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How clean do you keep your Taco?

Discussion in 'Detailing' started by Packguy2, Nov 5, 2009.

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How often do you wash your Taco?

Poll closed Dec 5, 2009.
  1. Wipe it down every time I see a spot

    22 vote(s)
    7.3%
  2. Once per week

    69 vote(s)
    23.0%
  3. Once every other week

    57 vote(s)
    19.0%
  4. Only when it starts to look dirty

    109 vote(s)
    36.3%
  5. Hardly ever wash it...stays dirty

    43 vote(s)
    14.3%
  1. Nov 17, 2009 at 8:21 AM
    #61
    757southpaw

    757southpaw Well-Known Member

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    No offense to anyone but i think your vehicle can be a reflection as to how clean/dirty you are!

    I plan on keeping it for a long time so mine gets washed once every other week. I put the 1st coat of wax on it today since I've owned it the interior gets cleaned when i get around to it.
     
  2. Nov 17, 2009 at 12:49 PM
    #62
    SURFTACO

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  3. Nov 20, 2009 at 10:54 AM
    #63
    Jedidiah

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    wash every weekend....though it gets washed less in the winter time b/c its just too damn cold to be outside
     
  4. Nov 20, 2009 at 11:05 AM
    #64
    HondaGM

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    keep my baby squeaky clean.:D
     
  5. Nov 20, 2009 at 11:29 AM
    #65
    jtav2002

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    I got mine the end of July and it's been hand washed twice and through an auto wash once. The magnetic gray hides dirt very well so I'm not very anal about it getting dirty. Plus being a truck I don't mind if it's dirty. The Impala SS I had I was always keeping it spotless. I enjoy having something I don't feel the need to keep spotless.
     
  6. Nov 24, 2009 at 4:50 PM
    #66
    Kuneff

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    God Washes My Tacoma.
     
  7. Nov 24, 2009 at 4:58 PM
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    ^^ good one
     
  8. Nov 24, 2009 at 6:14 PM
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    Kuneff

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  9. Nov 24, 2009 at 6:19 PM
    #69
    DTacoms

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    It depends on the mood. Sometimes I want it to look dirty and sometimes I keep it clean. It looks good to me either way.:)

    But when I clean it, I apply wax and protector.
     
  10. Nov 24, 2009 at 6:29 PM
    #70
    02-TACO

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    I clean mine every sunday afternoon but sometimes i just leave it dirty outside and clean the inside
     
  11. Dec 4, 2009 at 2:29 PM
    #71
    jandrews

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    Outside gets washed every 2 weeks during warm weather and waxes as needed...during cold weather, touchless car wash every month or so.

    I keep the interior spotless. Got Wet Okoles protecting the seats, and weathertechs on the way for the floorboards. Vacuum every couple weeks, dust/clean windows regularly. It's still like new inside.
     
  12. Mar 19, 2011 at 1:44 PM
    #72
    4x4Tacoma01

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    Mine is never clean, I will wax it every spring thats about it...
     
  13. Mar 19, 2011 at 1:50 PM
    #73
    steve o 77

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    once it looks like this, usually after one of our 4 or 5 big rain storms lol.
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  14. Mar 19, 2011 at 1:54 PM
    #74
    SpazzyB

    SpazzyB Master of the Prius...

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    inside stays clean, outside...not so much HAHA. I usually leave it dirty/muddy for at least 2wks then wash it.
     
  15. Mar 25, 2011 at 8:21 AM
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    52419

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    ill let mine ride for a day with wheelin mud on it then its straight to the drive way for a proper wash and wax and polish up the wheels and tires, the inside i clean daily and fill the bitch with vanillaroma car tree things lol my neighborhood had it toed once cause it was leaving dirt alover the roads lol
     

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