How much dirt do you accept?

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We all like a clean vehicle. That's why we're OCD (obsessive compulsive detailers); but short of cleaning your vehicle daily - which isn't too practical, how dirty do you let your vehicle exterior get before you attend to it?
 
Rinseless wash 2 times a week only takes 10-15 mins, so it says pretty clean. Rims and tires about once a month.
 
Once per week top to bottom wheels and all typically. Audi is pretty much Rinseless only, the van I do both bucket hose and rinseless when I'm in the mood. If I can get 3 days without rain that is. This week calls for rain at 30% or better for the next 5 days or so :( Thus I will likely just do the inside. That's okay with me as a well maintained black car that shines like a mirror still looks pretty darn nice even with a couple rain showers on it. I will tend to clean the windows though as I can't stand foggy / dirty glass.
 
Rinseless wash once a week generally, wheels included. My car is parked outside almost 24/7, so usually at that point (a week after washing) I can see the dust on the car as my car is black.
 
2 bucket weekly with foam gun for extra lube.

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Exterior wash and interior once a week. Weekend. Foam gun wash. Wax as you dry product after each wash.
 
ONR with Garry Dean wash method once a week. Lately, however, I have been using my foam gun again along with the adapted Garry Dean method (a few microfiber cloths in a bucket of soap, use 4 sides of the towel and discard). Usually use Megs Xpress wax as a drying agent but I have used Adams H2O Guard and Gloss lately and LOVE it.
 
Weekly ONR wash (Garry Dean method) including wheels. D156 every other week. Opti-Seal (as drying aid) every 3rd week. Daily - remove tree sap / bird bombs (dang, pine trees near my office) plus a QD spray for horizontal surfaces. Interior - Set routine - one section nightly (it's a nice relaxation after dinner.)
 
I do my car every 3-6 weeks unless something demands my attention. I live in NYC, its my daily (although i average about 1k miles every 3 months. lol) so yeah... I let some dust settle before i worry about it. But since I am starting up my detailing business, basically whenever I can as long as weather permits. (works out to be like once every week with QD spray on anything that gets a little out of hand), I just purchased a wet dry vac blower thing, so I can rinse the car a bit more often... I dont wanna towel dry it too much.
 
BM1024 said:
Weekly ONR wash (Garry Dean method) including wheels. D156 every other week. Opti-Seal (as drying aid) every 3rd week. Daily - remove tree sap / bird bombs (dang, pine trees near my office) plus a QD spray for horizontal surfaces. Interior - Set routine - one section nightly (it's a nice relaxation after dinner.)
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I like the one section nightly routine. Guess I'm not the oly one that does that. I'll ONR (or Opti-clean if not that dirty) the hood and two front fenders one night and the four door the next night, then the rear.
 
Once every 2-3 weeks depending on how dusty it gets. Do a quick detail spray or rinse less wash or do the full monty wash depending on what my whim strikes me.
 
On my 1997 Nissan Pathfinder on a monthly basis, I use it as a daily driver and to go to the mountains to the shooting range, 2006 Mustang GT I do a 1 once a month was and touch us weekly since it is Black and it is a dust magnet. After a wash 4 days later looks like if it was sitting in Gobi desert and a bunch of sand was cake into it.
 
I just wait till the weekend and do a rinseless as its quite hot. Otherwise when weather is decent weekly full wash top to bottom (cannon, 2 bm).

tadpole24 said:
Rinseless wash 2 times a week only takes 10-15 mins, so it says pretty clean. Rims and tires about once a month.
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10-15 mins?? Rinseless takes me 45 mins minimum including prep and getting buckets out and what not :/

aztec1987 said:
On my 1997 Nissan Pathfinder on a monthly basis, I use it as a daily driver and to go to the mountains to the shooting range, 2006 Mustang GT I do a 1 once a month was and touch us weekly since it is Black and it is a dust magnet. After a wash 4 days later looks like if it was sitting in Gobi desert and a bunch of sand was cake into it.
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LOL! That's exactly what happens to me in Dubai within 3-4 days.
 
Usually a full wash each weekend for both cars. My car gets a waterless wash every few days with a final wipe with Megs spray wax. I like to drive clean cars.
 
Life lesson: Never get again get a Black car, it is a dirt magnet not a chick magnet.
 
Interior? Must be immaculate at all times.
Exterior? I can let it go to once a month.
 
When I read the title I thought Mike was referring to how much dirt do you accept on a car you are detailing for someone else. But seems like we are referring to our own cars, so for me, I wash my car and wife's at least once a week, and never let either car go more than 24 hours if we were unfortunate enough to have salt on the roads. Each wash is followed by a spray wax. Twice a year each car gets an AIO polish/sealant and 6 hand wax applications. Wife's car is a 2012 A4 and mine a 2001.5 Passat. Both car's paint are in the same condition. I would say maybe an 9 out of 10 on a daily driver scale, and only one gets garaged - guess which one? Not mine. Lol. So I guess the answer is ' very little dirt'

Great thread...
ScottH
 
I clean my car about twice a week but sometimes 3-4, ahhhhh, the joys of waterless and plush MF towels:dblthumb2:
 
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