Do you wash your car yourself?

[BCoetzer]

Are you too particular about your car to let someone else wash it, or do you leave it to the pros?

 

[bwana]

Our cars sit outside so the rain is about as good as it gets

 

[satanboy]

Pros

 

[Brian_G]

Same, rain washed... though I usually dry it. Dark red, so dust isn't as noticeable.

Car wash once or twice a year though.

 

[Sepeng]

Kids gotta pay their way somehow

 

[Sepeng]

Pros
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This is terrible, disgusting, where is an SA equivalent so I know to avoid the area completely?

 

[sand_man]

Pros
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How come they all $20?

 

[TheMightyQuin]

Pros
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Do they do interior as well? Since I will be puking after looking at these naked crack whores...

 

[R4ziel]

I drive it to the car wash myself yes, every couple of years at least

 

[Werner1975]

I used to do it myself but my company offers a car wash service.

 

[Dimpie (JIGSAW)]

Self at home ... in fact did it yesterday afternoon.

Self = Done right & it's nice "beer time"

 

[Forum Reader]

I do it myself at home (for 15 years now) which is why the paint is still in great condition with minimum swirl marks. Though I don't wash it often. Maybe once in 2-3 months. I'd rather it look a bit dirty than have permanent paint damage from car washes. Whenever I want/need it to look great, I wash it.

 

[SauRoNZA]

DIY.

Although I've gotten less and less particular about it and these days it's high pressure washer with foam cannon and a sealant afterwards.

The sealant goes a very long way to not having to do it again too often unless it's a case of having gone through mud/sand etc.

Very rarely go down into the polish and wax route, maybe once a year.

That being said if it happens once a month between the bike and car I would be surprise, probably more like every other month.

Both gets washed by the dealership of course when they go in for services.

 

[DHimself]

I take it for a wash once a month, but wash-n-go, then I take it on the N1 for a spirited drive. Dries the car, and clears the DPF.

 

[JvZa]

Wash it myself over the weekends

its my relaxing time

 

[Death]

Rain mostly. But we don't get that much rain here and we have had water restrictions for longer than I can remember where the municipal by-laws has made it illegal to use a hose pipe.

But I take it to a car wash every 4-6 months which does a "hand wash" I guess plus power sprayer type of thing at my filling station. Pay a bit extra for them to do a quick polish - not great work, but better than nothing I guess.
This includes the inside vacuum and cleaning.

 

[3WA]

I don’t wash it. And there’s so much dirt from the years that the rain has no effect either.

 

[AstroTurf]

Mishmash.

Used to wash with the kids helping but they are too far away now so I either wash it myself if I want a proper job (wash, wax, leather care, tyres, plastics etc each get their own attention) or get the security guard at work to give it a wash for R50.

 

[I.am.Sam]

i have a double cab ..DIY is long

 

[AstroTurf]

I don’t wash it. And there’s so much dirt from the years that the rain has no effect either.

So like this?