('93-'01) It is worth it to wash your car for a couple of hours (pics)

scootr · 04-17-2001, 07:48 PM

So fresh and so clean.

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Scooby South · 04-17-2001, 07:54 PM

Very nice...

2yLiTe · 04-17-2001, 07:56 PM

Of course it's worth it!!

Heck even if it rains an hour later, it's quality time you spend just "workin' on the car". What I probably enjoy the most is just listening to the radio while washing...chillin' then going out later in the night in what feels like a brand new car!

Oh...I can't wait for summer to roll on in!

98mpreziveRS · 04-17-2001, 07:59 PM

yes it is

... so the mud will slide off better instead of just sticking to the mud already on the car.

NOW go rally please (just a joke, relax)

subymamma · 04-17-2001, 08:13 PM

Love your wheels. They Team Dynamics?

gavin · 04-17-2001, 09:19 PM

I definitely take an hour, or so, on the first good wash after winter. Identify and touch-up any new rock pits, and give it a good wax.

Consider it annual rust maintenance.

MichiganRS · 04-17-2001, 10:47 PM

I will tell you all a lil tip dont leave bird crap on your car I did and now my hood is all messed up looks like it ate through the paint and this was only for a few days. Also the paint wasnt factory I had to replace my whole front clip a few months ago so possibly cheaper paint didnt help either.

RS-LOVER · 04-17-2001, 10:59 PM

Looks nice, but hours??? I do my whole car in about 30-40 min. Unless your waxing it too.

scootr · 04-18-2001, 01:45 AM

They are Work meister s2r wheels 17x7 53+.
I washed it forever and cleaned the whole interior. The wheels are also a pain to clean. That is why it takes so long.

Scootr

omahasubaru · 04-18-2001, 05:59 AM

Is that an STi exhaust??? If so... good choice!

Jon

Subie Gal · 04-18-2001, 06:08 AM

noooo... it's bad luck to spend MORE than 2 hours washing/polishing on your car... the last time i did that on a car i owned... i got T boned by a drunk driver

hehehehe

car looks great!

j. www.subiegal.com

Retsyn · 04-18-2001, 06:21 AM

I do that just about every weekend. Just got an random orbital buffer to cut the time to around an hour and a half. It's how I relax though... Take my mind off the hook for a couple of hours and just clean the car. If it's been a particularly bad week, I'll wash and wax my wifes Forester too. That's a REALLY bad week though!

Ginseng · 04-18-2001, 06:45 AM

I aree that washing my baby is a bonding experience. Plus, you get to do a detailed inspection for dings, chips and other little disturbances that otherwise might escape notice. That way, you can touch-up, strip and wax or whatever to protect it. It takes me at least and hour to do a full clean inside and out including windows, wheels and polishing the tips on my Stromung. It took me 2.5 hours just to wax it the first time. Sucked, that's why I bought the Bosch 6" RO sander/polisher.

J Colman · 04-18-2001, 07:44 AM

Looks nice man, a worthwile 2 hours

icthus · 04-18-2001, 07:58 AM

Time well spent. I've said this before, I love those wheels!

bryanw · 04-18-2001, 08:08 AM

I don't think it's worth it at all. No matter how much time or money I spend on a wash, one drive to work and it looks just like it did before I washed it.

bratmantlz · 04-18-2001, 08:10 AM

hell i have spent a whole afternoon on cleaning and detailing the inside of my car. but it just gets dirty again

its a constant battle

adamsrs · 04-18-2001, 09:43 AM

Arent WORK wheels REALLY expensive??? I thought that they were like as much as ADVANS! Any ways, you need to lower your car! STAT! PS: My car is my prised possesion and I still only take a half hour at the most to wah and vaccum my car.
adamsrs www.unnatural.org

scootr · 04-18-2001, 01:41 PM

I have a brospeed muffler and yes Work wheels are very expensive.

Scootr

ioan · 04-18-2001, 03:01 PM

I love your wheels even if they are expensive... I saw them on a WRX in a magazine from France and I said to myself that they were made for an Impreza...

Good choice and you have a nice RS!

ioan

ivbdn · 04-18-2001, 05:53 PM

I've spent hours just washing my car. Then comes the waxing. It's definitely worth it in my opinion.

John2.5RS · 04-18-2001, 06:05 PM

I can't tell you, the pictures aren't working for me. Got a link?

iBlueVirus · 04-18-2001, 09:16 PM

I do that every time when I wash my car. but the question is... how often do you wash your car? I try my best to do it one every other week...

TaiChih · 04-18-2001, 09:19 PM

Look at that shine! Very nice, will you detail my car.

scootr · 04-19-2001, 02:11 AM

Sure enough it rained today and it is dirty again. damn!!! I am not sure how to make it so the pics work. I can see them and almost everyone else can too.

Scootr

04-17-2001, 07:48 PM	#1
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2yLiTe Scooby Specialist Member#: 660 Join Date: Dec 1999 Location: Windsor, Ontario CANADA	Of course it's worth it!! Heck even if it rains an hour later, it's quality time you spend just "workin' on the car". What I probably enjoy the most is just listening to the radio while washing...chillin' then going out later in the night in what feels like a brand new car! Oh...I can't wait for summer to roll on in!

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98mpreziveRS Scooby Specialist Member#: 972 Join Date: Feb 2000	yes it is ... so the mud will slide off better instead of just sticking to the mud already on the car. NOW go rally please (just a joke, relax)

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gavin Scooby Specialist Member#: 3198 Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: Portland, OR USA Vehicle: 2005 GT LTD Wagon Garnet Red	I definitely take an hour, or so, on the first good wash after winter. Identify and touch-up any new rock pits, and give it a good wax. Consider it annual rust maintenance.

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MichiganRS Scooby Specialist Member#: 3069 Join Date: Nov 2000 Location: Harrison TWP Michigan USA	I will tell you all a lil tip dont leave bird crap on your car I did and now my hood is all messed up looks like it ate through the paint and this was only for a few days. Also the paint wasnt factory I had to replace my whole front clip a few months ago so possibly cheaper paint didnt help either.

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RS-LOVER Scooby Specialist Member#: 4463 Join Date: Feb 2001 Location: Boca Raton, FL Vehicle: 2000 Impreza RS Blue Ridge Pearl	Looks nice, but hours??? I do my whole car in about 30-40 min. Unless your waxing it too.

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scootr Scooby Specialist Member#: 2649 Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Sebastopol (Graton), CA Vehicle: 00 2.5RS-t cpe BRP 64 chevelle SS	They are Work meister s2r wheels 17x7 53+. I washed it forever and cleaned the whole interior. The wheels are also a pain to clean. That is why it takes so long. Scootr

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Subie Gal GC84Ever Super Moderator Member#: 301 Join Date: Sep 1999 Chapter/Region: NWIC Location: WA Vehicle: 2001 2.5 RS/70 Van 02 WRX Rally Stud	noooo... it's bad luck to spend MORE than 2 hours washing/polishing on your car... the last time i did that on a car i owned... i got T boned by a drunk driver hehehehe car looks great! j. www.subiegal.com

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J Colman Scooby Specialist Member#: 1259 Join Date: Apr 2000 Location: Ashburn, VA Vehicle: 1999 Impreza RS Rally Blue Pearl	Looks nice man, a worthwile 2 hours

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icthus Scooby Newbie Member#: 3967 Join Date: Feb 2001 Location: Arlington,VA	Time well spent. I've said this before, I love those wheels!

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bryanw Scooby Specialist Member#: 807 Join Date: Jan 2000 Location: Car-Videos.com Vehicle: 2002 WRX Wagon Black	I don't think it's worth it at all. No matter how much time or money I spend on a wash, one drive to work and it looks just like it did before I washed it.

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adamsrs Scooby Specialist Member#: 3768 Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Seattle, WA	Arent WORK wheels REALLY expensive??? I thought that they were like as much as ADVANS! Any ways, you need to lower your car! STAT! PS: My car is my prised possesion and I still only take a half hour at the most to wah and vaccum my car. adamsrs www.unnatural.org

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scootr Scooby Specialist Member#: 2649 Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Sebastopol (Graton), CA Vehicle: 00 2.5RS-t cpe BRP 64 chevelle SS	I have a brospeed muffler and yes Work wheels are very expensive. Scootr

04-18-2001, 03:01 PM	#20
ioan Scooby Newbie Member#: 1600 Join Date: Jun 2000 Location: Montreal Vehicle: 98 Impreza RS Red	I love your wheels even if they are expensive... I saw them on a WRX in a magazine from France and I said to myself that they were made for an Impreza... Good choice and you have a nice RS! ioan

04-18-2001, 05:53 PM	#21
ivbdn Scooby Specialist Member#: 2736 Join Date: Oct 2000 Chapter/Region: SCIC Location: Los Angeles, CA US Vehicle: 2001 Impreza 2.5RS Aspen White	I've spent hours just washing my car. Then comes the waxing. It's definitely worth it in my opinion.

04-18-2001, 06:05 PM	#22
John2.5RS Scooby Guru Member#: 1140 Join Date: Mar 2000 Chapter/Region: SCIC Location: On the road Vehicle: 2013 Ecoboost'd F150 Grey	I can't tell you, the pictures aren't working for me. Got a link?

04-18-2001, 09:16 PM	#23
iBlueVirus Scooby Specialist Member#: 4679 Join Date: Mar 2001 Chapter/Region: BAIC Location: detailaddict.com	I do that every time when I wash my car. but the question is... how often do you wash your car? I try my best to do it one every other week...

04-18-2001, 09:19 PM	#24
TaiChih Scooby Specialist Member#: 3467 Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Odenton, MD Vehicle: 1998 Dinan3 Bleck	Look at that shine! Very nice, will you detail my car.

04-19-2001, 02:11 AM	#25
scootr Scooby Specialist Member#: 2649 Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Sebastopol (Graton), CA Vehicle: 00 2.5RS-t cpe BRP 64 chevelle SS	Sure enough it rained today and it is dirty again. damn!!! I am not sure how to make it so the pics work. I can see them and almost everyone else can too. Scootr