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Kreator · 03-30-2002, 05:41 PM

Let's find out who really loves their car hehe <img src="http://www.zilvia.net/f/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/hehe.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt=':hehe:'>

I actually enjoy washing my car, going along those nice curves of it's sexy body with a soapy $15 towel.... Ahem. Sorry, got carried away there <img src="http://www.zilvia.net/f/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/blush.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt=':blush:'> <img src="http://www.zilvia.net/f/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/tounge.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt='

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rampid360 · 03-30-2002, 06:11 PM

My car gets a nice soft cloth home wash with all mcguires products.   My stepdad's old truck with vinyl seats and rubber floors (and you can ask Jeff240sx about this)  got run through the 3.00 gas station car wash with the doors and back window open and the tailgate down.   (easiest cleaning/garbage removal in history)

tnord · 03-31-2002, 10:39 AM

being a detailer for the past 5 years i feel its my obligation to say..........

all of you who run your car through a carwash can go to hell

actually, without the carwash people around to mess up their paint, i wouldn't have a job

wherezmytofu · 03-31-2002, 03:56 PM

</span><table border="0" align="center" width="95%" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1"><tr><td>Quote (tnord @ Mar. 30 2002,12:39)</td></tr><tr><td id="QUOTE">being a detailer for the past 5 years i feel its my obligation to say..........

all of you who run your car through a carwash can go to hell

actually, without the carwash people around to mess up their paint, i wouldn't have a job</td></tr></table><span id='postcolor'>
o use 2 work in a car wash......... <img src="http://www.zilvia.net/f/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/hmmm.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt=':hmmm:'> <img src="http://www.zilvia.net/f/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/eh.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt=':eh:'>

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boosteds14 · 04-01-2002, 02:10 PM

there is no care in a car wash

BadMoJo · 04-05-2002, 01:52 PM

damn THE CAR WASH!!! Like tnord said, car washes fuck up paint nicely. I used to detail cars also, I cant stand seeing someone run their car through a car wash.

240meowth · 04-05-2002, 03:31 PM

my car gets nothing but the best zymol treaments... my ass...

how do i wash my car?
hose the loose dirt down
maguire's bubble bath
maguire's step1 cleaning
maguire's step2 polish
finish first synthetic polish (couple coats)
maguire's whacked out 10 bucks a can wax
maguire's X scratech/swirl remover for touch up

between washes?
maguire's quick detail kit
car duster mop thing

how much did it cost me to buy all these w/ buffer?
'bout 90 bucks not including the towals i buy... money not well spent, after some dumb ass rear ends my car and denies he did it... now i have paint chip... FUCKER, i'm gonna hunt this guy down

*SaintlyCharBoy* · 04-06-2002, 10:56 PM

well, all winter i basically don't was my car
yeah i'm an ol' dirty bastard
during the warmer seasons, every week-2 weeks
i wash with a meguiars car wash
then wax wih their "ultrashine" wax
with a healthy helping of swirl remover in between

every now and again i compound her to get rid of bigger sheeite

she's damn sexy all shiny!

she even occasionally wears a shiny black vinyl bra with nothing underneath

-editted for spelling, it's late-

MorganS13 · 04-10-2002, 10:39 AM

i agree that drive through car washes can go to hell... lazy lazy people.  though i'm pretty lazy right now since its cold outside so i'm happy with power washing my car and drying it with a chamois.  this summer i'm goin to have to detail it again pretty good though...  i can't wait  <img src="http://www.zilvia.net/f/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/eh.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt=':eh:'>  damn black  <img src="http://www.zilvia.net/f/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/tounge.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt='

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*AceInHole* · 05-06-2002, 11:20 AM

car washes also warp brake rotors (splashing water on assumably hot brake pads, since you DID drive there... right?).

as much as they suck, can't beat em when you've got 5 minutes to spare before heading to a formal event and your car is dirty since it takes  your apartment complex years to clean all the dirt off the driveway left from winter......

that said... i wash my car sometimes... but usually the dirt helps hide the scratches in the paint.

Arcane · 05-06-2002, 10:34 PM

i really don't see the point of washing my car anymore...everytime i do it rains or snows...even though the weather man says it's supposed to be sunny....goddamn weather man...i hate colorado springs weather....

*ca18guy* · 05-26-2002, 08:04 AM

I don't wash my car anymore. It's so dirty here add in the fact everytime i wash it, birds leave a pin strip of shit down my car  <img src="http://www.zilvia.net/f/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/sneaky.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt='

issed:'>  Fuck it i'm not washing til it looks like complete crap. And ace is right about car washes when your low on time (exp. when you know the "cop code" to the car wash  <img src="http://www.zilvia.net/f/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/smile.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt='

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Now if I was keeping my car that would be a different story  <img src="http://www.zilvia.net/f/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/biggrin.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt='

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Red · 09-15-2002, 01:56 AM

Ok yes I know dont put me on the cross.. I take it to the car wash.. But thats only after I was a Jack A__ and used the GREEEN side on the sponge thing from the KITCHEN! yeah I thought ohh its just a little road tarr... Now its just a bunch of Little swerl things all over my car...  How much do paint jobs go for? Msg me AHHHHHKKKKKKKKK I'M SO LAME!!!!! And ohh not so kool.

blairellis · 09-15-2002, 02:30 PM

i HATE carwashes, i will never go to one again with my car. They scratch the hell out of your cars and it is way too expensive, i would rather wash it at home and then wax it my self

DuceDual0 · 09-16-2002, 10:04 AM

i think that home washes are the best beacuse they dont mess up the car when it goes in the car wash. and people with big erector set spoilers that go though it and forget that they have it on their car, come out the other side with it broken off. ahhaha! big aluminum spoiler = 1,000,000,000 pounds of downforce!!! <img src="http://www.zilvia.net/f/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/tounge.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt='

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-E- · 09-16-2002, 04:23 PM

I love washing my car at home is better you can take your time

gabossie · 09-21-2002, 11:16 PM

My baby only gets the soft touch of a sponge under my hand. The only thing I hate about washing my car is that I realize just how many dings and scratches there are in the paint  <img src="http://www.zilvia.net/f/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/sad.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt='

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adey · 12-10-2002, 11:26 PM

</span><table border="0" align="center" width="95%" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1"><tr><td>Quote (Red @ Sep. 15 2002,12:56)</td></tr><tr><td id="QUOTE">...used the GREEEN side on the sponge thing from the KITCHEN!</td></tr></table><span id='postcolor'>
HAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHHAHAHAHA....
I once used the green side of those kitchen sponges to "clean" our polished marble/granite dining table... needless to say, it's not so polished anymore! hahaha... I feel for ya!

**Phlip** · 01-07-2003, 09:30 AM

Meguairs everything, wash, cleaner, polish, polish again, and wax... Boar's hair brush and lambswool mitt when washing. Microfiber towel/rags when drying/polishing and waxing.

-aishiteru- · 01-07-2003, 06:35 PM

Only go to carwashes in the winter time when it's REALLY cold, but usually I wash it myself. I rinse, use Mother's soap. Natural sea sponge or lambskin mitt. Regular sponge for the tires and rims. Then I rinse. California wiper blade... then big blue micro fiber towel. If I am feeling good that day, I'll do the meguiar's three steps, if not then I will use the 3M liquid wax- long lasting and fairly decent shine.

The wax I apply with 100% cotton towels. Vinylex the interior Rain X the windows and I am all set.

Powerzen2002 · 01-11-2003, 11:52 AM

I hate to say it, but im in New York, you get all the nice Salt off da streets in the winter ... the lovely residue of snow after a nice snowstorm .... BUT, THERE AINT NO WAY IM GOING OUT IN 30 DEGREE WHETHER TO WASH MY CAR! No matter how much I love my car, she gets the car wash in the winter ...

In the summer, its Blue Corel Wash, Wax and Compound, and fully
buffed with my buffing machine ... :: sigh :: i love that buffer.

In between washes I use Mcquires detail spray crap.

03-30-2002, 05:41 PM	#1
Kreator Nissanaholic! Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: MD Age: 37 Posts: 1,975 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	Let's find out who really loves their car hehe <img src="http://www.zilvia.net/f/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/hehe.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt=':hehe:'> I actually enjoy washing my car, going along those nice curves of it's sexy body with a soapy $15 towel.... Ahem. Sorry, got carried away there <img src="http://www.zilvia.net/f/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/blush.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt=':blush:'> <img src="http://www.zilvia.net/f/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/tounge.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt=''> __________________ кто болеет за Зенит, у того всегда стоит!

03-30-2002, 06:11 PM	#2
rampid360 Zilvia Junkie Join Date: Jan 2002 Posts: 328 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	My car gets a nice soft cloth home wash with all mcguires products.   My stepdad's old truck with vinyl seats and rubber floors (and you can ask Jeff240sx about this)  got run through the 3.00 gas station car wash with the doors and back window open and the tailgate down.   (easiest cleaning/garbage removal in history) __________________ For every winner there are dozens of losers.  Odds are you're one of them.

03-31-2002, 03:56 PM	#4
wherezmytofu BANNED Join Date: Nov 2001 Posts: 1,873 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	</span><table border="0" align="center" width="95%" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1"><tr><td>Quote (tnord @ Mar. 30 2002,12:39)</td></tr><tr><td id="QUOTE">being a detailer for the past 5 years i feel its my obligation to say.......... all of you who run your car through a carwash can go to hell actually, without the carwash people around to mess up their paint, i wouldn't have a job</td></tr></table><span id='postcolor'> o use 2 work in a car wash......... <img src="http://www.zilvia.net/f/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/hmmm.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt=':hmmm:'> <img src="http://www.zilvia.net/f/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/eh.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt=':eh:'> <img src="http://www.zilvia.net/f/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/wink.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt=''>

04-01-2002, 02:10 PM	#5
boosteds14 Zilvia.net Advertiser Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: CIPmotorsports Age: 39 Posts: 1,612 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	there is no care in a car wash __________________ 240SXONE www.240SXMOTORING.com --- One Stop Shop for Your Nissan 240sx

04-05-2002, 01:52 PM	#6
BadMoJo Nissanaholic! Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: San Luis Obispo, Ca Age: 39 Posts: 1,931 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	damn THE CAR WASH!!! Like tnord said, car washes fuck up paint nicely. I used to detail cars also, I cant stand seeing someone run their car through a car wash. __________________ ----Gone----

03-31-2002, 10:39 AM	#3
tnord Nissanaholic! Join Date: Dec 2001 Posts: 1,975 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	being a detailer for the past 5 years i feel its my obligation to say.......... all of you who run your car through a carwash can go to hell actually, without the carwash people around to mess up their paint, i wouldn't have a job

04-05-2002, 03:31 PM	#7
240meowth Nissanaholic! Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: torrance, ca Age: 38 Posts: 2,399 Trader Rating: (4) Feedback Score: 4 reviews	my car gets nothing but the best zymol treaments... my ass... how do i wash my car? hose the loose dirt down maguire's bubble bath maguire's step1 cleaning maguire's step2 polish finish first synthetic polish (couple coats) maguire's whacked out 10 bucks a can wax maguire's X scratech/swirl remover for touch up between washes? maguire's quick detail kit car duster mop thing how much did it cost me to buy all these w/ buffer? 'bout 90 bucks not including the towals i buy... money not well spent, after some dumb ass rear ends my car and denies he did it... now i have paint chip... FUCKER, i'm gonna hunt this guy down __________________

04-06-2002, 10:56 PM	#8
SaintlyCharBoy Premium Member Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Bow, NH Age: 39 Posts: 849 Trader Rating: (1) Feedback Score: 1 reviews	well, all winter i basically don't was my car yeah i'm an ol' dirty bastard during the warmer seasons, every week-2 weeks i wash with a meguiars car wash then wax wih their "ultrashine" wax with a healthy helping of swirl remover in between every now and again i compound her to get rid of bigger sheeite she's damn sexy all shiny! she even occasionally wears a shiny black vinyl bra with nothing underneath -editted for spelling, it's late- __________________ 92 vert - KADE + VH41 + GM MA5 = too many parts in the garage 95 base - retired

04-10-2002, 10:39 AM	#9
MorganS13 Zilvia Addict Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Midwest Posts: 707 Trader Rating: (1) Feedback Score: 1 reviews	i agree that drive through car washes can go to hell... lazy lazy people.  though i'm pretty lazy right now since its cold outside so i'm happy with power washing my car and drying it with a chamois.  this summer i'm goin to have to detail it again pretty good though...  i can't wait  <img src="http://www.zilvia.net/f/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/eh.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt=':eh:'>  damn black  <img src="http://www.zilvia.net/f/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/tounge.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt=''>

05-06-2002, 11:20 AM	#10
AceInHole Autox Technician Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: New Haven, CT Age: 40 Posts: 3,961 Trader Rating: (0) Rides Gallery: AceInHole Feedback Score: 0 reviews	car washes also warp brake rotors (splashing water on assumably hot brake pads, since you DID drive there... right?). as much as they suck, can't beat em when you've got 5 minutes to spare before heading to a formal event and your car is dirty since it takes  your apartment complex years to clean all the dirt off the driveway left from winter...... that said... i wash my car sometimes... but usually the dirt helps hide the scratches in the paint. __________________

05-06-2002, 10:34 PM	#11
Arcane Zilvia Junkie Join Date: Nov 2001 Posts: 597 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	i really don't see the point of washing my car anymore...everytime i do it rains or snows...even though the weather man says it's supposed to be sunny....goddamn weather man...i hate colorado springs weather.... __________________ it's called a life...maybe you should get one!!!

05-26-2002, 08:04 AM	#12
ca18guy Premium Member Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Clearwater FL Age: 39 Posts: 3,226 Trader Rating: (0) Rides Gallery: ca18guy Feedback Score: 0 reviews	I don't wash my car anymore. It's so dirty here add in the fact everytime i wash it, birds leave a pin strip of shit down my car  <img src="http://www.zilvia.net/f/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/sneaky.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt='issed:'>  Fuck it i'm not washing til it looks like complete crap. And ace is right about car washes when your low on time (exp. when you know the "cop code" to the car wash  <img src="http://www.zilvia.net/f/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/smile.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt=''> &nbsp Now if I was keeping my car that would be a different story  <img src="http://www.zilvia.net/f/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/biggrin.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt=''>

09-15-2002, 01:56 AM	#13
Red Zilvia Addict Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Vancouver, WA - Portland, OR Age: 40 Posts: 734 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	Ok yes I know dont put me on the cross.. I take it to the car wash.. But thats only after I was a Jack A__ and used the GREEEN side on the sponge thing from the KITCHEN! yeah I thought ohh its just a little road tarr... Now its just a bunch of Little swerl things all over my car...  How much do paint jobs go for? Msg me AHHHHHKKKKKKKKK I'M SO LAME!!!!! And ohh not so kool. __________________ http://www.cardomain.com/memberpage/509537 http://www.imagestation.com/album/?id=4287415487 http://www.zilvia.net/f/showthread.php?t=21036

09-15-2002, 02:30 PM	#14
blairellis Leaky Injector Join Date: Aug 2002 Posts: 71 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	i HATE carwashes, i will never go to one again with my car. They scratch the hell out of your cars and it is way too expensive, i would rather wash it at home and then wax it my self __________________ Brent 89 240sx (she's been good to me) Dark Grey/Black cone filter and indiglows, New 17" ASA KA3 rims with parada spec 2 ZR tires

09-16-2002, 10:04 AM	#15
DuceDual0 Leaky Injector Join Date: Sep 2002 Posts: 85 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	i think that home washes are the best beacuse they dont mess up the car when it goes in the car wash. and people with big erector set spoilers that go though it and forget that they have it on their car, come out the other side with it broken off. ahhaha! big aluminum spoiler = 1,000,000,000 pounds of downforce!!! <img src="http://www.zilvia.net/f/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/tounge.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt=''> __________________ SR20Fastback....TreDual..... and myself = Better than Garage SPL!

09-16-2002, 04:23 PM	#16
-E- Post Whore! Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Florida, Americas Wang! Age: 39 Posts: 2,912 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	I love washing my car at home is better you can take your time

12-10-2002, 11:26 PM	#18
adey Post Whore! Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Hong Kong Posts: 3,061 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	</span><table border="0" align="center" width="95%" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1"><tr><td>Quote (Red @ Sep. 15 2002,12:56)</td></tr><tr><td id="QUOTE">...used the GREEEN side on the sponge thing from the KITCHEN!</td></tr></table><span id='postcolor'> HAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHHAHAHAHA.... I once used the green side of those kitchen sponges to "clean" our polished marble/granite dining table... needless to say, it's not so polished anymore! hahaha... I feel for ya!

01-07-2003, 06:35 PM	#20
-aishiteru- Leaky Injector Join Date: Aug 2002 Posts: 120 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	Only go to carwashes in the winter time when it's REALLY cold, but usually I wash it myself. I rinse, use Mother's soap. Natural sea sponge or lambskin mitt. Regular sponge for the tires and rims. Then I rinse. California wiper blade... then big blue micro fiber towel. If I am feeling good that day, I'll do the meguiar's three steps, if not then I will use the 3M liquid wax- long lasting and fairly decent shine. The wax I apply with 100% cotton towels. Vinylex the interior Rain X the windows and I am all set.

01-11-2003, 11:52 AM	#21
Powerzen2002 Zilvia Member Join Date: Apr 2002 Posts: 225 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	I hate to say it, but im in New York, you get all the nice Salt off da streets in the winter ... the lovely residue of snow after a nice snowstorm .... BUT, THERE AINT NO WAY IM GOING OUT IN 30 DEGREE WHETHER TO WASH MY CAR! No matter how much I love my car, she gets the car wash in the winter ... In the summer, its Blue Corel Wash, Wax and Compound, and fully buffed with my buffing machine ... :: sigh :: i love that buffer. In between washes I use Mcquires detail spray crap. __________________ No Quote, No Cares, Just Drive.

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