How Do You Clean Your Car?


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Re: Do you wash your Car ?

Hi sunbaj,
I clean my Pajero weekly once and it takes at most 3 hours to clean completely.
The problem you say is not only faced by apartment people, but also in individual house people. I face it every week. It is ok for me because I loveee... my vehicle.
At first I clean interior with vacuum cleaner then exterior fully.
I wax every 3 months.
 
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I too enjoy washing and cleaning my car and bikes. Earlier I hired a guy to do this stuff but his work was very bad and very irregular.
From last 3-4 weeks I started taking care of my ride my self. I get 2 bucket of water from 2nd floor to basement using lift.
Steps:
1: Clean the dust using Jopasu duster.
2: Then in mug of water I put one cap shampoo and using a cloth I applied to car and refilling the mug.
3: Then using water soaked I rinse off twice.
4: Using micro fibre cloth wipe out water.
5: Clean the glass with paper.
6: Then apply the liquid wax.

Same with my white ZMR even with my wife's active.

In my childhood, I used to clean my cycle and dad scooter. I used to use wash my cycle in middle of ground using clinic plus shampoo and in my home there is no water issue and for gardening purpose we always keep at least 100ft long hose pipe so wash it at any corner.Once it's done we all kids used to play water holi :).I still do the same when I go home but only ride got changed cycle to activa and scooter to car.
 
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i pay 200 bucks/month and the car wala does it for me every morning [evil]
I also pay 200 Bucks for cleaning my car to the cleaning guy but prefer cleaning my car once a week. The car cleaning guy does a poor job .... I don't allow him to clean the interior of the car except the mats as he makes the interior dash worst than waht they currently are.

Just on a lighter note: Have been cleaning my car personally every week for the past 1 month and now I see that few more guys ocassionally wash their car once a month . Guess it was someone to take the initiative and start it

I too enjoy washing and cleaning my car and bikes. Earlier I hired a guy to do this stuff but his work was very bad and very irregular.
From last 3-4 weeks I started taking care of my ride my self. I get 2 bucket of water from 2nd floor to basement using lift.
Steps:
1: Clean the dust using Jopasu duster.
2: Then in mug of water I put one cap shampoo and using a cloth I applied to car and refilling the mug.
3: Then using water soaked I rinse off twice.
4: Using micro fibre cloth wipe out water.
5: Clean the glass with paper.
6: Then apply the liquid wax.

Same with my white ZMR even with my wife's active.

In my childhood, I used to clean my cycle and dad scooter. I used to use wash my cycle in middle of ground using clinic plus shampoo and in my home there is no water issue and for gardening purpose we always keep at least 100ft long hose pipe so wash it at any corner.Once it's done we all kids used to play water holi :).I still do the same when I go home but only ride got changed cycle to activa and scooter to car.
Hi,

I would suggest that you don't clean your class with paper instead apply a thin layer of Wax that you apply on the car and then buff it ....make sure that you buff it very clear . You will be amazed with the results . I do it regularly once in two weeks.

Thanks
Sunil
 
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Re: Do you wash your Car ?

This is one of my to do list every weekends.

No matter what i wash the car myself.

This way one can avoid swirl marks, and keep it as good as new.

From the past 1 month i have parked my car at another place, so no cleaning is happening.

From the past 17 days i have not started the car[confused].

Some renovation happening at my place.
 
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Re: Do you wash your Car ?

So how many of you stay in an apartment and wash/wax your car on your own on a weekly/monthly basis ?

Thanks
Sunil
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Of course I wash my car[:D]. And I will go to my grave clutching a Jopasu duster in my hands.
 
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Re: Do you wash your Car ?

hmm,

I never clean my car as my office lady cleans it every day and occasionally I send it for professional wash[:)]
 
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i do clean my car always myself. but havent cleaned in month or so. its tooo dirty!
Ditto to it, but my car becomes dusty within 3 days of hard and polished cleaning[frustration], so its better to clean when you take it outside only or give it to a service station for 100 bucks they do the job.

On The flipside, my cousin who owns a white - scorpio, doesn't get satisfied with his cleaning, infact when i met him today while he was cleaning his car and it got over 50%, he took me and the car to the water wash and get it cleaned!
He doesn't use it very much too!Shocking is that car has run <30,000 kms
in its 5 year journey. Its a 07 model.
 
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I would suggest to Rub the windshield once in a while with the rubbing compound with the help of a pro painter(as it may result in scratches if we attempt) as it helps to remove almost all dirt which won't come out with the help of shampoo.
 
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100 bucks in Bangalore? Can you please suggest me that place?
Its not an authorized service station just a wash shop near Modi hospital (Rajajinagar) and the wash is only for spraying water and wiping it, if its a body wash its 250 Rs where the person dusts the interiors off and washes the mats and does the job well.

Where do you stay buddy? Maybe we could meet one day.
 
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Its not an authorized service station just a wash shop near Modi hospital (Rajajinagar) and the wash is only for spraying water and wiping it, if its a body wash its 250 Rs where the person dusts the interiors off and washes the mats and does the job well.

Where do you stay buddy? Maybe we could meet one day.
Ahhh... Thats quite far for me, I stay in Banaswadi.

I have Car Wash Stations near my place which charges around 200 for body wash and 300 for full wash. However, I find Ford's wash & polish is much better compared to these local ones. They charge a bit high Rs. 400+ but, worth that money.

I am going to try the Super Service Station in Kammanahalli today. Let's see how it is.
 
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