Detailing & Appearance Discuss washing, waxing and detailing information as well as interior/exterior cosmetic modifications. This includes neons, body, cosmetic wheels, etc. Even under the hood detailing.
View Poll Results: Do you Dirty Detail your car
Yes
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No
7.14%
Sometimes, year round
14.29%
Sometimes, winter usually
7.14%
Are you an idiot, who would ever do such a thing?!
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Old Dec 18, 2004 | 01:49 PM
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Originally Posted by smellbird
Originally Posted by GAMEOVER
see if your going to detail why not do the whole thing
"a clean ride is always a better ride"
Because when it'* only 10*F outside the water has a tendancy to freeze.

Yeah, theres that. And then there'* the fact that the minute you drive anywhere, it'* just as dirty again. It'* a losing battle...
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Old Dec 18, 2004 | 01:55 PM
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I don't wash it as much in the winter. There is so much salt crud on the roads, even if I washed it, it would get dirty on the way home. (gotta love Michigan) I washed it recently on a nice day we had, and put some wax on it, so it'* good for a while.
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Old Dec 28, 2004 | 02:41 PM
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During a one year time period i'll TOTALY clean the car about 5 times. This includes exterior wash and wax, interior clean/ vacume/ leather treatment, rims ( more like 10 times a year), and engine compartment.
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Old Dec 28, 2004 | 02:55 PM
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John, you already know that I am a anal clean freak.

Floor mats on top of my floor mats.

Never drive in Salt....try not to drive it in the wet at all.

Fox hair brushes and cue tips !
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Old Dec 28, 2004 | 03:16 PM
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The water will freeze, it'* cold out, i'm tired.. all EXCUSES! If I drove my car, I would wash her everyday that it isn't snowing. Take some hot water, put it in a bucket, wash the car down. Then, repeat until car is clean. Dry car off with shammie [sp?], or one of those water blade things [I use a wiper blade ]. Clean car.


-justin
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Old Dec 28, 2004 | 07:09 PM
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The water will freeze, it'* cold out, i'm tired.. all EXCUSES! If I drove my car, I would wash her everyday that it isn't snowing. Take some hot water, put it in a bucket, wash the car down. Then, repeat until car is clean. Dry car off with shammie [sp?], or one of those water blade things [I use a wiper blade ]. Clean car.


-justin
Well. . . that was my plan too but it sounds MUCH easier than it really is (trust me).

I do the 'dirty detail' thing, I usually just try to get the salt off at the quarter car wash and then I wipe the windows down, but is really is a pain in the *** when the car already has slush stuck to the side of it by the time you get home

-Brad
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Old Dec 28, 2004 | 09:43 PM
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dont worry...i cleaned her up...

thats all salt btw
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Old Dec 28, 2004 | 10:54 PM
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Those a very scary pics.

I'm gonna have nightmares now....
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Old Dec 29, 2004 | 01:40 AM
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Old Dec 29, 2004 | 02:57 AM
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Sure he washed the outside but can you imagine what is going on inside the crevises and the backside of panels.
Nasty!!!!!
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