Junkman don't ruin this man's life! He keeps the maroon car inside and wipes down his white Scat daily. Some of us need to accept that we have surface scratches.... we have swirls... we have cars that need to drive in salt and snow and we just don't have the time to detail them how we want.
Maybe once a year I take some time to do paint correction and it takes 7-8 hours and I enjoy it but at the end of that time I've mostly minimized the larger issues and eliminated small ones. My car had (still has) a huge scratch on the trunk lid when I bought it used. I still see it after wet sanding and compounding (but it is much better now).
I have to live my reality, my Charger is garage kept but not a garage queen. It is driven year round in all seasons and I need to come to peace with the fact it will always look good at 4 or 6 feet and not be perfect. Maybe when I'm older and retired I'll unleash my detailing fantasies because don't get me wrong I do enjoy it... right now I can't make it fit with my lifestyle so I'll be a closeted detailer
I hear what you are saying. BUT IF you get a full detail paint correction and ceramic Protection, you can maintain it pretty easy even in all season driving.Junkman don't ruin this man's life! He keeps the maroon car inside and wipes down his white Scat daily. Some of us need to accept that we have surface scratches.... we have swirls... we have cars that need to drive in salt and snow and we just don't have the time to detail them how we want.
Maybe once a year I take some time to do paint correction and it takes 7-8 hours and I enjoy it but at the end of that time I've mostly minimized the larger issues and eliminated small ones. My car had (still has) a huge scratch on the trunk lid when I bought it used. I still see it after wet sanding and compounding (but it is much better now).
I have to live my reality, my Charger is garage kept but not a garage queen. It is driven year round in all seasons and I need to come to peace with the fact it will always look good at 4 or 6 feet and not be perfect. Maybe when I'm older and retired I'll unleash my detailing fantasies because don't get me wrong I do enjoy it... right now I can't make it fit with my lifestyle so I'll be a closeted detailer
Maintenance washes only take about 30 minutes to an hour depending on how dirty you allow it to get. IF you wash your car every other week, you will see how easy it is to keep it nice. Every week is better but I would suggest at least 1 to 2 times a month and you will be on easy street.
You don't need to spend hours on end cleaning your car, especially if your not into spending time doing so or simply don't have the time. I personally make time to clean and keep Clean all of our cars each week and at most every other week.