how much time do you spend on washing,wax car?

**HateSwirls** · 07-23-2014, 11:36 AM

Full wash and wax for the RAV4 takes about two hours.
My 2014 Mirage, an hour.

It doesn't bother me, love taking care of my cars like most here do.

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**Klasse Act** · 07-23-2014, 11:58 AM

I can do a rinseless wash on my car including tires/wheels and wheelwells in about an hour. It helps to have a small car too!

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**Jaretr1** · 07-23-2014, 12:10 PM

It takes me about 30 minutes to wash my car. If I am spray waxing add another 15 minutes. If I am doing a true decontamination and rewax that would take a few hours. But I dont mind as I get lost in the process, its my happy place.

**swanicyouth** · 07-23-2014, 12:15 PM

Are all you quickie guys cleaning wheel barrels, behind the spokes, rotor hats, & wheel wells?

**Desertnate** · 07-23-2014, 12:19 PM

Originally Posted by swanicyouth

Are all you quickie guys cleaning wheel barrels, behind the spokes, rotor hats, & wheel wells?

For me, yes to everything but the wheel wells. On my car, I can barely see into the wells and would be hard pressed to get a brush in there. On my wife's suv, she put on so many miles they are dirty again in a day or two, so I don't really bother. I just hose it down really well to knock out the mud and most of the dirt.

**Kamakaz1961** · 07-23-2014, 12:23 PM

Originally Posted by Zelfiris

About 3 hours for me as well.

- 2 Bucket Wash
- Wheel and Wheel Well Cleaning
- Exhaust Tips Polish
- Dry with Metro Blaster
- Seal with spray sealant or spray wax

On the other hand, rinseless wash (no wheels) will take me 45 minutes to an hour.

IMO, 3 + hours is fun! I agree I might be sore from bending and washing but the results are worth it. hen I rinseless wash about the same time

**Grifffx4** · 07-23-2014, 12:58 PM

I used the stopwatch on my phone this past weekend to see how long it would take to do my truck. I pre-rinsed with My PW and used the GDWM with ONR. No wheels or wheel wells, tires or trim dressing. Took me exactly 1hr. I thought I was a little slow.

My truck is a F150 SuperCrew FX4 so what really slows me down is the roof, windshield and rear window. I have to climb in the bed to get the rear window/roof. For the sunroof and windshield, I have to open the front door and stand on the sill. I have a extended wash pole with MF bonnet but it feels like more trouble than it's worth sometimes and it doesn't help with drying on a Rinseless wash.

**LRC3** · 07-23-2014, 01:15 PM

Black Sequoia

Quickie with UWW+ 30mins (spray, wipe, dry, buff)

Full wash 1.5hrs

Full wash + wax 2.5-3 hrs

I rarely wash my truck (about twice monthly, garaged) the UWW+ holds me down.

**Dr_Pain** · 07-23-2014, 01:17 PM

Originally Posted by hoyt66

45 for wash and wax? Wow! Could you share your procedure with product and tools?
Thanks

Originally Posted by aburgeson

I too would be interested in how you do it so fast. It might take me 45 mins just to do a wash and dry. And thats if the car is in decent shape and not neglected

Originally Posted by swanicyouth

Are all you quickie guys cleaning wheel barrels, behind the spokes, rotor hats, & wheel wells?

Well you asked and you shall receive. A little background on my truck. She is coated now but the same process applied before. My Raptor has decals all over which did save me a little time on the traditional waxing/sealant (since I would UTTG those only once every 6 months).

Wash/Wax:
Quick pre-rinse with power washer
Foam cannon
Quick wheel well scrub and rim face clean up (since no exposed barrels)
2 BM method for paint
Rinse with power washer
Quick dry with MasterBlaster and waffle weave (to get water out of the nooks, mirrors, molding, bedcaps, extractor vents, grills etc...)
Carpro Reload on semi-dry paint, windows, decals
Spray dressing on tires + quick wipe down
.... and that is all she wrote.

Door jambs detailing are considered interior work to me, so in my quick exterior they just get sprayed and blown dry. Traditional machine applied sealant would take me another 30 minutes + cure time. 45 minutes does not include set up and take down times which may add about 10-15 minutes. The truck is never neglected and is a "garage queen" daily driver.

**Grifffx4** · 07-23-2014, 01:24 PM

Originally Posted by Dr_Pain

Well you asked and you shall receive. A little background on my truck. She is coated now but the same process applied before. My Raptor has decals all over which did save me a little time on the traditional waxing/sealant (since I would UTTG those only once every 6 months).

Wash/Wax:
Quick pre-rinse with power washer
Foam cannon
Quick wheel well scrub and rim face clean up (since no exposed barrels)
2 BM method for paint
Rinse with power washer
Quick dry with MasterBlaster and waffle weave (to get water out of the nooks, mirrors, molding, bedcaps, extractor vents, grills etc...)
Carpro Reload on semi-dry paint, windows, decals
Spray dressing on tires + quick wipe down
.... and that is all she wrote.

Door jambs detailing are considered interior work to me, so in my quick exterior they just get sprayed and blown dry. Traditional machine applied sealant would take me another 30 minutes + cure time. 45 minutes does not include set up and take down times which may add about 10-15 minutes. The truck is never neglected and is a "garage queen" daily driver.

So, any tips for roof, windshield, bed window on that beast?