Time to Confess...

[ricka]

Figure fellow Autopians have at least one OCD thing they have to do to their precious cars.



Mine are always QD`ing the hood so I can admire the reflection as I drive, constantly clean the windshield, and wipe down the wheels every couple of days.



My wife thinks I`m nuts, but I reply that I could have more damaging obsessions.



Your turn...

[VroomVroom]

I`ll add an every-other-day wipe-down of the exhaust tip to your list. Ditto dusting the interior surfaces.

[Macruz19]

I QD my car (Z-6,UQD,ONR) Monday, Tuesday, Weds, Friday, that`s if it does not rain, since my car only gets light dust.



Sunday or Monday is wash day.

[Raz5219]

+1 on the hood reflection. I love seeing it shine in front of me as I`m driving :heelclick

[Invigor]

my door jamb has to be clean. ALL the time. No boot marks, dirt, dust...NOTHING!



Driver`s side anyways...unless I have to ride shotgun, then that side has to be clean too!



Another thing I`m quite anal about is clean side mirrors. They have to be spot free or I get silly about it!

[NCZ13]

my car must be washed once a week. i dont care what my neighbors think.



my engine bay must be tidy as well.

[cctxdetailer]

I catch myself sliding my finger tips across the fender as I walk away or to my truck.

Another is getting rid of all the water from the cracks and crevices after a wash. It bugs the heck out of me when I see drips coming from the mirrors and bumper trim.

[Domas]

Wheels... I hate when they become dusty even from the shortest drive, I clean the often...

[dmw2692004]

lets see..



everytime i walk by my car i always run throgh a full detail and the steps in my head. and normally ii keep a microfiber in my glovebox to dust off the inside when i need too. my wheel wells drive me crazy, i hate seeing them dirty. what ekse.. oh. wheels and platic trim that is not treated.



the list culd go on forever.

[Accumulator]

I clean the windshield almost every day, and the inside glass (as needed) on the dog-haulers. And I do the undercarriage/etc. at *every* wash.



But I gotta admit that I don`t do much of any between-washes work; I`ll *sometimes* ONR/FK425 the wheels if they`re getting nasty and the rest of the vehicle is clean, but not very often...I usually just let things get dirty :o

[getcha]

Always dusting crevices and vents with a brush.......in other peoples cars

[charlesaferg]

I`m so OCD with detailing everybody elses car that I never have time to work on my own.

God, it`s like the old story of the plumber without a running toilet.

Shocker, I know...

[imported_advs1]

well i dont think its OCD, but i ask every that i am talking to, to feel how soft and smooth my paint is. if they dont, i get hurt. or even if they say "yeah" and dont mean it

[GP guy]

I laugh when people say, boy your car is soo shiny? I say yeah every waking minute is spent on making it look that way, then my reply to them is, your car could look that great too ! And try to give them some encouargement for a future customer.

[scott2314]

Since the weather got nice here in South Jersey, I break out the duster and qd every day. I now keep a little kit in my trunk. I want to do the stuff at work before the long drive home...