Butzi

I don't skim the leaves in my pool, but I don't go to a forum and ask for other options either. "Physical labor" - The OP can't be serious.
Plenty of recent threads on this. Not searching is lazy.

adrianp89

This is probably sarcasm, but keeping up with a FL lawn in summer is not something your typical home owner can do. The grass grows back by the time you can finish cutting it. Odds are when your off work and have to time cut it, its a thunderstorm going on. My lawn guys are done in 15 minutes and $40.... for something that would take me 4 hours.

992.Turbo.S

Yes, true. I don’t drive it in bad weather, have other cars for that, but bugs and road grime do wipe off easily for me. I just use a wet microfibre cloth and a little bit of neutral cleaner if required.

RG88

slow day....

rasetsu

Plenty of mobile car wash services that will come to your home and wash your car for you by hand on a regular basis. Hire one of those.

Fishah

Definitely not sarcasm. Mow your lawn, or hire it out. The people with a field of hay in their yard are awful.

Fishah

There ain't a wet rag in the world getting real bug splatter off.

992.Turbo.S

WOW! Yes. I’ve never had that much crap on my 911. I’ve come close on my daily or work trucks.
Where I live it’s illegal to drive without snow tires on some highways for 6 months of the year so the 911 does sit in the garage for that time of the year.

Just saying, ppf and ceramic coating does make it much easier to keep my car clean.

Fishah

Torture!!

100% agree. I'd never willingly let my car get as dirty as it is above without PPF.

ipse dixit

Option 3: Astroturf

Fishah

That's how we did my backyard! Gamechanger!

J Irwan

i think you have to figure out the best way for you.
what i mean is the steps that is most efficient.
like you, i have a pressure washer as well but i rarely use it, because its extra work to take it out (including extension cable) and put it away/store it, etc.

i end up just use garden hose (i have a standing hose reel for the hose) and use foam gun (i can get much much thicker foam with pressure washer), and 2 bucket method + 1 bucket exclusive for wheels.

and i try to wash before the car get too filthy.
and for drying i use leaf blower with stubby nozzle (for car drying) then wipe it dry with the waffle microfibre towel.
The leaf blower cut down drying time significantly and also allow me to blow water on those annoying crevices that keep weeping (mirrors, door jam, gas cap door, trim, wheel lug holes, etc)

hand washing a 992 is much quicker than my other cars (sedan and SUV)and yea i hand wash my X5 . For 992, It would take less than 45 min start to finish.

otherwise if you want to avoid the automatic car washes perhaps check with local detailer that offer “hand car wash” service.

i saw a lot of instagram, youtube reel on mobil detailing service who also does car washes, so that could another option if they are available in your area.

m732sg

if you're not going to diy, pay a professional detailer. drive-through washes truly damage the paint and will prematurely degrade plastics with aggressive chemicals.

Bluehighways

Put Hydrogen Peroxide in a spray bottle and soak the bugs. Wait for the foaming to stop, which takes a minute or two and they'll flush right off with no damage to the car (or motorcycle).

vern1

And yet this will likely stretch to 10 pages as well, as people argue about who's the laziest (I though Quad got banned yrs ago, who knew) and also repeat exactly what has already been said 10x on the other 10 pg thread from 1 day ago