Do you go through those moments where you just wonder why you keep detailing the car? I wish I wasn't so obsessed with having a pristine surface because I've gotten into arguments with my parents, ex, friends, etc because of my obsession. Anyone want to join a new club called DA? Detailer's Anonymous. You know you belong here if your first thought was "Dual Action" when you saw "DA."
My parents like it because it shows that I care about the gift that they gave me. My gf doesn't care. She makes fun of me when I go out in cold temperatures to clean it, but she knows that I like to clean it. They definitley don't argue with me though.
I'm not as bad as I used to be. I've cut myself down to one wash a week (if there wasn't any rain any time soon). I learned that I shouldn't care too much about it because there's always going to be flaws and I there's more important things to do. I also have like 30 hobbies so.. lol
How many times do you wash your car? Wax?
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Originally posted by vooboo13
How many times do you wash your car? Wax?
Used to be every week, and now it's around every 2 -3 weeks. Every time I wash, I also wax. I polish every so often, depending on when the scratches, swirls appear from other factors.
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I used to wash the lude weekly but now it seems like I never drive her. I'm still every bit as anal about the car though. I think I'm going to repaint my front end before NPM... damn rock chips
Originally posted by JoeW I think I'm going to repaint my front end before NPM... damn rock chips
I've thought about that too. The only thing that bothers me is that it is never a perfect match...to the naked eye perhaps but if you look closely, it isn't - especially in photos.
You can't use a cut polish if the paint has been chipped away exposing the surface underneath it. You need to apply touch-up paint and then a polish in order to smooth the surface.
Originally posted by JoeW Touchup paint won't work for me, I have spiderwebbing on one corner. Sometimes I have having a low car!
Ouch . I have pylon damage from a construction zone on the freeway. Paint is nearly chipping off and this was less than 1 month right after a brand new paint job. It's ok Joe - we both sometimes hate having low cars.
My back lip spidered right before Nopi last year, but its been repainted. I never had a problem with the front. I hate driving in New Orleans, I've scraped so many times there. I'm going tonite but we're taking the KIA
Right now I see no point in washing my car, I wash it the next morning its dirty, I hate construction, why can't they go build homes somwhere else.
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Originally posted by pimpinlude Right now I see no point in washing my car, I wash it the next morning its dirty, I hate construction, why can't they go build homes somwhere else.
Hehe I know what you mean. However for black cars, the few hours or so that it's perfect it's so worth the many hours spent detailing it .
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