[BORGUSX]

1.How often should I wash my car?

2. Where does rock salt get stuck under my car? The bottom of my fender?

3. What auto shop(s) do you know that sell products for a waterless car wash?

If I have more questions about car care, then I will post more up!

[jphase]

1. Depends on how crazy you are about your car. There are people who wash their cars every week but I would say atleast once a month.

2. The salt mostly effects the undercarrage of the car so I would look for a touchless no brushless carwash just to get the undercarrage washed.

3. you can buy a lot of carwash things at www.autogeek.net and they have DP waterless car wash... I would suggest washing the car using water though. I don't think the car would look the same washing it with a waterless car wash. If you don't have access to a hose or can't wash the car because of your housing complex rules, look for a place that you can use to wash cars. There are places where you can bring you car and wash. They have water there you just need to pay for the water.


There are plenty of reading material at autogeek.net such as how to wash, what to use, and things like that.. I'd also suggest getting a clay bar and doing that and also applying several layers of wax to protect the finish.

[aznfishyfart]

i wash and wax every week unless something comes up that i cant

u can probably take a hose and hose down the underside and wheel wells

and just wash it with water and CARwash soap.....waterless stuff will probably scratch ur car more? i dunno but yea....

[MPowerKai]

I wash my car every other month or so lol. However I will use warm water to wipe away bird crap when it gets on because bird crap is acidic and will eat through the clear coat/paint over time and or burn into the paint from the sun.

[BORGUSX]

Can you learn to wax your own car without damaging the paint because I think there are more than one type of wax for polishing automobile? It is because someone I know that I should get a professional to wax my car, but I want to learn how to do it myself so I can save some money! The car that I'm using is 2002 Corolla LE by the way, so anyone who know a lot about paint, chat me up!

[aznfishyfart]

do it by hand.....
less likely to make huge swirls etc, plus it will be more gratifying =)
u could invest in some more expensive tools....but i enjoying doing everything by hand

its really simple to do....just google how to wash ur car correctly and ull be fine

as far as products go i use all meguiars stuff....cant really go wrong with that

[Clix]

do it by hand.....
less likely to make huge swirls etc, plus it will be more gratifying =)
u could invest in some more expensive tools....but i enjoying doing everything by hand

its really simple to do....just google how to wash ur car correctly and ull be fine

as far as products go i use all meguiars stuff....cant really go wrong with that

Can't go wrong with Meguiar. That's some magic stuff right there.

1. I wash my car regularly every week.

2. Rock salt will get on the underbody of your car.

[kelvin6]

My favorite is Zymol, the blue bottle (Oh man, smells so good...) wax. I also tend to use Meguiar's polish most of the times.

Just about everytime I wash my car, I also give the underbody a nice spray down too. Although I don't expect much to accumlate since I don't live where salt is used on the roads.

[addicted2kdrama]

Wash it once a week, wax it once a month.

Keep it garaged or put a car cover over it if you leave it outside.

Use micro fiber towels.

By a buffer if your cars black.

And try not to park it next to anyone. Or you'll see door dings all over your car.

[nipscaramel]

Wash it once a week, wax it once a month.

Keep it garaged or put a car cover over it if you leave it outside.

Use micro fiber towels.

By a buffer if your cars black.

And try not to park it next to anyone. Or you'll see door dings all over your car.

how do you buff cars? what does it exactly do?

[marvinoppa]

if you've never used a buffer before. dont get/buy/use one. your car will end up with swirls. bad ones.

[jphase]

Keep it garaged or put a car cover over it if you leave it outside.

no car cover.. as if u have ANY type of dirt or anything on the car when you put the cover on, it'll do more damage than when u leave the car w.out the cover. also, i think it would just be PITA if u had to put the cover on and off everyday.

[Jinu86]

I wash it accordingly to where i've been driving... and how dirty and how she feels

[Kyung-Ho]

normally i wash the car once a month give or take. i use mostly all meguire stuff cuz that brang is AWESOME!!!... i wash the car first. then i polish then wax. i like to use meguire's paste carnuba wax because it is thicker and lasts longer. if the car gets slightly dirty between washings, i use meguire's detailer spray.

DO NOT DRY DUST THE CAR. it will scuff the car's paint

[j.k]

i wash once a week, sometimes more depending on how bored i am.... wax once a month... and i clean my rims every other day. it sounds crazy but it gets on my nerves when brake dust makes my rims two different colors.

[BORGUSX]

Where is the underbody exact located? The bottom frame of the car? Around the wheels?

[BORGUSX]

Sorry to double post, but I'm bumping this thread! Wax before washing the car or vice-versa?

[j.k]

wash then wax the car...