What's the longest you've taken cleaning your car?

[dubber36]

at this thread, i do it for a living, kinda, 32 minutes is my quickest prep for a sales car 

Anyone can smear valleters goo all over a car Chuff. 

[JC]

  I dont do that, all different products used  just one cloth to take it all off 

[Booth11]

For an uninterrupted normal wash and dry, plus interior clean,  3-4 hours.  For anything else, waxing, claying etc - whole day at least.

[bazzaM3]

when i first got my M3 id spend one day a week cleaning inside and out.

prob from about 0930-1630 weather dependent and if the wife left me alone.


now iv bought the golf (last week) iv only cleaned it on and off twice and quickly polished it up today.

this weekend is going to be my first proper session with the car (oh eerr) and looking forward to it!! bought new microfiber cloths, finishing cloths and re stocked on my applicator pads.

roll on saturday!!!!

[cosmicremedy]

took me 2 hours today cleaning it on the outside.  Inside is due tomorrow, the in-laws came for a visit so had to cut the party short 

I would have carried on 

[Mr Blue]

Takes as long as it takes. MK2's are the worst cars to machine polish!

[dubber36]

Takes as long as it takes. MK2's are the worst cars to machine polish!

Agreed, but there is less of it to do.

[Organisys]

Recently did the sister in laws car. Wasn't so much a wash and vac, more of a mini restoration!!

Pig Sty!

[Seanl]

Six full days! (8-4 with few breaks). I did remove the whole interior, remove a load of engine pay parts, remove wheels, and clean the underside with APC three times, then give it a two stage machine polish and two coats of wax though! 

[Adam]

18 hours on the mk5 between me and the missus