How long do you leave your car before washing?

[john182rs]

Ok its winter, road salt and bits of snow with lots of wet cold weather and everything else that goes with it.

So how long do people leave their cars before cleaning again or what is the longest you have left it?

I used to clean mine every week but last time it had a dam good clean and wax, its been 7 weeks since i have cleaned mine, i do not intend on doing so till feburary at least now.

 

[McBunny]

erm micra hasnt been washed in over a year

 

[BIFCAIDS]

it depends on the state of the car and weather for me really, but normally once a week in winter and summer can be 2 or 3 times a week

 

[JD]

As long as it is protected well underneath, it will be fine for months. That's the idea of a winter seal

 

[Sarah]

not been washed since july

 

[Beef-Mc]

Months at a time, paintworks shagged at the min so not othering about it.

 

[john182rs]

As long as it is protected well underneath, it will be fine for months. That's the idea of a winter seal

I gave mine some coats of a good wax with polish and clay before.

Just dont see the point in cleaning the car each week if its going to be dirty again within 24hrs.

 

[JD]

Depends how OCD you are. I can't stand a dirty car, especially in summer/sunny days. Dad's were cleaned at the weekend because he has a couple of meetings, guarantee no one else will have bothered.

 

[Revels]

Currently - 19months.

 

[JD]

I will come and clean your car in the New Year Daniel.

 

[yellowbelly]

until it's dirty and falls on a weekend really, not going to bother this weekend as it's snowed and i live on a hill so would cause a downhill ice rink.

 

[Ronnie R]

Been 4 months lol

 

[Needster]

I will come and clean your car in the New Year Daniel.

You'd never get the wheels white again, JD.

 

[JD]

I so would, I would paint them if needs be!

 

[Needster]

Get the Dulux emulsion out.


Washed mine last weekend, dirty as sin now. Prior to that it was last washed in Sept after Trax.

 

[H182]

5months last year, close to that now probably going to beat it. Never have time or when I do its raining.

 

[Christophe]

i clean mine once a week. the weekend just been is the first one i havn't cleaned it and i think i'm going to leave it till mid jan or so now as the weather is way to bad and cold. So i'm enjoying trying to get it as dirty as possible so it'll be really satisfying cleaning it in jan.

 

[ben_p]

Ive just spent 3 hours on my engine bay, must be mad

 

[DrR]

Ages, it's to bloody cold.

 

[Tigger]

^ Man up!

I try to do mine once a week - sometimes even in the rain if I have to :star:

 

[john182rs]

Depends how OCD you are. I can't stand a dirty car, especially in summer/sunny days. Dad's were cleaned at the weekend because he has a couple of meetings, guarantee no one else will have bothered.

I used to be very OCD with mine, clean it every cpl of days and wax every weekend.
Trying to resist is hard.

 

[at3k-]

When its dryer weather i clean mine once a week, or 2 weeks at a push. Havent cleaned it in about a month now though, nice and dirty rally stylee

 

[Curtis!]

Longest I've left it since I've had the car is 2 weeks. I only did about 50 miles in those two weeks anyways. If there's a slight bit of dirt behind the front wheels it needs cleaning IMO.

I just need to order afew new towels in order to clean it properly, as I haven't dried it the past couple of times because of lack of.

 

[Daz.]

its hard in this weather - missus' fiesta just gets jet washed at the local jet wash as I don't care about it but they're all bloody shut! I'm not getting the buckets out for it!

 

[pip.]

I drive mine so seldomly, the cobwebs protect it from getting dirty.
Sad but true. :dapprove: