BMWashy Washy... How often? - BMW 3-Series (E90 E92) Forum

Kao BMW · 07-14-2005, 06:37 PM

How often do you guy wash your cars? How often do you wax?

scottz5 · 07-14-2005, 08:39 PM

wash once a week when the weather is nice 2-3 in the winter. Zanio 2 times per year

NaTuReB0Y · 07-14-2005, 08:58 PM

Once a week....only got my car for 6 days...........

cosmosblau · 07-14-2005, 10:00 PM

When it's dirty.

Petercat · 07-14-2005, 10:58 PM

I wash Saturday or Sunday mornings at about 7am, still nice and cool out. This Black paint will make me insane, dust even makes me nuts.
I's wax twice a year. Zaino's got to be the best.

UncleWede · 07-15-2005, 09:42 AM

Saturday morning by 7 (unless I'm hung over). 2 coats of Zaino so far, probably #3 this weekend. Check daily for spots of bug juice, bird shit, or tar, since the wife doesn't seem to.

BMW 2006 · 07-18-2005, 03:08 PM

Wash once a week, unless extreamly dirty.....wax once a month with
Groits products...in between I use the California Car Duster.

Kao BMW · 07-18-2005, 03:56 PM

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Originally Posted by BMW 2006

Wash once a week, unless extreamly dirty.....wax once a month with
Groits products...in between I use the California Car Duster.

How do you prevent that oily residue on the California duster from getting on the car?

Broken1 · 07-19-2005, 01:16 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by BMW 2006

Wash once a week, unless extreamly dirty.....wax once a month with
Groits products...in between I use the California Car Duster.

What colour is your car? Does the california car duster not scratch your car? I have a saphire black car, park under a carport every night and my car gets really dusty! I'm looking for a way to just -touch it up- in the mornings (or afternoons)?

Also...please post a pic of this california duster thing, so I can go find one at my autoshop :-)

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back to the topic.
I have a saphire black car, with lemon interior.
I've had the car 4 days today and so far I have washed it twice and cleaned the drivers seat and doior pannel once. :-/ need something to "dust" the car with daily, or bi-daily that won't scratch it. I thought a mircofibre cloth would work...but apparently, the dust on the cloth will scratch the car :-///

Please help my guys...pm me with ideas, or mail me at broken1@e90post.com or reply here!

Kao BMW · 07-19-2005, 03:11 PM

Go to californiacardusters.com

Hunter399 · 07-19-2005, 03:40 PM

ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh

I just went to go wash my car and took a close look at it and there are very small scratches??

How did this happen???

I used all the top notch materials?

Broken1 · 07-19-2005, 04:06 PM

How sure are you that they weren't there before?

Hunter399 · 07-19-2005, 04:08 PM

I looked VERY closely when I took delivery of the car.

Kao BMW · 07-19-2005, 08:36 PM

Let me guess, you have a jet black or sapphire black E90? You could never get away with swirls. Nature of black cars...

Hunter399 · 07-20-2005, 01:12 AM

Yep, jet black.

By the way, I waxed my dads Black S class with Zaino....WOW what a difference this stuff makes!

tima · 07-22-2005, 12:02 AM

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How do you prevent that oily residue on the California duster from getting on the car?

I dust my car every evening after it has cooled off in the garage and have no sense of oily residue. It keeps it cleaner during the week than not dusting. Three coats of Zaino - dirt comes off easily with the duster. Got a drain in the garage so I wash inside.

07-14-2005, 06:37 PM	#1
Kao BMW iLOVE90 Drives: 2006 BMW 330i Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: CALIFORNIA Posts: 251 iTrader: (0)	BMWashy Washy... How often? How often do you guy wash your cars? How often do you wax?

07-14-2005, 08:39 PM	#2
scottz5 Major Drives: C70 not sure what bmw to get Join Date: May 2005 Location: Jersey Shore Posts: 1,159 iTrader: (0) View scottz5's Garage	wash once a week when the weather is nice 2-3 in the winter. Zanio 2 times per year __________________ 06 E90 330i AW/Black/Poplar, 6MT. ZPP, ZSP, and Heated Seats, V1 hardwire, 15% tint. debadged. SOLD

07-14-2005, 10:00 PM	#4
cosmosblau cunning, baffling, powerful Drives: '06 BMW 325i Join Date: May 2005 Location: Los Angeles, CA Posts: 332 iTrader: (0) View cosmosblau's Garage	When it's dirty. __________________ 2006 325i • Titanium Silver • Black Leather • Poplar Wood • Sport Pkg • Premium Pkg • Steptronic • Xenon • Zaino • BMWCCA Member•

07-14-2005, 10:58 PM	#5
Petercat Cat Herder Drives: LR3, again... Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Mpls, MN Posts: 272 iTrader: (0)	I wash Saturday or Sunday mornings at about 7am, still nice and cool out. This Black paint will make me insane, dust even makes me nuts. I's wax twice a year. Zaino's got to be the best. __________________ Waiting for my e93.

07-19-2005, 04:06 PM	#12
Broken1 E90 Addict Drives: E90 325i Sparking Graphite Join Date: May 2005 Location: Johannesburg Posts: 2,065 iTrader: (0) View Broken1's Garage	How sure are you that they weren't there before? __________________ Broken1.e90post.com / First Meet 11 June Photo's

07-14-2005, 08:58 PM	#3
NaTuReB0Y Powered By 36DD Drives: 2006 E90 Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Jungle Posts: 6,536 iTrader: (9)	Once a week....only got my car for 6 days........... __________________ 2006 330i E90: Jet Black Automatic Schestamatic Steptronic Six Speed Transmission

07-15-2005, 09:42 AM	#6
UncleWede Long Time Admirer, First Time Owner Drives: E90 325i Arctic Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Oxnard, CA Posts: 1,889 iTrader: (0)	Saturday morning by 7 (unless I'm hung over). 2 coats of Zaino so far, probably #3 this weekend. Check daily for spots of bug juice, bird shit, or tar, since the wife doesn't seem to.

07-18-2005, 03:08 PM	#7
BMW 2006 Second Lieutenant Drives: 330I - '06 - 6 Spd Join Date: May 2005 Location: California - USA Posts: 146 iTrader: (0)	Wash once a week, unless extreamly dirty.....wax once a month with Groits products...in between I use the California Car Duster.

07-19-2005, 03:11 PM	#10
Kao BMW iLOVE90 Drives: 2006 BMW 330i Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: CALIFORNIA Posts: 251 iTrader: (0)	Go to californiacardusters.com

07-19-2005, 03:40 PM	#11
Hunter399 Major General Drives: 08 E92 Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Houston, TX Posts: 7,300 iTrader: (25)	ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh I just went to go wash my car and took a close look at it and there are very small scratches?? How did this happen??? I used all the top notch materials?

07-19-2005, 04:08 PM	#13
Hunter399 Major General Drives: 08 E92 Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Houston, TX Posts: 7,300 iTrader: (25)	I looked VERY closely when I took delivery of the car.

07-19-2005, 08:36 PM	#14
Kao BMW iLOVE90 Drives: 2006 BMW 330i Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: CALIFORNIA Posts: 251 iTrader: (0)	Let me guess, you have a jet black or sapphire black E90? You could never get away with swirls. Nature of black cars...

07-20-2005, 01:12 AM	#15
Hunter399 Major General Drives: 08 E92 Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Houston, TX Posts: 7,300 iTrader: (25)	Yep, jet black. By the way, I waxed my dads Black S class with Zaino....WOW what a difference this stuff makes!