Car Care Observations

Observation #1:

Washing a car that isn't really dirty takes less time than one that is.

I washed the Firehawk last night in preparation for the Rendezvous 66 car show this weekend out in Carthage. I did this even though the car wasn't really dirty, just had some dust and some annoying spots on it from the last wash (lesson: a black car needs to be dried inside, for some reason it makes a difference).

Observation #2:

Car care is a much less annoying process when there are no bugs splattered on the front of the car that either won't come off or require a ton of work.


Observation #3:

Washing a car (and drying it) takes less time than all the other little detail things that have to be done prior to a car show.

I've still got to do:
-the interior (30 minutes - it's not all that dirty)
-the tires (5 minutes - need silicon wiped on to make them shine, they are 5 years old now after all)
-the engine bay (30 minutes - I spent a hour plus on this last year and it appears it hasn't gotten very dirty since that time)
-cracks & crevices - (1 hour - it takes more time to find all the little nooks and crannies where dust and dirt can hide on a car than it does to clean them. All of the areas where doors close, hatches shut, or t-tops attach usually need to be wiped out and tend to be over-looked until you decide to open the car up at a car show)

It's a good thing school starts this week or Britt would be fairly annoyed with me for spending so much time messing with the car. Good thing I only do this once a year. If you're around on Saturday there will be a ton of really cool cars out in Carthage at the show - everything from classics to customs to current hot rods.