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Do you normally wash your Z yourself or do you take it to a car wash?

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Old 09-24-2006, 01:05 PM
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Hand wash it and wax it with zaino myself
Old 09-24-2006, 01:19 PM
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NEVER EVER EVER EVER!! Take your sh*t in the carwash. You will see spiderwebs / scratches because the off road truck who went before you have rocks / dirt on the material and will definately fck your stuff up. I was thinking of taking my car on a high pressure washer once, but now that I think of it, it will save you time and money if you just did it yourself.

Good wool mitt and some wax.
Old 09-24-2006, 02:07 PM
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Originally Posted by BigRez
i always take mine to te self serve carwash in pomona off of towne, they have everything you need and use the best purified water, washes come out perfect
The one right below foothill?
Old 09-24-2006, 03:48 PM
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Originally Posted by NewJerZ
Hey...it's raining like a summabytch now! I better grab some Turtle wax car wash and splash the whole bottle on my car!!

Mother Nature Style Car Wash FTW!!! LOL!!!
This stupid rain has been killin me man. I've been wanting to wash my car for like the past 3 weeks but it rains whenever i have time. I was tempted to take my ride to this $4.00 Hand Wash place in Union. But the place looked sketchy so I was like the hell with it.

To OP, hand wash is the best. That way everything is done to your expectations. (self-satisfaction)

Pete (needs to stop raining in NJ....)
Old 09-24-2006, 04:04 PM
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I detail and wash by hand, just about every week.
Old 09-24-2006, 04:37 PM
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Old 09-24-2006, 05:16 PM
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Hand wash @ home.
Old 09-24-2006, 05:20 PM
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i have never taken my zr to a car wash.. lol.. hand wash and zaino
Old 09-24-2006, 05:21 PM
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I'd never take any car to a car wash. Those places are terrible.
Old 09-24-2006, 06:14 PM
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I wouldn't take ANY car through an auto wash, not unless it is completely touchless! And even still I haven't taken my car to one since the early 90s. I'm lazy but I'll self wash my cars.
Old 09-24-2006, 06:37 PM
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Reminds me... I couldn't fall asleep the other night around 3am....sooooo I walked into the garage and washed the car.

Very satisfying!

Old 09-24-2006, 06:40 PM
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Originally Posted by Jenn350Z
Reminds me... I couldn't fall asleep the other night around 3am....sooooo I walked into the garage and washed the car.

Very satisfying!

you should come over to my place around 3am
Old 09-24-2006, 06:41 PM
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Originally Posted by efx
you should come over to my place around 3am

Looks like a far drive LOL!

Old 09-25-2006, 10:35 AM
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i usually go thru a machine wash, im not that picky, although my stock wheels are scuffed up a bit now that i think of it. but after i get my axis matrix wheels in the spring ill only go to hand washes. Cuz im too lazy to clean it myself half the time. lol
Old 09-25-2006, 10:51 AM
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I always wash it myself usually every 3-4days, and wax and condition leather seats once a month.
Old 09-25-2006, 11:09 AM
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hand Wash FTW!!!!
Old 09-25-2006, 12:00 PM
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always HANDWASH the Z. she deserves better.
Old 09-25-2006, 01:15 PM
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Myself (period)
Old 09-25-2006, 01:39 PM
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Water is to expensive to wash at home, but I do wash by hand at local car wash do it yourself thingy. I brought my Mustang through the car wash because I didn't give a F*ck, and it scratched it at least twice...I would NEVER reccomend a car wash unless its those touchless car washes, but I still wouldn't run my Z through it.


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