I can see both ends of the spectrum on this forum...
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clean over dirty for sure. even on the old frontera 4x4 I ran for a while looked better clean
on the front of detailing I am still out. I spent a shed load of time doing my car and I didn't even touch the inside. for me it was worth it. the day after I was at work and my institute manager stood in the car park gobsmacked mouthing "nice car" at me.
then the weekend after I gave it a quick wash. literally snow foam and rinse just to get the dust off and it came up like I had washed it. the dirt fell off! but the flip side was it took me several afternoons to do it.
on the front of detailing I am still out. I spent a shed load of time doing my car and I didn't even touch the inside. for me it was worth it. the day after I was at work and my institute manager stood in the car park gobsmacked mouthing "nice car" at me.
then the weekend after I gave it a quick wash. literally snow foam and rinse just to get the dust off and it came up like I had washed it. the dirt fell off! but the flip side was it took me several afternoons to do it.
I have noooooo idea what you're on about 
I will not be 'detailing' my car again in the way I did recently, but as above I do love it looking sparkly. TBH most of the time a simple wash once every two weeks in winter gets rid of my twitches. I wash it more in the summer as a dirty car stands out in the sunshine, especially a black one.
I will not be 'detailing' my car again in the way I did recently, but as above I do love it looking sparkly. TBH most of the time a simple wash once every two weeks in winter gets rid of my twitches. I wash it more in the summer as a dirty car stands out in the sunshine, especially a black one.
Bit OCD here, I stuggle to put her away dirty. If I've been out for a romp and so much as driven through a puddle, then I'll clean the car before she goes back in the garrage. Only place I don't clean regularly is the engine bay. But then it stays prety clean under the bonnet any way. :wink:
One execption I have yet to need to clean the roof.
One execption I have yet to need to clean the roof.
Having just spent over an hour cleaning exhausts I'm not on the dirty side of this...
But the photos in Evo last month of the Aston Martin Zagato in Evo last month on the glenshee road were brilliant and the car was minging...
http://www.flickr.com/photos/dean-photo/8503073382/
Some great photos on dean smith Flickr feed
But the photos in Evo last month of the Aston Martin Zagato in Evo last month on the glenshee road were brilliant and the car was minging...
http://www.flickr.com/photos/dean-photo/8503073382/
Some great photos on dean smith Flickr feed
I much prefer getting the car out of the garage when its gleaming.... especially with mine being black. The car looks amazing when clean.
However, that said, I love a good thrash down a country road, and I'm not scared of getting it dirty
Definitely at the clean end of the spectrum though
However, that said, I love a good thrash down a country road, and I'm not scared of getting it dirty
Definitely at the clean end of the spectrum though
I'm OCD with my cars, but much better than I was, I'm chillaxing as I'm getting older, I used to polish the brake pipes on my 240Z 
Still like a clean car though, happy to be caught out in the rain, still can't contemplate getting it out of the garage in the rain though, sad I know, I do smile at myself, often
Still like a clean car though, happy to be caught out in the rain, still can't contemplate getting it out of the garage in the rain though, sad I know, I do smile at myself, often
I love your attention to detail DarrenDarren Slone said:I'm OCD with my cars, but much better than I was, I'm chillaxing as I'm getting older, I used to polish the brake pipes on my 240Z
Still like a clean car though, happy to be caught out in the rain, still can't contemplate getting it out of the garage in the rain though, sad I know, I do smile at myself, often
nothing wrong with taking pride in your motors & the results speak for themselves. LeeZ4MR said:I love your attention to detail DarrenDarren Slone said:I'm OCD with my cars, but much better than I was, I'm chillaxing as I'm getting older, I used to polish the brake pipes on my 240Z
Still like a clean car though, happy to be caught out in the rain, still can't contemplate getting it out of the garage in the rain though, sad I know, I do smile at myself, often
Why thankyou sir
I find cleaning the Zed fun and enjoyable, plus the "Before and After" results are really satisfying.
Having said that, I sometimes leave it for a while between washes. It is a car after all - it's for driving, not just cleaning!
An interesting article though.
Having said that, I sometimes leave it for a while between washes. It is a car after all - it's for driving, not just cleaning!
An interesting article though.