Anyone else clean their car(s) this week-end?

[TheProfessor]

The weather was great for car cleaning, and since the insides of both our 3\'s were pretty nasty from the winter months I decided to give both cars a decent once over. They look so much better when cleaned. The vacuums at the gas station were packed all day long (as was the car wash) so I guess I wasn\'t the only one taking advantage of the weather. Anyone else do some cleaning?

[SIM SIMMA]

I was meaning to give the car a good cleaning on the inside and if warm enough do the first waxing of the season.... but I never got around to it. I was hoping to do this stuff this upcoming Friday but it \"might\" rain. The weekend is looking ideal though... gotta get rid of the winter mats and clean the nasty salt and what not that might have got on the carpet.

My issue right now is at my new house there is still mud so when i clean my tires/wheels they get dirty instantly :(

[fourtrack78]

My issue right now is at my new house there is still mud so when i clean my tires/wheels they get dirty instantly

Get used to it for the next 1-1 1/2 years. I had a black civic when we first moved. It was black with a sand tint:(. 4 years later there still is dirt in the air.

As for the wash, I did the outside. Inside i will do next week. I also painted my calipers this week end :D

[Whos ur dadd]

No, but I did replace the thermostat for the Miata. The scraping of the gasket was no fun at all. Then the coolant leaking all over the floor. Then troubleshooting a leak. An hour and a half later --- satisfaction of doing car repairs by yourself!

This project should\'ve been done 4 months ago, but with kids, I seem to be quite behind in projects. Next project on the list is giving the Mazda6 a good wax before the winter. Wait a minute...

[TheProfessor]

Originally posted by Whos ur dadd
Next project on the list is giving the Mazda6 a good wax before the winter. Wait a minute...

LOL :D

[Kevin@nextmod]

Cleaned my car yesterday and clayed bar it and waxed it as well. Took about 3 hours to finish everything up. The wax i used are the meguiars (the one with the black box) and used meguiars clay bar (my frd gave me a piece) and meguiars soap. Now the car is mint.

FYI: Cdn tire have the meguiars big jug car soap on sale for $4.49. This stuff is great and they\'re selling really fast. They are the pink colored soap.

[ds2chan]

I want to clean the inside but I\'ll probably wait until I visit home again since my bro has a shop vac.. probably another month but I did clean the winter mats.. nasty man.. took a tooth brush to them to clean off all the salt build-up and other residue..

I did do a touch up on my calipers.. some of the paint rubbed off over the winter months.. man, it was so cold saturday morning.. my right leg started shaking after about 30 mins and when I went inside (after about 45 mins) I couldn\'t feel my right hand.. it was so numb!!



Originally posted by fourtrack78
I also painted my calipers this week end :D

nice, what color did u paint them??

[BLKOUT]

Yesterday was beautiful! I cleaned all three cars. Took me about 5 hours. I love the look of the black when it is clean....too bad it gets dirty so quickly...lol

[RedRaptor]

I didn\'t clean my car but I did wash and wax my RX8 rims and took them over to wtom\'s place for a swap. :D

[SABIO]

No cleaning here. Just two oil changes, 3 and Tribute.
Next is brake job (Pads and Fluid)...if I can find some time.
Then after brakes is clean and re-mount summer wheels...if I can find some time.
Then I\'ll clean the interior...if I can find some time.
Then a good wash and wax...if I can find some time.

[Zaku_4]

argg

didnt get a chance to clean ym car. stupid exams.

im also very very past due the oil change/scheduled maintenance. lol im at 68,500km and my last oil change was supposed to be at 64000. then agian, the last oil change was already late (the one before 64000) so maybev its still ok.

blah after exams my car will be clean and running smoother lol, it can last till then

[Broli]

i did the exterior
not the interior, but the interior is so needing a cleaning!

i know
that

RJ3
Campeotto
and Xenon did some cleaning too,
though Xenon\'s car is always so damn clean . . .bstd :p

[Jeff-TheBiz]

Was planning to do the once over yesterday, didn\'t happen. I am planning for wednesday if the weather cooperates..


While I was at Canadian Tire yesterday I saw this car.. I wish I had my normal digi camera with me because the cell camera really doesnt do justice.. AND NO it is not mine.

The passanger side was full of garbage above the window as well... In fact I dont even know how a driver would fit.

Cant begin to imagine what the interior smells like..

Yikes.


http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a167/Jafarthebiz/2.jpg

[Kevin@nextmod]

Is that car one of those old volvos?

[Broli]

Originally posted by Pearl_Hatch


Is that car one of those old volvos?

looks like it!

wow!!

now i don\'t feel so bad about always having my bag, and some clothes back there!!!

[ds2chan]

Originally posted by TheBiz
http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a167/Jafarthebiz/2.jpg


ouch.. maybe the person is living in his/her car.. :S

[Cardinal Fang]

I think TheBiz may have finaly found were Jimmy Hoffa was burried.

[Xenon]

Originally posted by Broli


i did the exterior
not the interior, but the interior is so needing a cleaning!

i know
that

RJ3
Campeotto
and Xenon did some cleaning too,
though Xenon\'s car is always so damn clean . . .bstd :p

Well over the weekend, yes i cleaned my car, but not with the maticulous detail I usually put into it. That was on;y because I focused on getting all the yucky brake dust off of them. The inside of my rims were literally BLACK. It took a lot of work and a durable spoke brush to get it silvery again. I think I used half a bottle of that purple meguires stuff to get all four rims clean enough.

[MazdaTree]

It was a great day today (monday). So I kinda skipped class and washed, clayed and waxed my baby... It looks real good:D

[///M]

http://individual.utoronto.ca/cc_706/car/3/01.jpg

It\'s clean, but not perfectly so. I think I\'ll get the carpet professionally shampooed sometime.

[m_a_t_r_i_x]

autoexe, how do you clean your car? do u clay, polish and wax it? hand buff or u used porter cable polisher? or that shine is photoshop?.......

[Xenon]

I don\'t think it\'s photoshoped.

I dare say my car is that shiney when cleaned and waxed.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v492/xenons3/DSCF0127.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v492/xenons3/DSCF0128.jpg
^^^
In that pic you can even see RJ3 standing off to the side =P

[///M]

Originally posted by m_a_t_r_i_x


autoexe, how do you clean your car? do u clay, polish and wax it? hand buff or u used porter cable polisher? or that shine is photoshop?.......

It\'s not that hard really.

A quick hand wash and dry with Mothers car soap, Klasse AIO, then Klasse SG.

Normally I\'d clay it too, but I was lazy this time I just used AIO. It\'s not as effective as the mechanical action of a claybar, but AIO gets rid of surface residue and oxidation pretty well for a chemical cleaner.

[m_a_t_r_i_x]

Most pics of your car has that shinny wet look, which i like to have in my car which is tgray too....where do you buy the Klasse car care products? crappy tire?...tia

sorry for OT guys...

[Dave_Mazda3]

Wish i could have!!!! :( just got the clear bra done that friday so i was stuck with leaving her dirty! which really sucked @ss :p

[///M]

Originally posted by m_a_t_r_i_x


Most pics of your car has that shinny wet look, which i like to have in my car which is tgray too....where do you buy the Klasse car care products? crappy tire?...tia

sorry for OT guys...

Klasse is not widely available in retail stores...in the GTA at least.

I bought mine from www.carcaresmart.com. They ship out of BC.

[bubba1983]

www.eshine.ca ships out of port colbourne...

[fourtrack78]

nice, what color did u paint them??

I painted them black. Just waiting on Red for the stickers:D