You don't own a lexus, do you ?
Man, I even wash my car in the winter, when I know it's going to snow the next day. Just to make it look as good as possable. I will admit I get mad when I find out that it's going to rain the next day after I washed it. Then I just take the woman's car : )
The point is that the cars get dirty and they have people who wash them at the dealer. My grass gets cut by the grass guy. A lady comes in to help out around the house. I do take my own showers (well ... sometimes a bit of help). And park in the ghetto? Nope! I would use the wife's Lexus to do that.
LMAO. Brett has an excellent point. Go ahead and ruin your cars finish with that dishwashing liquid crap. Dishwashing liquid is designed to dissolve grease from dishes and will strip any and all wax off your car. Wax is indeed needed even on newer cars if you want to keep that factory shine. Not all cars have a clearcoat and clearcoats will wear off after a few years of being exposed to the elements. If you're leasing the vehicle for a few years then I guess inevitably it's not your problem. Wax protects the finish from the elements.
USE a designated car wash. You've more than likely spent between $35K-$80K on your Lexus why be cheap now?
I guess I must be lucky. My Lexus dealer washes, drys and applies tire dressing, as well as vacuums the interior.
... put on tire dressing, etc.
All this stuff about "tire dressing", har har.
Do they put it both sides of each tire? The outer AND the inner sidewalls?
No?
Tire dressing is a complete waste. Tires don't need "dressing". If they did, you would want to put it on all exposed rubber surfaces, not just the outer sidewall.
(By the time a new tire degrades from dry rot to the point of any significance, it is usually worn out anyway. So you don't need "rubber protectant", and as noted, if you did, you would want it on all exposed surfaces, not just the outer sidewall. To make sure dry rot doesn't overtake treadwear, make sure you buy *fresh* new tires - check the date codes on the sidewalls.)
All tire dressing does is make the tire look and feel greasy. Also will cause it to pick up dirt more readily. What's the point?
Is it kinda like mousse for hair? An attitude thing? Greasy kid stuff?
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