Wash Day Conundrum
It seems that every day when I click on New Posts, about half of them deal with some aspect of car care - washing, waxing, polishing, sealing, shining, yada, yada, yada. It finally got to the point where I was feeling guilty about the $8-10 per week I spend on the automatic car wash that I have been using for the last 10 months since I acquired my P car - though to be fair, I usually do buy the most expensive wash. 
And, now that the weather has warmed (in fact it is downright hot already - thanks Al G.) I can't use the cold weather as an excuse to avoid washing the car myself. Finally, I broke down and ordered some Citrus Wash and a sheepskin mitt from one of our sponsors, and went out and bought a new hose and bucket, and some comfy microfiber towels with which to pamper my lovely CS. I had already purchased a clay bar and Speed Shine liquid from Griots, and some Meguiars NXT-2 wax, based on posts in the Forums.
So, on one balmy morning last week, I hand washed, clayed and waxed my beauty. I have to admit that it made me feel as good as the car looked afterwards - though after 3 hours of work, I was kind of pooped. My wife even got in the act briefly when she came out to try her hand at claying - a new experience for both of us. (See my post: "Menage a Trois")
The bad thing is that, now that I spent so much time making her look good, I don't want to take her out of the garage where she will get dirty again.
And, now that the weather has warmed (in fact it is downright hot already - thanks Al G.) I can't use the cold weather as an excuse to avoid washing the car myself. Finally, I broke down and ordered some Citrus Wash and a sheepskin mitt from one of our sponsors, and went out and bought a new hose and bucket, and some comfy microfiber towels with which to pamper my lovely CS. I had already purchased a clay bar and Speed Shine liquid from Griots, and some Meguiars NXT-2 wax, based on posts in the Forums.
So, on one balmy morning last week, I hand washed, clayed and waxed my beauty. I have to admit that it made me feel as good as the car looked afterwards - though after 3 hours of work, I was kind of pooped. My wife even got in the act briefly when she came out to try her hand at claying - a new experience for both of us. (See my post: "Menage a Trois")
The bad thing is that, now that I spent so much time making her look good, I don't want to take her out of the garage where she will get dirty again.
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did you really need to clay it? wow. go you!
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