A lot of us wash our own cars.

 

I wash my 2008 tundra. 2000 Excursion. 67. 72 chevelle by hand at the house - never to a car wash. I also vac at the house. Tire air at the house. I do get gas off the property though.

 

I wash my own cars. Not in the street, but in the driveway. I suppose if I didn’t have a driveway I would find somewhere to wash it myself.

 

None of my cars have ever been thru an automated car wash...

 

I hand wash the Chevelle everytime I take it out for a ride and when I get back.
I hand wash my drivers for the first few months. I run them through the automated car wash after that. We have a few that do a really good job. Plus the under carriage is easier at a drive thru.

 

I have owned my Chevelle for 10 years and it has never seen water in that time period. My wife’s Durango Hellcat will never see an drive through car wash. My Ram 2500 I think would fit but would be a tight squeeze but I still wash it by hand. Def saves on all the scratches and abuse they cause… they are easier but to me easier isn’t always better

 

I usually hand wash my truck, van, wifes RAV4 and always hand wash my 2 bikes and Chevelle but it don't get too dirty in the garage lol, a drive thru wash screwed up my vinyl stripe on my Ram

 

We own 4 vehicles. None of those vehicles have ever been to a car wash. I use the two bucket system with grit guards and PFM towels to dry them off. Definately different mitts to wash paint and wheels/tires. I was out in the driveway this past Monday ( February in PA) and washed my Tacoma and wifes Accord. Now the Chevelle only gets washed maybe twice a year as it rarely gets dirty enough to need washing. I have done the Chevelle with Optima no rinse but many times the regular way.

 

I hand wash my 3 vehicles in the spring/summer months. Hell, I even wax them by hand.

 

Hell, I even wax them by hand.

If you mean you actually apply the wax with a microfiber applicator then I suggest you look into a random orbital polisher. Youll think you went to heaven. They are far superior for polishing but I still use them for wax/sealer.

This goes hand in hand with home repairs. I do 98 % of all home repairs and projects. Have lived in my house 35 years and have hired someone less than ten times. About 4 years ago I painted the entire exterior of my 2 story house. Took me 2 months.

 

My 5 69's don't get washed because they don't get dirty. Not wanting to sound like a SA. Tires and wheels yes. Sprayed with water and wiped with a 100% cotton cloth, never a micro cloth on the paint (polyester/plastic), No water, no rust. My DD get washed in the driveway. We have become a lazy society, don't wash our cars, don't mow our lawns, drive up for food and now groceries. Our local Walmart Market had to hire 30 more people to handle the on line/drive up business to serve 2000 a day and had to pay the kids $15 hr!.

 

Brad, my only issue with painting our home, was getting stuck on the lift 30' up, when it decided to shut down all by itself! DAYUM I thought....... old solider boy would easily shimmy down the boom..... but the OF bald guy stuck in in that bucket? . not so much..... The lift actually made the job super easy, other than the "incident". I'd do it again. And keep my cell phone with me.

CAR WASHES: I do use the " wanda wash" on occasion to blow "hunting mud" or " Buffalo road salt" off the vehicles including the undercarriage. $2 well spent.

 

Brad, my only issue with painting our home, was getting stuck on the lift 30' up, when it decided to shut down all by itself! DAYUM I thought....... old solider boy would easily shimmy down the boom..... but the OF bald guy stuck in in that bucket? . not so much..... The lift actually made the job super easy, other than the "incident". I'd do it again. And keep my cell phone with me.

Gene, I contemplated using a lift but in the end I bought a new 32 foot ladder then sold it after the job was finished.
My wife wanted new siding but removing aluminum and putting vinyl ( plastic) siding on didnt make sense. So painting was decided as a compromise. Which I said I would do and the wife said "no you wont"

So there is a house painter that lives couple hundred yards up the street. I walked up to his house and knocked on his door maybe 10 times and he just wouldnt answer the door.
So after the tenth trip I come back and tell the wife "I have good news" she says "what". I say " I found some one to paint the house". She says who? I say me. She says " if you fall off that ladder Im not wiping your ass for the rest of your life". Good news is I can still wipe my own ass.

 

Not only lazy society. Throw away society. That includes marriages - takes effort and time - both free issue.

Phones are a problem with this society. I am preaching to the choir.

Fun stuff with these classics.

 

My 68 has never seen water after the restoration finished and hopefully it never will.I will remove the wheels to clean them thoroughly and water is used. I would love to have a lift to clean the undercarriage but ceiling is too low. And Brad you still can until you fall off that damn ladder and then you are on your own As far as others washing their cars you certainly don't see people on the weekends washing their cars. Hell I can barely find anyone cutting their own grass these days.

 

I have a 28" ladder, needed to access my roof. We've been here over twenty years. I could handle that beast 20 years ago! Now.... ??????

The lift wasnt cheap, like $150/ day. But I banged out the second story, and did some tree trimming. They gave me a free half day after the "incident".

 

Same here with loving to wash my cars and have done it with temps in the 40s..... but in the northeast when your cars are full of salt in the winter at 20 degrees you need to find a good hand car wash for the daily drivers. It's only a couple of times here and there but need to get that stuff off.

 

Touch less car wash for the Chevelle and Tesla 👍 hate hand washing anymore.

 

I'd much rather do it myself then have it done for me. I find it an entertaining challenge to do things others would not. I do occasionally use a car wash but not an automated one. I like the blow dryers they have now.

 

My '71 Chevelle SS has not seen water since the frame off in 2006. My '67 Chevelle SS hasn't seen water yet but she will certainly never see a commercial car wash. My wife's BMW 650i xDrive Convertible will never see a commercial car wash. Can't say the same about my 2005 Silverado Ext. Cab 2500 Duramax, it's seen a car wash or two when we lived in Alaska. Living in TX it's been washed by hand 99% of the time the last 11 years.

There's just something rewarding about it when doing the washes at home and by hand.

 

I should say my 66 SS has never seen water either and I guess I should have mentioned daily driver for street washing, but it's good to know that we all love our Chevelle's and pamper them by hand when needed. I would neve take the SS to an automated car wash. Washed the 4runner yesterday at 40* and yes the hose was frozen and took awhile to thaw but got all the salt and mag chloride off for the time being. Spring is almost here.

 

I always washed my own junk in the driveway but then lightning took out the shade tree. So now I either wait for clouds or, mostly just drive dirty junk. I had no idea that men use car washes. Some men are proud to use only a dust mop on trailered cars. I'll be building a body and somebody will want no weatherstrips or big hood holes and I say what about if it rains or if they want to wash the vehicle... and they say in their least condescending tone that their vehicle will never be touched by water. Because its above rain. I try not to laugh and just do the job.

Wash mitt and bucket is good. Soap, too. Everybody should have that stuff. Not everybody has a driveway though.

 

My Chevelle has never seen water since the frame off resto in 2012. I will take my other 2 daily drivers thru automated car washes, but only if they're touchless.

 

I know there are many on this site that say their Chevelle never sees water. Personally I have washed my Chevelle plenty of times but I am carefull about where I am spraying water.
However the last couple times I have washed the Chevelle I have used Optima No Rinse which I think is a good compromise as the worst the Chevelle ever gets is maybe accidently getting caught in a little rain. I take all measures to avoid driving it in the rain but have been caught a time or two

 

I run my Chevelle through the automatic wash at the local gas station after topping it off with premium.
Usually after an evening of prepping it for race day, it gets the quick automatic wash the night before an event.

 

My daily driven Trailblazer SS goes thru the car wash in the winter months but everything gets washed in the driveway when winter is over.

 

For sure I thought you meant daily. My CHevelle does see water every other year, when I wash it with HOT dish soap laden water before its clay barred. THen two more years of " no wash" only microfibers and detailing cleaner.

The Long -haulers of the MCC gang taught me that.