Who cleans your car(s) ?

theMAG · 6th December 2006, 21:17

Who cleans you car(s) regularly - YOU or the hired help ? In my case, I explicitly forbid anyone from touching my car and clean/wash/polish the car myself regularly - even people in my friends' cricle couldnt believe that a car owner cleans his car himself. What is this world coming to?!

rr_zen · 6th December 2006, 21:44

I agree with you theMAG...In fact I too never allow anyone to even touch my car lest drive it. Also, I have given my car the 3M car detailing treatment that covers the paint, under chassis, panels(for rust prevention), tyres (dressing) and it is in great shape all the time..In addition to this I pamper my baby almost evryday or whenever am in a mood or free to clean her up !! Hows that !

Steeroid · 6th December 2006, 21:57

My dog licks it clean. He even does a tyre-polish on 3 legs.

He understands I'm too old for this sorta exercise.

abhijitvp · 6th December 2006, 22:11

Even though I like my car very much its not possible for me to clean her everyday. Only on sundays i wash her.

aZa · 6th December 2006, 22:12

Clean it myself, but take it for thorough wash & wax at the Carwash weekly.

faithless_1984 · 6th December 2006, 22:53

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My dog licks it clean. He even does a tyre-polish on 3 legs.

lmao ,even ill try to teach my dog to do this

well i wash and polish/wax my rides myself only on sundays.!

Mugen_Power · 6th December 2006, 23:33

Our drivers cleans the cars but sometime i can do myself.

Mugen_Power.

iraghava · 7th December 2006, 00:01

Well my staff does the washing since we don't have any drivers but they are well trained after all the scoldings & abuses from me. If it's to be waxed then I make it a point to do it myself.

Unfortunately I can't do it too often due to a back condition. Rest I trust a very high-quality independent garage to care of the professional polishing & detailing for me. They do a BLOODY GOOD job

devarshi84 · 7th December 2006, 02:25

We have a gentleman who does the chores for us. The cars and bikes are washed and cleaned everyday with proper liquids.

I take my turn on weekends and clean everything inside out, check oils and fuel and tyre pressure on this day. takes around 2-3 hours.

But am in Toronto since some time and havent got a chance to do the cleaning.

Mr.Bangalore · 7th December 2006, 09:55

Well it will washed by a service station if the dirt on the ride is worst or else it will be me washing it on sundays, wax/polish Exclusively by myself, interiors cleaned using a vaccum cleaner.

shazikon · 7th December 2006, 10:55

Its always me..i clean my car twice a week and sunday is the car shine day for dads and my car!! takes 3-4 hours to wash and wax both cars + my Rx135. My dog helps me sometimes with the wash cloth and the hose

naveen.kk · 7th December 2006, 11:50

I clean my car weekly,
i get it washed once in a month...

i prefer cleaning it, chaning its oil, polishing it, sometimes i feel so tired...

but amount of happines in keeping it clean....

amaizing...

i feel like changin a diper to my daughter......

prabuddhadg · 7th December 2006, 12:05

I have a hired help doing the cleaning on week days. Every Sunday I do the cleaning myself.
By the way, does anybody here use one of those car battery powered vacuum cleaners? I saw one at Hypercity some time back, but it seemed pretty feeble. My car is too far from any electric plug point to use a regular powered vacuum cleaner. And I hate getting my car dirty, even the carpet.

DRC · 7th December 2006, 12:09

I have hired a help... This guy really does a neat job. Takes care of the car very well. I trust him. Only problem is that he takes off too often. On those days the car is usually un attended. Saturday mid day is the time for pampering the baby with polish/wax and a thoroughh check up which include all the fluid checks.

johy · 7th December 2006, 12:12

I do it - mostly, but I have help around to help me with it - it helps getting the work done faster.

- johy

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6th December 2006, 21:17	#1
theMAG Distinguished - BHPian Join Date: May 2006 Location: Avon, CT Posts: 7,196 Thanked: 1,821 Times View My Garage	Who cleans your car(s) ? Who cleans you car(s) regularly - YOU or the hired help ? In my case, I explicitly forbid anyone from touching my car and clean/wash/polish the car myself regularly - even people in my friends' cricle couldnt believe that a car owner cleans his car himself. What is this world coming to?!
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6th December 2006, 21:44	#2
rr_zen Senior - BHPian Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Chennai, India Posts: 1,810 Thanked: 423 Times View My Garage	I agree with you theMAG...In fact I too never allow anyone to even touch my car lest drive it. Also, I have given my car the 3M car detailing treatment that covers the paint, under chassis, panels(for rust prevention), tyres (dressing) and it is in great shape all the time..In addition to this I pamper my baby almost evryday or whenever am in a mood or free to clean her up !! Hows that !
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6th December 2006, 21:57	#3
Steeroid Senior - BHPian Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: N.A Posts: 7,025 Thanked: 2,757 Times	My dog licks it clean. He even does a tyre-polish on 3 legs. He understands I'm too old for this sorta exercise. Last edited by Steeroid : 6th December 2006 at 22:14.
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6th December 2006, 22:11	#4
abhijitvp BHPian Join Date: May 2006 Location: Mumbai Posts: 151 Thanked: 48 Times View My Garage	Even though I like my car very much its not possible for me to clean her everyday. Only on sundays i wash her.
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6th December 2006, 22:12	#5
aZa Senior - BHPian Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Noida / Delhi Posts: 1,595 Thanked: 25 Times View My Garage	Clean it myself, but take it for thorough wash & wax at the Carwash weekly.
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6th December 2006, 23:33	#7
Mugen_Power Senior - BHPian Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Gujarat 03 Posts: 1,302 Thanked: 19 Times	Our drivers cleans the cars but sometime i can do myself. Mugen_Power.
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7th December 2006, 00:01	#8
iraghava Senior - BHPian Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Bhaiyyaland Posts: 7,993 Thanked: 281 Times View My Garage	Well my staff does the washing since we don't have any drivers but they are well trained after all the scoldings & abuses from me. If it's to be waxed then I make it a point to do it myself. Unfortunately I can't do it too often due to a back condition. Rest I trust a very high-quality independent garage to care of the professional polishing & detailing for me. They do a BLOODY GOOD job
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7th December 2006, 02:25	#9
devarshi84 Senior - BHPian Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Ahmedabad - Tor Posts: 4,024 Thanked: 213 Times View My Garage	We have a gentleman who does the chores for us. The cars and bikes are washed and cleaned everyday with proper liquids. I take my turn on weekends and clean everything inside out, check oils and fuel and tyre pressure on this day. takes around 2-3 hours. But am in Toronto since some time and havent got a chance to do the cleaning. Last edited by devarshi84 : 7th December 2006 at 02:28.
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7th December 2006, 09:55	#10
Mr.Bangalore BHPian Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Bengalooru Posts: 369 Thanked: 56 Times View My Garage	Well it will washed by a service station if the dirt on the ride is worst or else it will be me washing it on sundays, wax/polish Exclusively by myself, interiors cleaned using a vaccum cleaner.
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7th December 2006, 10:55	#11
shazikon BHPian Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Bangalore Posts: 391 Thanked: 26 Times View My Garage	Its always me..i clean my car twice a week and sunday is the car shine day for dads and my car!! takes 3-4 hours to wash and wax both cars + my Rx135. My dog helps me sometimes with the wash cloth and the hose
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7th December 2006, 11:50	#12
naveen.kk BHPian Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Hyderabad Posts: 120 Thanked: 30 Times View My Garage	I clean my car weekly, i get it washed once in a month... i prefer cleaning it, chaning its oil, polishing it, sometimes i feel so tired... but amount of happines in keeping it clean.... amaizing... i feel like changin a diper to my daughter......
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7th December 2006, 12:05	#13
prabuddhadg BHPian Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Mumbai Posts: 811 Thanked: 82 Times View My Garage	I have a hired help doing the cleaning on week days. Every Sunday I do the cleaning myself. By the way, does anybody here use one of those car battery powered vacuum cleaners? I saw one at Hypercity some time back, but it seemed pretty feeble. My car is too far from any electric plug point to use a regular powered vacuum cleaner. And I hate getting my car dirty, even the carpet.
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7th December 2006, 12:09	#14
DRC BHPian Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Cockpit Posts: 907 Thanked: 67 Times View My Garage	I have hired a help... This guy really does a neat job. Takes care of the car very well. I trust him. Only problem is that he takes off too often. On those days the car is usually un attended. Saturday mid day is the time for pampering the baby with polish/wax and a thoroughh check up which include all the fluid checks.
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7th December 2006, 12:12	#15
johy BHPian Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Siliguri Posts: 992 Thanked: 634 Times View My Garage	I do it - mostly, but I have help around to help me with it - it helps getting the work done faster. - johy
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