So after a month at school, is Neo still crazy about his car? Hell yeah!!!

[Neothin]

so i've been up here in orlando for about a month now. A month without anywhere to wash the car :( This past weekend I did get the chance to go home and detail the car (and see mommy, get money, food, wash clothes, etc).

Ended up stripping the AIO/UPPx3 I've had on the car since late july and went for something a little more pretty, XMT CFG/ DP Max Wax. I know that it's not as durable, but i talked a friend into letting me wash my car at his house whenever i wanted, and he has a garage to do other stuff in, so i'm not too concerned about durability anymore.

car looked great! I really did miss that carnauba wetness :P then it was time to drive home. OH NO!!! lovebug season is in full swing, and my car was just detailed, what was I to do?!

well with a little mechanical engineering ingenuity I came up with a little something-

http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b78/Neothin/IMG_0490.jpg
http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b78/Neothin/IMG_0491.jpg

Scion OEM bra, and a sh*tload of blue painters tape! Normally the bra shouldnt fit seeing as i have an aftermarket front lip on the car, but hey, it's nothing a little bungee chording won't fix :P

and to show you why i went to such lengths, feast your eyes upon the thousands of little corpses i picked up on the hour and a half long trip-

http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b78/Neothin/IMG_0492.jpg


the only thing that needs cleaning is the windshield, and that's only because i couldnt painters tape it :P

[bluzman]

Dam bro, you are super dedicated!! I like your style though!! And my family thinks Im crazy because I wont let anybody roll down a window after I wash my truck!! Dont want any streaks when I park at a store!!

[former86camaro]

Lake Clair has water spickets if you have a hose, ther are afew apartment complexes along alafaya that have pay water hoses that last long for a buck. And on occasion a group of us meet at my house and do each others cars.

[Neothin]

it takes about 2 hours to wash my car... having to pay for a hose would get costly :-/

[bluzman]

it takes about 2 hours to wash my car... having to pay for a hose would get costly :-/

Does that include the interior?

[Neothin]

no, that's from gathering supplies to the last wipe of the microfiber with QD to get up any leftover waterspots after blowdrying.

[Kelso]

man when i first looked at the picture i was like what did he do with htat paintjob...oh its tape nevermind.

the sad part is ive seen cars come in with literally about a thousand bugs or more on the front end...and we have to remove them all...your bra was clean compared to the cars i deal with:(

[Excessive Detail]

so i've been up here in orlando for about a month now. A month without anywhere to wash the car :( This past weekend I did get the chance to go home and detail the car (and see mommy, get money, food, wash clothes, etc).

Ended up stripping the AIO/UPPx3 I've had on the car since late july and went for something a little more pretty, XMT CFG/ DP Max Wax. I know that it's not as durable, but i talked a friend into letting me wash my car at his house whenever i wanted, and he has a garage to do other stuff in, so i'm not too concerned about durability anymore.

car looked great! I really did miss that carnauba wetness :P then it was time to drive home. OH NO!!! lovebug season is in full swing, and my car was just detailed, what was I to do?!

well with a little mechanical engineering ingenuity I came up with a little something-

http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b78/Neothin/IMG_0490.jpg
http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b78/Neothin/IMG_0491.jpg

Scion OEM bra, and a sh*tload of blue painters tape! Normally the bra shouldnt fit seeing as i have an aftermarket front lip on the car, but hey, it's nothing a little bungee chording won't fix :P

and to show you why i went to such lengths, feast your eyes upon the thousands of little corpses i picked up on the hour and a half long trip-

http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b78/Neothin/IMG_0492.jpg


the only thing that needs cleaning is the windshield, and that's only because i couldnt painters tape it :P

I didn't think anyone else used tape and a bra at the same time, I had the same setup the last few weeks for all the love bugs. My friends think I'm crazy, but I still have all the paint on the front of my car.

[Neothin]

don't forget that all those bugs are from just an hour and a half of driving from port st lucie to orlando on sunday night. i'm leaving the bra and a tape on for as long as necessary or if it rains

[Excessive Detail]

don't forget that all those bugs are from just an hour and a half of driving from port st lucie to orlando on sunday night. i'm leaving the bra and a tape on for as long as necessary or if it rains

Thats what my car looks like every time I go to the rents house, they live way out in the sticks, it probably doesn't help that I usually book it down the roads to there house, that at night, its almost as bad during the day. I swear I think those bugs are gonna come through the window, there so big, I think they have collars on them.

[Kelso]

i was pinned at 140 for a few miles going to gainesville ...front end was PLASTERED when i came home

[supercharged]

Darn, that's a lot of bugs.

[snomon1017]

Just make sure you get those love bugs off the paint ASAP as the "juice" will eat right through the paint in no time. My wife's parents live in Titusville (due east of Orlando) and the front of her Mom's car is littered with holes in the paint. It looks like someone was doing target practice with buckshot!

[Rapidity]

Eh... I think that's a little silly. I would laugh at the car if I saw it out somewhere. Why can't you use one of the waterless car washes AG offers? That is what I would do rather than drive around with painter's tape.

[former86camaro]

When I lived at Lake Claire the water was free. You just need a hose and a pair of players to wash it. Check it out. It was located near the bike rack there I would say in the middle building area.

Also that place on Alafaya is still worth driving by and seeing what it would cost to use the house. I know I was able to do details and keep my cars up when I used it.

Seriously cruise a few apartment complexes and see what is open. You would be surprised.

There is also dare I say it!!!!!!!! A touch free car wash on Aloma and Dean at the shell gas station. Desperate times can call for desperate measures.


Next best thing is just meet someone with a house, offer to wash their ride in return to cleaning yours. A quick job by you would probably be better than a typical job by them and you can get your car done and don’t feel like your taking advantage of them.


Also, if there is product you want to try sometime let me know.

On hand right now:

AIO
PB EX
DP Swirl Removers
DP Old and New Sealant
#16
Pinnacle the expensive one
A PC and various pads
A rotary and various pads
I am sure a lot more but that is off my head.