Automotive Care & Detailing Discussions on washing, waxing, polishing, detailing, cleaning and maintaining the beauty of your Lexus.
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I wash my Lexus at home/someone else's home
456
66.96%
My Significant Other/Kids wash my Lexus at home
2
0.29%
A Pro washes my Lexus at home
17
2.50%
I drop my Lexus off at a Detail Shop
21
3.08%
A Detail Shop picks up/delivers my Lexus
4
0.59%
I use a Self-Service Jet Spray/Wand Wash
56
8.22%
I use a Self-Service In-Bay Automatic Wash
17
2.50%
I use an Exterior-Only Conveyor - Automatic Wash
17
2.50%
I use a Full-Service Conveyor - Automatic Wash
38
5.58%
I use a Full-Service Conveyor - Hand Wash
40
5.87%
Other (Comments Welcome Below)
13
1.91%
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Where Do You Wash Your Lexus

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Old 11-15-04, 10:44 AM
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them kids at the gas stations on saturday morning....donation fee require
Old 01-08-05, 05:33 AM
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i wash my gs at home....to me thats the a lot more safe than taking it to those automatic car washes....yes they might say they use soft bristles...but still..
Old 01-08-05, 09:23 PM
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I wash mine at home when I have time. Since that is rearly, I let my detailer do it for me.
Old 01-09-05, 12:01 PM
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usually at home.
the rain has been washing it every day for a while now tho
Old 01-10-05, 04:17 PM
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I run a mini-detailing business out of my house on the weekends and wash it at home.

Quick wash using Meguiars NXT Car Wash applied with a pressure washer. Dried with an absorber/california duster. MF towels and i use the Booster wax every car wash to keep in accordance with the Tech Wax that is on the car
Old 01-11-05, 12:49 AM
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I just got a GX 470 SUV....so new that I haven't had a chance to wash it, esp since it's been raining hard here in LA for the past couple of weeks. But apparently one needs a ladder to wash the GX, which I really dread the thought of doing. There are a bunch of conveyor "hand wash" carwashes near by. Is using one of them a bad idea?
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I guess I'm not TOO disappointed, I didn't have high hopes for the paint pen. I just finished using it on the lower cladding or my black RX300. The metallic was too dark and did not match. Its pretty obvious.
Old 03-14-05, 07:40 AM
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"miami hand wash" in ny
Old 03-21-05, 04:51 PM
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Gotta wash her at the autowash in winter up here to get all the salt crud off, I can't stand looking at it.
Even with the undercarriage wash it looked like some salt was still there.

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Old 03-22-05, 08:01 AM
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I can't take mine to any place with the wheel rails because of the chromies, so I take the car to a local self wash with bays. In the summer though, I wash the car by hand, wax it myself, and do the interior myself, except for carpet cleaning.

Old 03-29-05, 01:51 AM
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that was what I was going to say, that is the worst place to go hehe
Old 04-03-05, 04:50 PM
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I Wash My Ride At Home
W/ Baja Sol Lamb's Wool Wash Mitt
Mostly Meguiar's Products
Invisible Glass Cleaner By Stone
Follow Up W/ Rain X To Repel Rain
A Big Absorbent Towel For Boats To Dry It Off

*careful How U Wash Ur Ride . Don't Want Swirls N Scratches*
Old 04-22-05, 01:52 PM
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I wash my car at home.. if not.. usually the Chevron touchless carwash.
Old 04-30-05, 01:03 AM
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i'll wait till it rains..
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I wash my Lexus at home and usually take about 3 hours


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