scoobyverysoon

iTrader: (1)

My G/F calls me sad because i spend about
1hr and a half cleaning the inside
1hr and a half to wash the car and flexi/chamos it dry
1hr and half to fully wax the car and buff
20 mins to tidy up the other bits i.e tyre shine sideskirts etc
oh not to forget 10 mins polishing the blitz nur spec (she really does pull her face for this one)
also once done, rain - x all windows (about 15 mins)

you dont see me moaning when she takes 3 hrs in the bathroom every morning onder2:

oh well these things have to be done!!!!

camie

about 2 years!!

if i'm giving it a good going over, doing all of the above, i usually spend all afternoon on it, toching up bits ive missed for the next few days!

paulhsti

mine is black and I live in the mids of some fast but muddy Norfolk/Suffolk B roads so just keep a pressure washer on stand by.
Black is a pain to keep looking good this time of year!! - takes at least 3 hours to wash, dry and then a quick once over with the Muir (quicker than waxing) Golds wheels show the brake dust but you have got to keep on top of it.

New_scooby_04

iTrader: (4)

mine takes up about 2hrs of every one of my weekends! :-)

I don't mind in the least though. I find it quite relaxing and is my time to consolidate my bond with the car. You know when you're seriously happy with your car when you can say that! ;-)

Best

Brun

About 20 mins every 3 or 4 weeks

StickyMicky

about half an hour every single day?

Scoobyslammed

Washed 2-3 times a week... polished atleast once a month... when the decent weather is here, as much wax as I can be bothered to put on it, has to be spotless all the time in the summer...
When I do give it a full valet.... spend most of a sunday on it inside and out... even jack it up and clean inside the arches... etc.... sad really but relaxing... out the way from her indoors...

Ray_li

or are you like me. To cold to wash the car at all.

Ray

messiah

My last good going over took 13 hours, and that was just the outside!

Rinse - Wash - Rinse - Dry - Coffee Break - Touch Up Patrol - Paint Cleaner On - Paint Cleaner Off - Coffee Break 2 -Polish On - Polish Off - Coffee Break 3 - Wax On - Wax Off (Daniel-san!) - Follwed by Back to Black on the sills etc & wonder wheels on the alloys and a photo or 2 before a cat decides to sit on the bonnet.

Usually get "our lass" to do the windows, then it's just a case of going at the inside with the Dyson and a duster...

ta-da!!

olliecampbell

iTrader: (3)

Bloomin ever, but its always worth it

fallwood

Every day at the moment (its a black un). Usually spend a full sunday washing waxing touching up and valeting, much to the disgust of the wife, apparently their are better things to do inside the house on a sunday (oo er missus).

NotoriousREV

I spend roughly 2hrs...

















a year. Got better things to do and silver doesn't show the dirt.

Henrik

iTrader: (5)

Blimey, you people.... I haven't washed it for about 4 months, because every time i used to wash it, it would rain half an hour later, so I got a bit disheartened...

oh, and in the process, I've made this incredible discovery.... the car doesn't self destruct if there are specks of dirt on the outside (yes I know it probably doesn't do my paint any good)

DevilHimSelf

takes me umm.. not long to get the wifey to clean mine

and the car a few hrs :P

pauld37

Shame on you .
Takes me about 2 1/2 hours, then 'cause I do mine the wife moans that hers is dirty, so I do hers which takes 3/4 hour

chris's scooby

Mine takes 4-5 hours.

tmo

Sounds about right to me

Musicman

Seems to take me forever to wash my wagon. I always think it's because I must be doing a really good job, but I always miss bits. I'm totally pants at it to be frank. I always prefer washing mine actually in the rain for two reasons, 1. you get wet when you wash your car anyway, and 2. you don't have to dry the car because the rain water washes the hose water off and doesn't leave any white marks behind. Bargain.

andrewdelvard

I was the car every Sunday but wax about every 2 months or so. I was under the impression it doesn't do the paintwork any good if you do it every week. Is that right?

JoeyDeacon

When it gets so dirty that I don't want to touch it I pay the local hand wash place £6 to wash it for me.

I personally have a lot better things to do than spend hours every weekend washing my car.

kilo_4que

a couple hours

but if im doing the full monty, then its a whole day that includes washing, drying, polishing, interior, and also engine bay. I dont believe in a steam cleaning and engine, i prefer the tidy manual wipe here and and there with a cloth

RA-boy

1st: wash and dry
2nd: wax
3rd: color polish

= 1.5hour

flopsy

i clean mine twice a week ,wax every other week and gloss preserve it
as well and rainex all outside windows,waterbeading is fantastic,work in a car
dealership so that helps.

s70rjw

iTrader: (2)

To really make it seem worthwhile consider the following...... last car I sold had been washed 2 or 3 times a week polished twice a month. The day I sold it the new owner wrote it off. Insurance paid £2k over book due to its condition. £2k is a lot of polish..........

scoobyverysoon

iTrader: (1)

G/F has just seen the posts and calls us all sad and i recived a nice slap round the head for saying she takes 3 hrs in the bathroom (nice)

she dosent moan when i give her car the special treatment!!!!

anyway i finally got round to giving the engine bay a clean up with that CD2 stuff by turtlewax pretty good stuff, now the whole car is spanking - but back to square 1 next week

it makes me laugh when people say its a waste of time washing your car as its going to rain (which normally it does straight after!!!!) as i see it - it gives your paint that extra protection it needs (god i am sad!!)

keep up the good work

regards

Jud

stuart148

iTrader: (12)

about 2mins (once a month)at the local morrisons and only costs 50p (and mines black)

StickyMicky

part timers

GM

Mine got jet washed by the dealer after it got serviced on Monday. Before that, I think I spent 20 minutes cleaning it in March 2003 from memory....

ukdave

Usually just wash mine once a wk then wax it probably twice a month,usually takes me a day to do it proper though. http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v3.../myscoobs3.jpg

kazlo

ten mins a week in the local car wash in the winter , and fifteen minutes a day screaming at the kids about the state of the interior ..... lol