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    Re: The hobby. Who owns who?

    I refuse to let a vehicle own me.

    As the owner of two dark colored, daily driven cars (one which is black metallic), I quickly realized how they look perfect for only a few minutes after being washed. Certain times of year they will be come dirty again before you're done drying. At that point I decided I would do what I could to keep them looking the best possible with the time and resources available to me. I fully accept they will get dirty and might be that way for a few days until I can wash them again. Even when they are pretty dirty, they still look better than most every other car on the road. I'm not going to let a mechanical object, now matter how much I enjoy spending time in it and driving it, to rob me of joy in life. There are too many other things which do really matter.

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    I'm with you; I like clean cars but don't really like cleaning cars; unfortunately can't have one without the other.
    I've found I don't really mind washing. It's therapeutic for me and is a relaxing hour or two. What I don't enjoy as much as I probably should is the correction and LSP application. I've become a big fan of coatings due to how much easier the entire wash process has become and I only have to do full detail every year or two vice every six months.
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    Re: The hobby. Who owns who?

    I own two jet black cars. They own me on a short leash.

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    Re: The hobby. Who owns who?

    Quote Originally Posted by Desertnate View Post
    I refuse to let a vehicle own me.
    I've found I don't really mind washing. It's therapeutic for me and is a relaxing hour or two. What I don't enjoy as much as I probably should is the correction and LSP application. I've become a big fan of coatings due to how much easier the entire wash process has become and I only have to do full detail every year or two vice every six months.
    Still with ya! While I used to find the prep/application process kinda fun, it's more or less now turned into a means to an end. Glad our cars are pretty much set for the next 2-3 years now, barring anything unusual. Driving the cars is more entertaining than maintaining them lately.

    Quote Originally Posted by Mike@DedicatedPerfection View Post
    I own two jet black cars. They own me on a short leash.
    After recently acquiring a metallic grey car, I'm done with black forever. Coated the new to us gray thing, drove it 250 miles through a variety of rainstorms, heavy and light, and usually when I get home it's a pretty immediate wash. Looked good enough still that I let it go for a week; not something you can do with black.

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    Re: The hobby. Who owns who?

    I can see how the lighter coolers keep their "look" and being easier to maintain than black. Especially after driving through inclement weather. I guess with my OCD and nothing looks better than black when detailed mentality it doesn't bother me to much.

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    Re: The hobby. Who owns who?

    I would like to say that my truck doesn't "own me", but when I think of all the times I have passed up other activities (fishing trips e.g.) to spend time on the truck, I have to wonder........

    That being said, when my fishing buddies see the truck, they are like "DAMN, man!! That thing looks awesome!!".

    The Ram is a 2012, but I still to this get day get people who congratulate me on my "new" truck.

    So yeah, I guess it does own me in a way........
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    Re: The hobby. Who owns who?

    Own me car. wife. kid, cat, jesussu everybody.. The hobby. Who owns who?

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    Re: The hobby. Who owns who?

    I can’t seem to get enough gloss. I’ll put multiple layers of sealant/wax/ceramic spray/spray wax/detailer/whatever just to get that little extra something. Yeah... I have a problem. But it’s my thing.


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    Re: The hobby. Who owns who?

    Or somthing like this.. Real or just some imaginary

    The hobby. Who owns who?The hobby. Who owns who?The hobby. Who owns who?The hobby. Who owns who?The hobby. Who owns who?The hobby. Who owns who?

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