View Poll Results: How Often do you guys wash your FC?
Every single day
0
0%
2 times a week
16
17.58%
Once a week
55
60.44%
Once a month
16
17.58%
Once a season
4
4.40%
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How often do you wash your car?
brap brap
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From: Migrated back to Gulf Breeze, FL
Once a month.
That's because it's too friggen hot to stand outside and wash her. When it gets much cooler outside, Maybe once a week or two. Depends on my mood.
Speaking of washing her, I need to
That's because it's too friggen hot to stand outside and wash her. When it gets much cooler outside, Maybe once a week or two. Depends on my mood.
Speaking of washing her, I need to
Getting Boosted
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From: Ft Myers Fl
Originally posted by peacekeeper
I pity some of you guys. You shouldn't wash you cars everyday. Do you know what that does to your paint? everytime you wash your car you are taking off a thin layer of clear coat or wax if thats still there after all that washing and when the wax and clear coat is gone you will have a sad looking dull car. You will see after a few months of this wash/day. stuff that your car no longer looks as new as it did before. It will get dull and you will B!@#$ about needing a new paint job. My Brother in law did this same thing with his 2001 Accent. Then when you get the car repainted some of you will ignore the painters directions and start washing your poor car right when you get it back and you know what will happen if you do that? Your paint will start flaking off. Ask one of my friends, thats what happened to his. If you ask someone that paints cars for a living they will tell you to wash/wax once a month and only dust/use water only when needed. I hope some of you guys don't seriously wash your poor cars every day anyways. That much water on the car all the time and you get a scratch...man that will lead to rust. poor poor cars.
just my $.02.
I wash/wax once a month and dust/water only in between when needed.
Charles
I pity some of you guys. You shouldn't wash you cars everyday. Do you know what that does to your paint? everytime you wash your car you are taking off a thin layer of clear coat or wax if thats still there after all that washing and when the wax and clear coat is gone you will have a sad looking dull car. You will see after a few months of this wash/day. stuff that your car no longer looks as new as it did before. It will get dull and you will B!@#$ about needing a new paint job. My Brother in law did this same thing with his 2001 Accent. Then when you get the car repainted some of you will ignore the painters directions and start washing your poor car right when you get it back and you know what will happen if you do that? Your paint will start flaking off. Ask one of my friends, thats what happened to his. If you ask someone that paints cars for a living they will tell you to wash/wax once a month and only dust/use water only when needed. I hope some of you guys don't seriously wash your poor cars every day anyways. That much water on the car all the time and you get a scratch...man that will lead to rust. poor poor cars.
just my $.02.
I wash/wax once a month and dust/water only in between when needed.
Charles
who the **** told you this ****?? really you dont hurt the clear coat. WTF i have been a detailer for 2 years i have gotten **** off paint that other detailers told the owners that would have to be wetsanded or repainted. i saved a member of this forum 500.00 at the rx7 bbq about 2 months ago. he had put a magnet on the side of his car for xcross. and the mosture left marks on his black paint and it looked bad. it was not in one spot but 3 on each side one big one on the door and i told him i would get it off when i came over and he said this dude thats been doing detailing for 4 years told him that it would have to be repainted or wet sanded and in 10 min i got one of the big spots out i showed him what to use...actually i gave him the rest of my chemical. and waxing once a month wont protect it as good as if you wax it as often as i do cause when you constantly wax it and you use a clearcoat wash then all you are doing is adding layers to the clear coat and protecting it. thats y i do it once a week and i will tell you my paint is gunna last forever. its so smooth. you are nuts sorry
Getting Boosted
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From: Ft Myers Fl
Originally posted by MaxRX7
GXL gets washed when it rains (I'm serious too) !
GXL gets washed when it rains (I'm serious too) !
I wash it about 1x per week and wax it about 1x per month. However I park my car in the garage. I also use a buffer for polish/wax every 3 months and go to town. 2 coats of polish and 1 coat of wax. The car looks awesome when done and totally slippery to the touch. Gives me 5mph on the top end 
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White paint on these car really holds up well.
GNX7
.White paint on these car really holds up well.
GNX7
hambre y sueño
Joined: Feb 2001
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From: 80* >
Originally posted by turbosmoke
hey max you were at the bbq wernt you?? do you remember me doing that to jims TII??? i think you were there. who was the one that got to ride in the pettit bonzi?? i forgot who it was i remember what he looked like and what car he drove but i dont remember his name.
hey max you were at the bbq wernt you?? do you remember me doing that to jims TII??? i think you were there. who was the one that got to ride in the pettit bonzi?? i forgot who it was i remember what he looked like and what car he drove but i dont remember his name.
me too, I'm not sure who it was who took the ride in the 3rotor FD
But, you really got lucky and won the raffle, almost 3 for 3
Getting Boosted
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From: Ft Myers Fl
Originally posted by MaxRX7
But, you really got lucky and won the raffle, almost 3 for 3
But, you really got lucky and won the raffle, almost 3 for 3
ever sience then my luck went out the flippin window
Rotorhead
Joined: Feb 2001
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From: Charlottesville, Virginia, USA
Originally posted by peacekeeper
I pity some of you guys. You shouldn't wash you cars everyday. Do you know what that does to your paint?
I pity some of you guys. You shouldn't wash you cars everyday. Do you know what that does to your paint?
BTW, the lovebugs were pretty hard on the front end, though.
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Former Rx7 *****
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From: Mississauga
Originally posted by Evil Aviator
Yes, I do. I bought my FC new back in 1988. I hardly ever washed and waxed it (maybe 4 times a year), and despite the fact that I have never owned a garage, the 100+ deg Florida sun has been more kind to my car than wax has been to others' cars. Now, 14 years and 140,000mi later, the paint is not perfect, but it's all there, and the rust isn't.
BTW, the lovebugs were pretty hard on the front end, though.
Yes, I do. I bought my FC new back in 1988. I hardly ever washed and waxed it (maybe 4 times a year), and despite the fact that I have never owned a garage, the 100+ deg Florida sun has been more kind to my car than wax has been to others' cars. Now, 14 years and 140,000mi later, the paint is not perfect, but it's all there, and the rust isn't.
BTW, the lovebugs were pretty hard on the front end, though.
Old [Sch|F]ool
Joined: May 2001
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From: Cleveland, Ohio, USA
Holds up a hell of a lot better than BLUE does. (grr late '80s blue..... no matter what manufacturer it ALWAYS fades/peels badly)
is the white on FCs similar to the white on my SA where it would just absorb stains like a sponge and you'd constanly have to buff it out to keep it looking white instead of splotchy?
is the white on FCs similar to the white on my SA where it would just absorb stains like a sponge and you'd constanly have to buff it out to keep it looking white instead of splotchy?
Super Newbie
Joined: Feb 2001
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From: Birmingham, AL
Originally posted by peejay
is the white on FCs similar to the white on my SA where it would just absorb stains like a sponge and you'd constanly have to buff it out to keep it looking white instead of splotchy?
is the white on FCs similar to the white on my SA where it would just absorb stains like a sponge and you'd constanly have to buff it out to keep it looking white instead of splotchy?
WTF was in the paints in the late 80's/early 90's? Lots of fading and peeling...
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dust when needed (at least every two days). Otherwise, I generally have to have him looking spiffy for cruise night in the city, so he's washed once a week (incl. interior & tires), and polished/waxed every week or two.
He looks as good as possible with original paint, no garage, and crazy winnipeg weather.
-Serena
He looks as good as possible with original paint, no garage, and crazy winnipeg weather.
-Serena
Old [Sch|F]ool
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From: Cleveland, Ohio, USA
Originally posted by Felix Wankel
Yeah, what white decides to stay on the car and not peel off.
WTF was in the paints in the late 80's/early 90's? Lots of fading and peeling...
Yeah, what white decides to stay on the car and not peel off.
WTF was in the paints in the late 80's/early 90's? Lots of fading and peeling...
I've seen the peel/fade thing happen often to black paint, and even some reds, but yours is the first white that I've head having that kind of problems.
Super Newbie
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From: Birmingham, AL
Originally posted by peejay
I've seen the peel/fade thing happen often to black paint, and even some reds, but yours is the first white that I've head having that kind of problems.
I've seen the peel/fade thing happen often to black paint, and even some reds, but yours is the first white that I've head having that kind of problems.
My sunroof is all thats peeling right now though.
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