How often do you wash your car ?

mjothi · 11th August 2008, 14:41

Mine is washed everyday by the Security in our appartment. This guy does a decent job. I will clean inside the car may twice a month.

muralisk · 11th August 2008, 14:45

I have a person to wash my two cars - Honda City (every day) and Matiz (alternate day). Once a week, he cleans the cars from inside as well. For about 4-5 months a year, the cars are washed using rain water. Between these two cars, on an average, the guy spends about one bucket of water on normal days.

The regular bore well water that I get has higher salt content and my bathroom fittings have the salt scales, which I completely avoid by using rain water for my cars.

Harvest rain water ...

koolaruny · 11th August 2008, 15:59

Also, depends on where you park it ! I have a person who comes and washes the car daily. I clean the interiors once a fortnight and also give the whole car for service once every two months.

CaliforniaKnight · 11th August 2008, 23:06

every alternate day my accord gets a bath.
Every alternate week it gets an interior treatment.

manim · 11th August 2008, 23:18

I have purchased Forbes-Easy-Clean-Vacuum-cleaner just for my Civic and vacuum the interior completely about once a month. How exactly does everyone clean their interiors? Vacuum or just wiping?

nikhilv12 · 11th August 2008, 23:26

I wash my car almost every day, and give it for water service and interior
cleaning once in month. I dont wash my car during rains though!

RAC · 12th August 2008, 14:46

I have a person to wash the car everyday. The problem is that he has too many cars to wash in the morning :-( before office hours. Anyway, he does a decent job. Interiors are cleaned once a week.
I polish the car every 2-3 weeks (only exterior).

snaronikar · 12th August 2008, 16:42

Once a week is what my car gets its bath. And Interior cleaning is done once in 3 days.

snaronikar · 12th August 2008, 16:44

@ Mods: Pls delete this post. It is a repeat.

govigov · 12th August 2008, 16:57

I get the car pressure washed at the local filling station on every alternate saturdays for around 300 bucks. including interior vaccuming and polishing the dash.

David Murx · 27th April 2009, 23:39

As far as cleaning is concerned i get my car washed daily. I personally don't like driving dirty car and secondly it doesn't look good also.

T_Girl · 28th April 2009, 17:05

I get my car cleaned everyday in the morning though never done it myself. Driving a dirty car can be a nightmare.

karankapoor · 28th April 2009, 17:57

i always avoid washing my cars because it causes rusting.

my driver and his helper cleans the cars every day with a semi wet cloth (is this you call it) and the interiors are to cleaned using this cloth (dash/doors/sidepanel) and hard brush for the seat and carpet.

akhilesh51 · 28th April 2009, 18:07

Dont really WASH my cars everyday due to ill effects on body and paint, but ensure thorough cleaning every morning.

She also gets interior cleaning twice a week, full shampoo wash once/twice a week and upholstery clean once a month.

Some of the luxuries of owning a service centre

ImmortalZ · 28th April 2009, 18:13

Not washing your car won't prevent rust. The moisture in the air thanks to our near 100% humidity will take care of that quite easily by itself.

View Poll Results: How often do you think you need to wash your car ?
Once a week	96	48.24%
Once in a month	34	17.09%
Once in 3 months	7	3.52%
Every Service (6 months)	6	3.02%
Never	1	0.50%
Daily	55	27.64%
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11th August 2008, 14:41	#46
mjothi Senior - BHPian Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Bangalore Posts: 3,290 Thanked: 232 Times View My Garage	Mine is washed everyday by the Security in our appartment. This guy does a decent job. I will clean inside the car may twice a month.
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11th August 2008, 14:45	#47
muralisk BHPian Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Hyderabad, Bangalore Posts: 711 Thanked: 13 Times View My Garage	I have a person to wash my two cars - Honda City (every day) and Matiz (alternate day). Once a week, he cleans the cars from inside as well. For about 4-5 months a year, the cars are washed using rain water. Between these two cars, on an average, the guy spends about one bucket of water on normal days. The regular bore well water that I get has higher salt content and my bathroom fittings have the salt scales, which I completely avoid by using rain water for my cars. Harvest rain water ...
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11th August 2008, 15:59	#48
koolaruny BHPian Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Chennai Posts: 26 Thanked: 0 Times	Also, depends on where you park it ! I have a person who comes and washes the car daily. I clean the interiors once a fortnight and also give the whole car for service once every two months.
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11th August 2008, 23:06	#49
CaliforniaKnight BHPian Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: IND + DXB Posts: 980 Thanked: 166 Times View My Garage	every alternate day my accord gets a bath. Every alternate week it gets an interior treatment.
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11th August 2008, 23:18	#50
manim BHPian Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Chennai Posts: 823 Thanked: 921 Times	Vacuum interiors I have purchased Forbes-Easy-Clean-Vacuum-cleaner just for my Civic and vacuum the interior completely about once a month. How exactly does everyone clean their interiors? Vacuum or just wiping?
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11th August 2008, 23:26	#51
nikhilv12 BHPian Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: trivandrum Posts: 273 Thanked: 9 Times View My Garage	I wash my car almost every day, and give it for water service and interior cleaning once in month. I dont wash my car during rains though!
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12th August 2008, 14:46	#52
RAC BHPian Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Bangalore Posts: 193 Thanked: 11 Times	I have a person to wash the car everyday. The problem is that he has too many cars to wash in the morning :-( before office hours. Anyway, he does a decent job. Interiors are cleaned once a week. I polish the car every 2-3 weeks (only exterior).
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12th August 2008, 16:42	#53
snaronikar Senior - BHPian Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Bengaluru Posts: 2,845 Thanked: 30 Times View My Garage	Once a week is what my car gets its bath. And Interior cleaning is done once in 3 days. Last edited by snaronikar : 12th August 2008 at 16:44.
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12th August 2008, 16:44	#54
snaronikar Senior - BHPian Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Bengaluru Posts: 2,845 Thanked: 30 Times View My Garage	@ Mods: Pls delete this post. It is a repeat. Last edited by snaronikar : 12th August 2008 at 16:45.
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12th August 2008, 16:57	#55
govigov Senior - BHPian Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Cochin!!!!! Posts: 1,702 Thanked: 1,103 Times View My Garage	I get the car pressure washed at the local filling station on every alternate saturdays for around 300 bucks. including interior vaccuming and polishing the dash.
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27th April 2009, 23:39	#56
David Murx BHPian Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Vadodara Posts: 74 Thanked: 7 Times	As far as cleaning is concerned i get my car washed daily. I personally don't like driving dirty car and secondly it doesn't look good also.
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28th April 2009, 17:05	#57
T_Girl BHPian Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Mumbai Posts: 68 Thanked: 3 Times	I get my car cleaned everyday in the morning though never done it myself. Driving a dirty car can be a nightmare.
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28th April 2009, 17:57	#58
karankapoor Senior - BHPian Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: in the car!!! Posts: 1,675 Thanked: 6 Times	i always avoid washing my cars because it causes rusting. my driver and his helper cleans the cars every day with a semi wet cloth (is this you call it) and the interiors are to cleaned using this cloth (dash/doors/sidepanel) and hard brush for the seat and carpet.
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28th April 2009, 18:07	#59
akhilesh51 BHPian Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Jaipur, RAJ Posts: 631 Thanked: 339 Times	Dont really WASH my cars everyday due to ill effects on body and paint, but ensure thorough cleaning every morning. She also gets interior cleaning twice a week, full shampoo wash once/twice a week and upholstery clean once a month. Some of the luxuries of owning a service centre
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28th April 2009, 18:13	#60
ImmortalZ Senior - BHPian Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Trivandrum Posts: 2,195 Thanked: 597 Times View My Garage	Not washing your car won't prevent rust. The moisture in the air thanks to our near 100% humidity will take care of that quite easily by itself.
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