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eddie said:
My 997 is less than a week old, and has soot on the rear bumper and brake dust on the alloys, etc. My concern is damage to paint work/alloys, but how long can I leave this stuff on the car before I need to wash it off? Do I have to wash the car everytime I take it out for a long drive and it gets covered with dirt/dust (but not bugs)?!

Thanks



I wash mine usually once a week (sometimes the weather determines the schedule-I try to avoid washing on or before rainy days (Duh)-obviously sometimes quite hard to predict! ). I also use a simple rub-on wax that works well once every week or two-some say this is overkill, but I notice the aesthetic difference when not done regularly.

The only major risk to your paint finish from the grime not being cleaned off regularly, I believe, would be if you or others took a dry cloth and "sandpapered" the grime into the finish. Perhaps the Boss-man or Stradale could jump in here, they are the Board's car-cleaning guru's.