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Old 02-05-2004, 02:51 PM
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Wash & detail about once a week and wax usually once a month. Unless I'm pissed at my car...then I let it go longer. I've heard if you wax too much you can actually damage your paint...
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Old 02-05-2004, 02:54 PM
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Not as much as I should. Thanks to Zaino, I don't have to be uber anal about it. Next weekend she gets the full treatment.
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Man I thought I was bad. Have you waxed your wheel wells?

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wash it everyweekend, and apply a coat of zaino whenever i can. Right now at 30 coats, not too grand, but its defenitly nice to have the water bead off when it rains.
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jesus christ man..

I wash mine once a week and wax once a month. I think if you do it too much you're risking scratching the paint or putting a lot of spider webs on the clear

Have you waxed your engine bay?

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Originally posted by Kyle K
I wash mine once a week and wax once a month. I think if you do it too much you're risking scratching the paint or putting a lot of spider webs on the clear
Back when I had the time that used to be my preferred schedule but I got to say it depends.

My car sleeps in a garage so that allows to you to go longer without washing and waxing as opposed to a car that lives outdoors.
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I think the last time I really washed my car was...some time mid last year.

Actually, the wagon got a full cleaning about a month ago...just before the transmission died. I even attempted waxxing it! Which failed miserably.

The Mazda has been in the garage for a few months...so hasn't been washed. You can be sure that when it's put back together that it'll get a good cleaning though. It's got some dust on one side from the garage window being open, but it's just dust (;
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3 times a week



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