you removing the wax everytime you reapply?

gingles

iTrader: (1)

its gone when im reapplying it because of the constant rain and humidity down here