How often should you wash your car?

Cars should be washed regularly. This is because maintenance is important to help keep the car’s value. Especially salt and grit in winter and pollen or bird droppings in summer can attack the paint. These should be removed quickly. As a rule of thumb, wash the car at least once a month. Frequent drivers should wash it several times a month, depending on the degree of grime.

The car should be washed at any time of the year. In spring, it is important to remove the traces of winter. It is also advisable to remove pollen from the paint. In summer, heavy contamination such as the remains of insects or bird droppings should be removed as soon as possible. This is because the intense heat caused by sunlight can burn dirt into the paint, making it difficult to remove. In autumn, leaves should be removed from the car, and in winter regular car washing is important so that road salt and grit cannot cause damage to the paint.

Generally, don’t wash the car in the midday sun, as cleaning solutions tend to dry quicker, due to the heat. This can damage the paint. In winter, washing the car should be avoided in subzero temperatures, as rubber seals and plastic parts, in particular, can be damaged by sudden temperature changes.

  • Always wash your car with the flat jet and not with the rotor nozzle.
  • Keep a minimum distance of 15 centimetres. For tyres, it should be a minimum of 30 centimetres.
  • Always clean from the bottom up, to avoid missing any spots.

With the right method and maintaining a minimum distance of 30 centimetres from the surface, the tyres won’t be damaged.