Hand wash - always.

When the weather is nice, I'll do it myself - but during the winter months, it's just not feasible. In that case, I use a hand-washing car wash in town, where the only machinery involved is that spraying the soap and wax.

Don't feel bad that it takes a long time for a wash/wax. Sheesh, I spent nearly six or more hours this weekend completely detailing mine (door jams, underbody cleaning, weatherstripping cleaned of sand and protected, everythig ScotchGarded, floormats washed, etc.) It's good to do from time to time to "start fresh." Man, does it look good when you're done - it's obvious when you've spent a lot of time on your vehicle.

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2001 Solar Yellow SE 4x4 V6 5spd