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Old 08-19-2007
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Your usual cleaning Schedule for you truck.

So how often do you guys clean your truck?

Mine has been once every week or once every other week.

Whats the longest your truck has ever gone without being cleaned?
 
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normally every Sunday. But I have went almost 3 months without cleaning it.
 
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I try to clean my truck once a week. Usually on Friday when i get home from work so i have a nice clean truck for the weekend. I work on a construction site so the truck gets dirty very fast.

The longest I went without washing it was 3 weeks. Everytime the end of the work week came around and I was about to wash the truck it was either raining or their was rain in the forecast.
 
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Hahaha. Lets see here. The last time I washed my truck was I believe when I got home from Vermont on New Years.

Yep. January.
 
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When ever its gets so dirty I cant stand it anymore
 
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Washed once a week..and a wipe down bout every other night if im not busy..

or if it rains the next day its wiped down..
 
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ill speak for Casey, hes VERY proud of NEVER washing his truck haha


mine gets washed when i get tired of it being dirty... or in the case last time, i wanted to get the mud off the wheels
 
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2 times a year gets dirty within 1 day
 
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i wash it every 2-3 weeks... i have not waxed it since before i graduated from uf 2 years ago
 
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i try to wash it once a week. Wax once a month.

longest i have went without washing it was 3 weeks.

In the winter and spring it gets washed almost twice a week.
 
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once a week... wax once every 2 months...
in the spring i wash it once a week, but ill run it thru the DIY car wash, put a buck in and hose off the pollen another time within the week... it gets bad here
 
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Whenever it rains
 
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when im bored....
 
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Full detail about twice a year. Regular wash about once a month with spot interior cleaning when I notice dust, marks, etc.
 
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wash it usually about once a week and wax it about once a month,but that has changed since i have been doing my sas.
 
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never anymore, its currently sitting in a lot 2.5 miles away from my dorm :(
 
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about once a week, While i wash it, it also gets a nice protectant too
 
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When weather is acceptable... it's been a month since I gave it nice detail :(

other then that I clean the rims and tires every 2 weeks.

Usually Waxed every month, wash every 3 weeks... includes detailing trim, and interior...
 
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I work at a Car Wash/Oil Change. So I usually wash it once a week. While I'm going through the wash, or right after, I usually Armoral it and wipe it down to get all the dust out of it. The back half is another story... As are the carpets. :(
 
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since the new job.. about once a week... but last month was 3 weeks running till i couldnt take it lol
 
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Originally Posted by zabeard
i try to wash it once a week. Wax once a month.

longest i have went without washing it was 3 weeks.

In the winter and spring it gets washed almost twice a week.
 
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1-2 times a week, with the interior done twice a year. It gets waxed 4-5 times a year...
 
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Originally Posted by 99ranger4x4
ill speak for Casey, hes VERY proud of NEVER washing his truck haha


mine gets washed when i get tired of it being dirty... or in the case last time, i wanted to get the mud off the wheels
isnt his truck grey now?? haha sorry Casey. i wash mine twice a week....and use the Megaauires spray detailer at least twice a week...wax every 2 months,and claybar every 3-4 months.... and dont forget the cali duster....thats used just about everyday..
 

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Originally Posted by bucky919
When ever its gets so dirty I cant stand it anymore
same here, well until it rains then its a free car wash
 
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i wash it about 1 time a week and then wax it everymonth. the interior is the same once a week. and i have a habit of always cleaning the underside as well for road debris and crap. rims i never clean i hate them tires ahh once i a while there gettin bald so funk it. the longest i ever went without washing it was about a month and it looked horible
 


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