So I was curious -- What methods do you guys use to keep your Miatas clean? I remember reading somewhere in my manual that automatic car washes are discouraged. Mine has never been through one.
Bone-heads are determined to try though.
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So I was curious -- What methods do you guys use to keep your Miatas clean? I remember reading somewhere in my manual that automatic car washes are discouraged. Mine has never been through one.
Bone-heads are determined to try though.
Meh, I hand wash my cars, but I don't wax and clay bar them weekly. More like every six months. In fact, it's been about four weeks, a track day, an autocross, and 1000 miles since I washed my car. Think I'll take care of that this afternoon. :wink:
I do it myself. Just not weekly. I enjoy detailing my car most of the time.
I throw the hardtop on and take it to carspa. They do a great job on washes and will do a half decent wax for cheap. The only thing is that you need to tell them to not do the clear coat treatment if you have an NA without clearcoat. One time they did the clearcoat treatment even though I told them not to and it created strange streak marks when they waxed it. When I pointed it out to the manager, he was very apologetic, and then had his guys claybar it and re-wax it no charge. I won't take any car to non-carspa carwashes. Everyone I have tried on the OTM have done a poor job. When I can't get to a carspa, I take it to a coin-op booth and wash it by hand.
I wash mine every couple weeks or if it rains and wax
Bout the same as Altian. Clay and wax twice a year and wash it monthly at home. Just finished cleaning it up for tonite's drive-in.
I get my chops busted for having the cleanest and straightest spec miata around. I wash it when needed, wax it twice a year with Zaino and clay bar it once a year. If I had a street miata again, it would stay spotless and would never see a car wash or rain.
After watching your helmet slide off the hood at MSR, you deserve to have your chops busted. :wink:Quote:
Originally Posted by smartmx5
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Originally Posted by altiain
Well played!! I deserved that!!:clap:
I live on a dirt road. If I wash the car, it's dirty by the time I get to the highway.
I wash mine every Spring whether it needs it or not.
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Originally Posted by altiain
You need one of these!!!Quote:
Originally Posted by cone-cerned
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the 1990 miata is washed at least weekly.... the 2008 lancer is washed at least every-other week, but i often take it to forest car wash.... they do a great job; they hand wash.......
I try to make sure the MSM gets a bath at least once a quarter. Normally hand was in the driveway or on occasion carspa
wash both cars bi weekly
Normally the Yellow Miata is washed weekly.
I wash the black Miata as needed since it spends a lot of time sealed in the bubble. ;-)
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I normally wash mine at the two-bit car wash (the half-ass hand wash), but I broke down yesterday and ran it through the auto wash when I left it for the oil change (super lazy) and inspection sticker (great success on another 13-month sticker). They were kind enough to kill the wild high-pressure top spray just for my car - looked pretty gentle to me. And now I'm all lubed up and legal.
Mr. BRG will be thrilled to hear this. ::BaHump::Quote:
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Originally Posted by black roadster
Don't forget, he is legal now too..... although, you look older than 17 to me Rick....
Miata's #1 and 2 used to get washed ~3 times a month.
The current miata only gets it maybe once 2 times a quarter, flat paint FTW.
Chris
Yep me too. My cars get washed 'bout once every month or so. Coin operated. I did have a funeral to go to last week and did run through a touch-less wash.Quote:
Originally Posted by cone-cerned
I used to be more particular than I am now. Though - working from home has helped with keeping the car clean this year.
I wash about once every 2 to 3 weeks by hand here at home. If I do take it to a car wash - it's one with a hand wash. But it's been well over a year since I've done that. I don't care for running it through the automatic washes.
I claybar and wax twice a year.
I wash about every other month. I clean off the dust every time it's starting to bug me, and then use that meguires detailing spray that is supposed to "help" the wax after it's dusted.
Really, this is way more than my car needs considering all the paint chips and light scratches from normal driving around here. I can only get it looking so good (10-15 feet away it looks pretty good.)
Wash? My car is a beautiful shade of gray regardless of my maintenance habits.
I try to wash it every week. I use Protect All Quick & Easy wash since it's no rinse and I can wash without a hose. I think I'll break out the Porter Cable this weekend and give it a good polish and wax.
I either wash the Miata in the driveway or let the guys at Car Spa hand wash and wax it as needed. Needed is a loose term as it has not moved very much in the last few months. The BMW gets washed about once a week and waxed once a month.
For all those that frequent Car Spa I appceciate your business as it helps to keep me employed :D
when there's so much brake dust that its two-tone.