kensteele

Everyone give me some ideas on when you wash your car and when you wait? For me, I check the Weather Channel and if I see at least 2 days of no rain (and the car needs a wash), I go for it regardless if those next few days are sunny or not. Also if it has been raining for 2 straight days and there's going to be rain off and on for 2 more days, I will wash a dirty car because I can't stand the road splash or the incredible road film that coats the bottom half of a black car.

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* 2001 Acura CL Type S * Blk/Blk * Navigator * Spoiler * Moonroof Visor *
* Since 3/31/2000 *
* Road Warrior *

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[DWI]

When the car looses 1-2 seconds on the 0-60 and it is brown or black instead of silver I wash it when ever I feel like it

WebToker

I check weather.com and see if its gonna not rain for at least 3 days. Other wise its not worth my time. I normaly wax it like every 2 months or so/

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2001 Acura 3.2 CL Type-S
San Marino Red/Ebony/Navi/Spoiler/Nose Mask/Mud Guards/Wheel locks/
Comptech Springs & Filter/PIAA 1969/20% Tint/Acura lettering removed/
12in Sub with AMP/Dynomated Trunk/Sub control under dash/
Clifford G4 Solaris Alarm

CLS ACT

I hand washed it last sunday and it snowed the next day. I washed it today (45'F) and it's gonna snow tomorrow. I'm just trying to keep the crud level to a minimum and since it only cost me an hour's time I dont really mind. If I'm gonna pay $6 to $8 bucks for a "laser wash" I'll make sure it'll stay reasonably clean for a few days otherwise I'll be spending more on washes then on gas/

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tel1sps

Wash it once a week if you live in the snow belt. Keep the salt off and get that wax buffer on.....

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01 Silver 3.2CLs

GoldTypeS_RENAMED

I do something similar in checking the forecast and if its not gonna rain for say, oh, a month or so, then I'll wash it

But seriously.... If there is rain forecast in the next 7 days I don't bother. It rained here last Wednesday, and then again Friday and now it's supposed to rain Tue, Wed and Thurs (WTF?!?!?) So it's just staying dirty until we get back into a "normal" weather pattern.

For most of you guys, if you tried the 7 day rule like me, you'd probably only wash your cars a couple of times during your entire ownership!! I used to use the 2 day rule back in Indy. I'd say 2-3 days is good.

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2001 Acura 3.2CL Type S
Comptech Springs
Comptech Sway Bars
PIAA 19169

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volsfan0911

I wash it whenever possible (since it lives outsides ). But at least once a week, unless the temp is below freezing.

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lf01clp

I try to wash it at least once a week. During the winter, I'll try to wash it about twice a week, if it's not too cold or snowy. I try to make sure I do the undercarriage wash to remove any salt or grime from under the car. I'm a little concerned about how often to wax the car. Will over-waxing eventually damage the paint?

tw1112

I listen to the news the night before and make sure it isn't going to rain for a while. Then the next day, I wait until the sun is going down just a bit so that the water won't spot on my car as quickly as it would during the afternoon hours. Or I wake my ass up early enough to wash it before the sun sets all the way up.

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Tw1112
CL 3.0 '98 - Cleared bumper, hiper/piaa bulbs all around, PIAA 1700x fogs, and AEM CAI.

• My CL
• LA Autoshow
• SoCal Meet

NOVAwhiteTypeS

Car wash every week, and dust the car off w/ califonia car duster everymorning when im warming the car. or when im bored waiting for some one in a parkinglot. and dust the inside w/ a small california dash duster when im stuck at a long red light.
if it rains i use the california water blade to get the water off and dry the rest w/ one of the 10 towels i keep in my trunk to clean my car. and then dust the car w/ the cali. duster.
call me crazy but my car needs stays clean.

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CL-S
White/Ebony/Navi/Spoiler/Visor/Full Bra/Mud Guards/Cargo Net/Acura Car Cover/Tint 20%,35%,5% on Sun Roof, Rockford 250a2 Amp w/JL10w6 / K&N Drop in Filter. Comptech Springs. Polarg m-6.
Comptech Headers soon now that I have a JOB again. hehe

gtech 0-60 6.03 w/ 438 pound load.

uu

so far, I have only washed my car twice since I bought in end of nov, both at this cool car wash place... i like to keep the undercarridge clean, especially after the heavy snow hit the east coast.

maybe i should start handwash it soon...

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2001 Stock Black/Black CL Type S

SilverCL225hp

I wash my car once every three weeks or a month. Sometimes I wash it myself sometimes I take it to hand washed by others.

silverESS

why i now drive a silver car instead of a black car--i don't have to wash it every fvckin day!!! gotta love a clean black car, tho

i seem to wash my car consistently one day before it rains

LuckyCL

I had a nasty experience at the car wash once... one of those that just use the ultra high pressure sprays. In my 87 Legend, they just sprayed right through the sunroof seal... Now I'm paranoid about taking it to a car wash... theonly one near here that doesn't use the spray is the kind where the guy drives it through for you... They don't stay in, they just put it on the track and let it go. There is another nasty experience there too...
The dumb jocks they have workign there, somehoy locked the keys in the car. So the car was running, in neutral at the end of the car wash. they had to shut theplace down, so other cars wouldn't ram it.
My solution... have those dumb football jocks use the valet key... and have my keys safely in my pocket. If they lock the doors, with the valet key in it, I shoold be able to open it with the remote or regular key.
One thing... Never, ever underestimate the stupidity of football jocks.

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2001 CL Type S. No mods.
No mods planned. I don't know anything about cars...

kensteele

Hey Lucky, I'm guessing you didn't make the HS Varsity cut?
j/k

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* 2001 Acura CL Type S * Blk/Blk * Navigator * Spoiler * Moonroof Visor *
* Since 3/31/2000 *
* Road Warrior *

* 500 posts on h/a.net *** 400 posts "insane poster" on the "old" acura-cl.com *

TakeFlight

I don't think I'm ever going to take my car through a car wash, much less a place where someone else puts your car in neutral and sends it through! Are you looking for an easy way to screw your car up?

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2001 Acura 3.2 CL Type-S
San Marino Red / Parchment
non-nav - wheel locks - splash guards
#26519

Mike

I wash it once a week. It doesn't rain that much in So Cal!

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2001 Satin Silver Cl Type S.
Comptech Headers
Comptech Springs
Muds
Wheel locks
35% Llumar metallic tint
Best 0-60. 6.08 Gtech Pro (Preheaders)

My Car

TakeFlight

Yeah, I'll probably try to wash mine once a week when the weather is warm. I don't know, it could just be me but I hate it when the water freezes on the car when you are in the middle of washing it.

Actually, it's been warm here lately. Around 40.

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2001 Acura 3.2 CL Type-S
San Marino Red / Parchment
non-nav - wheel locks - splash guards
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Mike

Lived in the local mountains for 9 months one time. That winter we had a bunch of snow so we were indoors most of the time.
IT JUST ABOUT DROVE ME CRAZY!!! How do you guys do it?

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2001 Satin Silver Cl Type S.
Comptech Headers
Comptech Springs
Muds
Wheel locks
35% Llumar metallic tint
Best 0-60. 6.08 Gtech Pro (Preheaders)

My Car

langjae

My car was so dirty when I came home from school for winter break. It killed me to see all that dirt so I washed it in 30 degree weather. I figured the neighbors already thought I was crazy since I zainoed it every other day in the summer. FYI..layers of ice doesnt rinse soap off well..haha..

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2001 Acura CL Type-S
Black - Ebony Interior - Spoiler - 20% Tint


2000 Mercedes Benz E320
Black - Black Interior - Nav - Chrome AMG Rims

H@mmerm@n

Bought my CL-S in early December...

I live in Northern California and the winter weather has been relatively mild and dry so far. So far I've been able to hand wash it every weekend, and will continue to do so as long as it's not raining or below freezing. When the weather is below freezing or raining on a weekend I'll take it to a local wash and just pressure-wash off as much of the week's worth of accumulated road crud as possible.

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001 Silver CLS
Absolutely stock and ready to rock!

LuckyCL

Screw up the car? I think putting it in neutral and running it through won't hurt it. That's my only choice here. I don't like those high pressure hosed.

About the jock comment... little Italians like me don't try out for football, unless we have some sort of death wish. I was too busy getting confused in trig. In college I was too busy getting confused in Discrete Math and Automata. I'm a pasta slurping, cretin, what can I say! Other than its high in carbo and not fattening. One needs those carbos for ahem... "endurance."

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2001 CL Type S.
No spoiler. No NAV either.