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Car wash and Wax
bobcat:
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--- Quote from: MR5x5 on March 17, 2025, 09:21:18 AM ---What is this "car washing" you speak of?
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I've heard that people do that...only seen the wife do anything like that around our house. Once or twice a year for the car, maybe once a year for the truck. It has to be during the rainy time of year...need to soften up the dirt that's on it if you want to get it somewhat clean.
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:chuckle:
My new truck is black, so it's definitely not something I can wash only once a year, more like once a week. Of course my old truck was dark blue so really not any different. You'd think I would have learned after all these years and bought a white or silver truck instead of black.
And no, I don't use Dawn dish soap, but I used to on my old truck. This new truck I'm actually thinking of paying to have it ceramic coated like b23 mentioned.
Stein:
Having it done professionally is the only way to make it last more than about 6 months in the summer. In the winter, maybe 6 weeks if you do it yourself and I have tried all the top sprays as well as the Amazon Chinese coatings that are supposedly the same as the ones pros have access to.
In the summer, I'll do a DIY coating and it will work great until the rain hits and then I don't worry about it until next June when I fix all the hunting scratches and anything else I have the patience and time to tackle.
RightPlace-RightTime:
Second the using my leaf blower now every time I wash our vehicles. Works pretty damn good
MADMAX:
Like I said I use the turtle wax ceramic spray and the ceramic wash
Leaf blower for sure afterwards
I also run it through the local touchless car wash from time to time and throw the 4 bucks extra for ceramic spray
White Tundra crewmax always looks clean
Even when it’s dirty🤣
b23:
--- Quote from: bobcat on March 23, 2025, 11:22:42 AM ---This new truck I'm actually thinking of paying to have it ceramic coated
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If you've never had a vehicle ceramic coated by a good professional detail shop I'll warn you ahead of time so you don't gasp when they tell you how much, it's expensive. But, it is probably the best money I've ever spent on a vehicle. My wife's car is going on its fourth year after having it done and it is just as slick today as it was when it was done nearly four years ago.
Had our Wrangler done right after we bought it and last fall I had it in some tight spaces with bushes and branches scraping down both sides. It was dry and covered in dust. When I finally had a chance to stop and look it over because it was so dust covered it looked like it was all scratched to he11 and I was so pissed at myself but when I got home and got it washed up there wasn't a single scratch on it anywhere except the plastic fender flares.
I cheaped out on my truck and I've been using the DIY spray on ceramic coating stuff. I've used 3-4 different ones and they're all pretty close to the same and do a decent job as long as you keep reapplying them on a regular basis but that spray on ceramic stuff is not even close to having a ceramic coating done by a good pro detail shop.
It's money well spent and I highly recommend it.
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