How many of you hand wash ---- your car
10-18-2008, 05:17 PM
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My Ride: 2007 530i. Purchased 6/28/07. Titanium Silver Metallic, Black Dakota Leather, Dark Poplar Trim, Steptronic, Premium Package, Cold Weather Package, Bluetooth, Adaptive Control Xenons. 10/30/07 Added OEM 124s with 245/40/18 & 275/35/18 Michelin Pilot Sport A/S tires. Installed red Cal Covers� from BavAuto. 11/21/07 Added OEM all-weather floor mats (for winter, carpet in summer) and coat rack. 6/26/08 installed M5-style rear spoiler. 6/30/08 put on red reflectors. 8/22/08 Euro turn signal stickers applied. 3/20/09 Installed Shadowline Trim. 3/27/09 Added Matte Black Kidney Grilles from Trinity. 4/03/09 Installed Bimmian Shadow Matte Black 530i Badges. 4/04/09 Installed LED license plate lights from Trinity. 5/01/09 Installed Brabus Interior LED Kit and White Angel Eyes. 5/02/09 Put in Brabus 6K Fogs. 5/14/09 Removed charcoal filter. 5/15/09 Installed light smoke LED side marker lamps from Trinity. 5/21/09 Sprint Booster. 6/12/09 Painted exhaust tips flat black. 6/13/09 Pulled red Cal Covers and painted calipers low gloss black. 6/27/09 RPI Ram Air Scoop from Trinity. 8/15/09 Installed Brabus's silver invisibulbs front and rear. 9/24/09 Installed R-Dash license plate LEDs from Brabaus (John).
Originally Posted by GENEaTALS' post='696678' date='Oct 18 2008, 08:12 PM
Sounds like a spa day for the both of you 
That's a great way of looking at it. It's not a chore, it's a day of pampering...
10-18-2008, 05:24 PM
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My Ride: 2004 530i 6-speed Titanium Silver/Black Interior
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I have to admit that it has gone through a car wash 2 times in the 4 years I have had it.
I have to admit that it has gone through a car wash 2 times in the 4 years I have had it.
10-18-2008, 08:10 PM
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My Ride: 530I Silver gray with gray leather with Premium Package, Logic 7 Premium sound system with Ipod interface, xenon adaptive headlights, Active steering, Power retractable rear sunshade, Comfort seats, Cold weather package and M5 OEM 166 wheels, Sprintbooster. Ceramic Tint all around, Bilstein Sports shocks with Eibach springs, Brake performance Rotors and Axxis ceramic pads.
hand wash top, side and under chassis. Blow dry with a leaf blower. Just clayed, polished and waxed twice last Tuesday.
10-18-2008, 08:41 PM
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My Ride: 07 550 i, mystic blue, black leather, cold weather package, nav, sport, shades, bags, rear heat, V1 hardwired.
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Power wash first with hot water (added a bib in the garage just for this purpose) using Eimann Fabrik soap. Rinse, power wash again, followed by hand wash. Hit the wheels with wheel cleaner from armoral then power wash them. Then clean the paint surface with Pinnacle paint cleaner. Clay it if necessary. Then use Klasse all in one wax prep. Wipe that off, then use Pinnacle XMT High gloss wax. Then seal the Pinnacle wax using 3M perfect 300 final glaze. I hit the door jams, trunk gaps, hood gaps, and exposed engine bay paint with just the XMT wax.
Takes most of the day, but when done, the car just leaps with joy...cause a clean car is a happy car
Takes most of the day, but when done, the car just leaps with joy...cause a clean car is a happy car
10-18-2008, 09:14 PM
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i will never take my baby to the carwash, im all "hands on" on her 
i think i only trust my wash, detail i'll take it to a pro but for just regular wash and wax I do it myself
i think i only trust my wash, detail i'll take it to a pro but for just regular wash and wax I do it myself
10-18-2008, 10:06 PM
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Originally Posted by euro2nv' post='696801' date='Oct 18 2008, 10:14 PM
i will never take my baby to the carwash, im all "hands on" on her i think i only trust my wash, detail i'll take it to a pro but for just regular wash and wax I do it myself
i think i only trust my wash, detail i'll take it to a pro but for just regular wash and wax I do it myself