how often do you wash your car/truck?

Drewsmith

No build up with zaino you aplly so thinly you barely know its there. Bugs and tar whipe away dust no longer sticks.

Jstas

Operative sentance from your post being:

Originally posted by Drewsmith
I think it's the best and have been using it for a couple of yr's

Drewsmith

Jstas if i had time I would find you various test from guru magazine, and a couple others. Alot of company's are going more towards synthetic polymers meguairs new nxt for instance.

I certainly dont want this to get into any type of flame thread.

But go to BMW forums Vette Forums, Porsce forums. ClubRSX.com and many many more. Zaino is very very highly regarded.

faster100

Im sure it is, but also go to high end audio forms and see what gear they praise? Krell, martin logan, kimber, other higher end names as being the be all... not all but some... so personal experiance is what i rely on, and it sounds like you like it... Great!! But because a bimmer driver says its the best, means he can afford it and its popular, think he would say on the vette forum, hey i use turtle wax on my pace car corvette special edition.. lol

Jstas

Originally posted by Drewsmith
Jstas if i had time I would find you various test from guru magazine, and a couple others. Alot of company's are going more towards synthetic polymers meguairs new nxt for instance.

I certainly dont want this to get into any type of flame thread.

But go to BMW forums Vette Forums, Porsce forums. ClubRSX.com and many many more. Zaino is very very highly regarded.

I don't care. I found that listening to every jackass looney on the Intarweb will get you no where. I am my own person capable of making my own decisions. I have spoken with many people about this topic. Many say that Zaino is the best and they are nothing but a checkbook mechanic with an obtuse opinion. So alternatly, I have spoken with quite a few body/paint guys who work with automotiuve finishes for a living. ALL of them said that Zaino sure looks nice but don't ever try to repair a dent, ding or scratch with it on the paint.

So you use what you want but just because some putz put it in a ragazine or a bunch of brand **** swear by it doesn't mean it's the best.

Drewsmith

NO need to get defensive man, no one is taking personal shots at you, or saying you cant think for yourself.

Many normal polishes have silicone and abrasives in them, it can go on and on, but you obviously are the expert so whatever.

I just stated facts and my opinion, never did I attack you like you just did to me.

Seems common on this board lately!!

Steve@3dai

Originally posted by Jstas
ALL of them said that Zaino sure looks nice but don't ever try to repair a dent, ding or scratch with it on the paint.

That's kinda interesting that they actually pointed that out. I got some PDR done on mah wagon and they didn't ask about what kind of wax I used.

Nothing is "the best" unfortunately, it just depends on your use model. Brand X is best for my application is a better way to put it

Jstas

They never said they asked about it specifically. They just said that it's difficult to prep the repair area properly because the Zaino doesn't strip off like a normal wax. Alot of the guys I talked to also said that they saw very little difference in the ability of Zaino to protect over a caranuba based wax. They did say that it's easier to get a shine with Zaino but that doesn't necessarily make it better, just easier to use.

AsSiMiLaTeD

thought I'd revive this old thread...

I just recently switched to Zaino and couldn't be happier. I've tried Zymol, NXT, and bunches of other waxes and Zaino is my favorite. Here's a cool way to tell a difference - wax an area with the Zaino and another with a carnuba based wax like Zymol (also a fantastic product btw), then slip your hand into a sandwich bag and run it across each surface - you'll feel the difference...

MattN03

Check out www.meguiarsonline.com/forums. This is a great enthusiast website! Meguiar's 100% for my vehicles!

BIZILL

once a week. this weekend or next i'm gonna use a rotary buffer with compound and then polish and wax my black truck. hard as all hell to keep a black vehicle clean. but it forces me to keep on top of things, so it's a good thing.

cmy330go

I'm a bit of a fanatic when it comes to car care. Not that I clean my car everyday, but that I am constantly trying to do all I can to not get it dirty in the first place.

When I do have to wash I almost always use Meguiar's products. I have tried many many others but always seem to come back to Meguiar's. If I have the time after washing and drying I will go around the car with the vacuum hose attached to the exhaust of my Shop Vac and blow all the water out of the seams so that I don't have to deal with any spots later after driving it. Between washes I will usually go over the car with a California car duster, and if I have to will use some Quick Detailer.

About every 6 months I make a point to clay bar, polish, and wax the car. I know many just wash and wax, but I can't stand the thought of putting wax over the impurities. When it comes to interior I use Meguiar's leather cleaner/conditioner, and a very small amount of their rubber/vinyl conditioner for the dash. I am also a huge fan of Meguiar's high endurance tire gell. I don't think I will ever go back to a spray on tire dressing.

It's been a while since my last clay bar, polish, and wax. But I'd say it's still looking good.

bobman1235

I'll run the Dakota through the car wash once every two weeks or so in the winter, a little less often in the summer. My dad basically restores and details cars for a living, so once a year he'll throw four hours worth of work into it (clay, buff, wax, etc).

mantis

When I owned a BMW it was black and I had to clean it all the time. THe black paint got dirty quickly. 2 times a week and wipe downs inbetween if I wanted to keep it perfect. I even kept it in the garage.

My wifes truck is a Nissan Xterra. It's white and it doesn't get dirty that often. We wash it about 1 a month or every few weeks when it's looking nasty. I wax it a few times a year and the paint stays nice.

I own a Nissan Pathfinder and it's silver. I can go months without washing it and it looks great. The silver paint is excellent. I love it. I only waxed it 2 times so far. I bought it last year around may or so. It's a 2005.

I use mostly Mothers and Maguires products. I also use Ardex and Pro. I used to detail for a living when I went to college and tech school. I got every good at it and I used to really like doing it. I own a buffer so I can buff out anything that goes wrong like scratches and such. We don't keep our cars all that long so I don't get to use it that much.

Dan

schwarcw

I never wash my 10 year old Buick Lesabre:eek: I let the rain do that for me.

petrym

The winter weather is still too crappy here in Nebraska to want to wash your car right now. My maroon minivan is a ghostly grey right now and the chrome wheels look like regular alloys. It's supposed to rain the next few days, so maybe after that I can get her cleaned up enough to go cruising for soccer mom babeage.

Shizelbs

Twice a year.

dkg999

Every couple of weeks, or whenever it rains and the Missouri car wash is open

CrBoy

Since I bought the Jetta (black) I wash it every week or two... When I had the Metro (blue) I used to wash it every month or so...

VR3

Every two weeks. (Along with Chrome polish)

Armor All In/Out Once a week.

Tires and Wheels Once a month. (tire foam) and chrome polish...

TroyD

Nice truck, Sid!

BDT

Pablo

Not often enough (busy sid?). For my good car I try to do it at least once a month, but I don't often get to. But I always give it a wash (turtle wax wash) and a wax (meguairs gold) before I take it on a trip. My other cars I will do by hand when it's nice out and I have nothing to do, otherwise they go to the car wash. I should be out there right now since it's over 60 today (but I have tons of other crap to do around the house).

billbillw

I used to be very good at washing my cars every week or two (except in the winter when it was too cold in Michigan). I've always been a proponent of hand washing. My cars have never been through the auto car washes.
I must say, after I bought my first silver car, that frequency went way down. I'm on my third silver car now in a row. It just doesn't show the dirt like the darker colors. Now I probably don't wash my car more than every two months. Just isn't a priority anymore. Too much yard work to keep up with now, not to mention the other hobbies.

steveinaz

Never. I'm a pig. I used to be super-anal with my vehicles, not anymore. Mother nature does all my washing.

BIZILL

steveinaz wrote:

Never. I'm a pig. I used to be super-anal with my vehicles, not anymore. Mother nature does all my washing.

how's 'bout that bike you own? actually, have you gotten on her again lately? she seemed extremely clean last i saw her.

steveinaz

Yeah, I still like my bike...hehe