Do you wash and wax knowing its gonna rain???
05-17-2001 | 01:58 PM
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Do you wash and wax knowing its gonna rain???
Well i havent done a wax job on my new car yet and i wanted to strip the wax from the dealer put on and put some of this new stuff i got on it, but the weather says its gonna rain... should i do it? Or wait...
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2002 TL Type-S
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2002 TL Type-S
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05-17-2001 | 02:02 PM
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I only do the wash/wax if I know that I will get it in the garage before it rains.
Otherwise I wait until another day.
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2001 CL-S Satin Silver / Ebony Interior / Non-Navi[*] spoiler , wheel locks , 20% tint , fenderwell trim[*] mud guards , winter floor mats , full nose mask[*] Xephyr CAI
Otherwise I wait until another day.
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avengerjr
2001 CL-S Satin Silver / Ebony Interior / Non-Navi[*] spoiler , wheel locks , 20% tint , fenderwell trim[*] mud guards , winter floor mats , full nose mask[*] Xephyr CAI
05-17-2001 | 03:51 PM
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We started with the friggin' water bans again here. If I wash I have to do it before 10am or after 10pm! This sux...I'd have the car washed at CarNets or something, but then I'd have to drive it home to wax it and it'd be dirty again!!! Argghh!!!
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01 CL-S San Marino Red/Black, K&N drop in, no nav, rear wing, otherwise stock thus far, has an appetite for Bavarian cars.
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06-01-2001 | 02:18 AM
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I guess I suffer from OCD. I wash my cars at least once a week and wax it monthly. The washes are rain or shine and I wax it even though I know it's going to rain. --=Keith
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06-03-2001 | 04:38 AM
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I wax my car no matter what. Rain or shine, the paint still needs to be protected. Kind of a bummer if it rains, but at least the water beads up nice and regular waxing makes getting it clean again very easy.
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2001 CL Type S, Nighthawk Black, Parchment Interior, Non-Nav, Rear Wing, Tint
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06-05-2001 | 01:03 AM
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When I lived in a climate where it rained more than 10 days a year I used to do that. It's inevitable. It'll rain eventually, so who cares when? And like someone else said, the car still needs to be protected.
But now, I don't wash it if there's rain forecasted any time in the next week which is pretty rare.
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But now, I don't wash it if there's rain forecasted any time in the next week which is pretty rare.
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06-17-2001 | 04:42 AM
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Look at it this way: If it is about to rain, and your car is all dusty, it will come out looking terrible after the rain. If you wash your car before it rains, you will get rid of all the dust, and there will be nothing to leave those dust/dirt spots.
More than once, it began to rain as I was washing my car. Also, it begins to rain as I am drying the car. Kinda frustrating, but my car is always still clean after the rain.
BTW, Keith, please fix your sig.
[This message has been edited by vince (edited 06-17-2001).]
More than once, it began to rain as I was washing my car. Also, it begins to rain as I am drying the car. Kinda frustrating, but my car is always still clean after the rain.
BTW, Keith, please fix your sig.
[This message has been edited by vince (edited 06-17-2001).]
06-19-2001 | 04:24 PM
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I wax it too, just to see if the beading works.
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Comptech Headers,Springs,Sways, Eurolite Xenon Crystal high beams.Polarg m6
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White/Ebony/Navi/Spoiler/Visor/Full Bra/Mud Guards/Acura Car Cover/Tint 20%,35%,5% on Sun Roof, Rockford 250a2 Amp w/JL10w6 / K&N Drop in Filter w/ J&J RAP CAI. Polarg m-6.
Comptech Headers,Springs,Sways, Eurolite Xenon Crystal high beams.Polarg m6
gtech 0-60 6.03 w/ 438 pound load. preheader.
07-06-2001 | 07:03 PM
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Originally posted by vince:
<STRONG>Look at it this way: If it is about to rain, and your car is all dusty, it will come out looking terrible after the rain. If you wash your car before it rains, you will get rid of all the dust, and there will be nothing to leave those dust/dirt spots.
More than once, it began to rain as I was washing my car. Also, it begins to rain as I am drying the car. Kinda frustrating, but my car is always still clean after the rain.
BTW, Keith, please fix your sig.
[This message has been edited by vince (edited 06-17-2001).]</STRONG>
<STRONG>Look at it this way: If it is about to rain, and your car is all dusty, it will come out looking terrible after the rain. If you wash your car before it rains, you will get rid of all the dust, and there will be nothing to leave those dust/dirt spots.
More than once, it began to rain as I was washing my car. Also, it begins to rain as I am drying the car. Kinda frustrating, but my car is always still clean after the rain.
BTW, Keith, please fix your sig.
[This message has been edited by vince (edited 06-17-2001).]</STRONG>
I don't know where you live. Here is Los Angeles, the rain is so dirty, that the few times I've done a car wash (especially for my wife's car) before a rain, the car ends up looking like "spot monster". It is a complete waste of time.
If you live in a polluted area with lots of dirty rain, and black dust in the air, forget about it...
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