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    Default How often do you wash your car?

    Been reading through this guys posting about customising his new car....bloody mental the amount of cleaning he does.

    Washing a car with mineral water?

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    Default Re: How often do you wash your car?

    not ever.

    Last time my car was washed was when I loaned it to a friend and he did it. That was May
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    Default Re: How often do you wash your car?

    Once every few months here. €10 inside/out at the local car wash.

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    Default Re: How often do you wash your car?

    Once every 4-6 months get it done at one of them drive through hand wash things for £5


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    Default Re: How often do you wash your car?

    Whenever the missus has a go at me to get it washed!!

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    Default Re: How often do you wash your car?

    havent washed my van in about 2 years.. and the car i take to the local polish car wash inside and out for £10 hoovered and windows !!!
    i should really post pics of my van. not jokeing its fucking stinking and the smell is unbeleivable!
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    Default Re: How often do you wash your car?

    It was more a rhetorical question about how often you wash the car! More so to point out this guy who washes so many times a week.

    I was working on a block of flats and opposite was a young lad who had a P-reg BMW 3-series. Now he wouldn't wash it everyday, but at lunchtime when he came home and at the end of the day, he would spend 20-30 minutes looking around and polishing or waxing up. I thought that was OCD, but this guy takes it to a next level.

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    Default Re: How often do you wash your car?

    Only only clean my motor when it's dirty!

    I reckon, that bloke with the VXR, if a bird shit on his car, he'd have a heart attack. I know it's 'gone for correction', but seriously, he's got a real bad dose of OCD!

    The best bit I read was 'Using our 12MP digital camera photo's on the MAC, once we zoomed right in and found a 'minute paint blob' from the spray gun, I would have rejected the car.

    OK, if with the naked eye, you see a fault. Reject, under a microscope? FFS! Sort it out!


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    Default Re: How often do you wash your car?

    Not as much as I want at the moment, but hopefully I'll be doing it enough over winter to prevent the shit on the roads from doing the nasty to the car.

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    Default Re: How often do you wash your car?

    Every week, sat am before I start work.

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    Default Re: How often do you wash your car?

    the vxr marc thread isnt that OCD imo, at least every week with full snow foam, 2BM method etc, waxed monthly , clayed quartely etc etc

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    Default Re: How often do you wash your car?

    I just hope you don't search detailing world for VXRmarcs other posts you will find his arden blue VXR astra and his Dyson animal detail yes he detailed his hoover.

    Me in good weather every week it gets a wash and he wasnt useing mineral water he was useing Reverse osmosis filtered water it takes all the minerals out that would normally be leftbehind on the car when it dries. I also have a water filter to rinse my car but I use deionised water I dont get water spots when it dries in the sun which is a pain on a black car as it usually dries before you get to wipe over with the drying towel.

    I dont go in to the detail that mark went in to on his astra detail every week but once a year it is done to similar standards and then maybe every 3 months in between it gets a good going over. I do similar to my Dad's and sisters cars I have also done a few other cars as well for freinds.

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    Cant believe bb leo you dirty fecker ,I always clean my van at least twice a month so i dont look like a gypo in london for courier work ,bp do a buy two car washes get one free at any price ,i always give the old girl a full gold wash at least once a month
    saying that, that's about how many times i shower
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    Default Re: How often do you wash your car?

    Every week.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Little John View Post
    Me in good weather every week it gets a wash and he wasnt useing mineral water he was useing Reverse osmosis filtered water it takes all the minerals out that would normally be leftbehind on the car when it dries. I also have a water filter to rinse my car but I use deionised water....
    My mistake, although I'm sure he did use bottled water for some part of the cleaning process. Can't be arsed to look through the whole post again though!

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    Quote Originally Posted by maltloaf View Post
    not ever.

    Last time my car was washed was when I loaned it to a friend and he did it. That was May
    Amen brother - had mine since October 08, and the only wash it sees is when I use the wipers...

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    Default Re: How often do you wash your car?

    I get my car washed probs once every 2-3 months. Just had a service done and was gonna get it done when I picked it up but they did it for me. Result, saved £5!

    Quote Originally Posted by greens117 View Post
    I always clean my van at least twice a month so i dont look like a gypo in london for courier work
    I used to courier in London, best job I ever had, when the money was good. I used to rinse it as the company I worked for, everyone hated going into London. I loved it, easy money. Got out a couple of years ago, thinking of doing a bit of courier work part time but I hear the rates are shit.

    I thought about doing The Knowledge numerous times but i'm a lazy fecker so never got round to it.
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    My van gets washed for free - every time it rains.

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    i wash mine every 2 or 3 days, thats because its a public service vehicle
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    6 to 8 months really , not that important , or if i have to go somewhere in it might promt me to wah it ,

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