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Old 04-17-2004, 07:46 PM
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Thumbs up First hand-wash of the season!

Ah...77 degrees and perfect for car washing. Got my Sonax car shampoo, P21S drying towel, and a nice lambswool mit, and went to town.

Very satisfying to come out with a shiny clean car.

Sure is tiring though...getting old I guess! Anyone else hitting the suds (soap, that is)?

Old 04-17-2004, 07:56 PM
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I wash my hands dozens of times a day. Don't mean to get personal or anything, but are you sure your personal hygiene is all it could be?
Old 04-17-2004, 09:10 PM
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Ive washed mine like 5 times since I got it 6 weeks ago
Old 04-17-2004, 09:15 PM
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I just walked in from doing the same. I think my car is like 5 shades lighter now that all that winter crud is off there.
Old 04-17-2004, 09:33 PM
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I just washed and waxed mine also.

very pretty car now.
all that stupid pollen!!
Old 04-17-2004, 09:39 PM
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My car gets washed and at least one panel gets waxed EVERY week! But Hey, I'm in California...land of no rain and news bulletins for drizzle!
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I did the same today. It finally stopped raining.

Of course, the pollen is on the loose....

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Old 04-17-2004, 09:51 PM
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Wow, todays the day I guess.

I did mine too. But my paint is fried. The previous owner spent $500
on raw materials to repaint the car, and then asked his uncle to paint
it...needless to say, they maybe shouldn't have painted it in the alley
behind the house...it's pretty bad.

I spent 3 hours with the buffer and some cutting polish. Washed it
once before the polish, once after, and then once again after I took
care of the windows and trim.

She looks better, but the more I work on her, the more flaws I find.
I'm not sure my old 924S is worth the effort of a repaint...at least not if
I'm keeping her stock. If I can ever find a shop or person in the
Chicagoland area that can drop a 951 motor in my 924S, then I'd be
willing to do some serious body work!
Old 04-17-2004, 10:11 PM
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Originally posted by streckfu's951
Of course, the pollen is on the loose....

A friend of mine was saying how much the pollen hurt his eyes.
And I was like, It doesnt bother me at all........It just needs to get off my damn car!

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Today was the day for the first really good wash. My daughter and I did a lap of Ontario, well not quite all of it, and the car was filthy when we got back. The weather was great and I really enjoyed sudsing the thing over. Tomorrow if the weather holds the carnuba is coming out.
Old 04-17-2004, 11:16 PM
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I did mine today. i wash every saturday. wax when needed, and some black again here and there for the spoiler (makes it look great!). So i've washed about 3 times now. every other week is a full interior clean.
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Just cleaned mine up today..although down here in FL where it was 80 degrees in the dead of winter a lot of times, it was never too cold to wash it!
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Originally posted by dave120
Just cleaned mine up today..although down here in FL where it was 80 degrees in the dead of winter a lot of times, it was never too cold to wash it!
I hate you. Seriously.

Where in C.FL? I'm from Cape Coral and went to collidge in Gainesville.
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Originally posted by streckfu's951
I hate you. Seriously.

Where in C.FL? I'm from Cape Coral and went to collidge in Gainesville.

About 30 mins East of Orlando over on the Space coast...Titusville if you've ever heard of it, lol.
Old 04-18-2004, 12:06 AM
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Anyone try the new Mr. Clean autodry carwash? Trying to dry my black car in the sun before I get waterspots is a bitch.


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