August 12, 2008: Mileage Check
Getting close to 20k, currently 16,700. Everything is great, just been keeping it clean. I've been slowly tweaking my washing process since I purchased this car a little over a year ago. Currently I wash the whole car as normal, then dry with MF towel while occasionally spraying with quick detailing wax to help avoid water spots. I used to let the water dry, then hit it with quick detailer, but I got a lot of water spots with that technique. To get rid of them, I mixed up some white vinegar 50/50 with distilled water and washed the whole car with this stuff. Amazing how the mixture cuts through water spots like butter. Now I'm super anal about keeping water spots off the car and am much happier with the overall look.
I stupidly let a few small bird shits sit on my paint for a few days, wrongly assuming that it wouldn't be a big deal since I just gave it a nice coating of wax. Boy was I wrong, that crap etched right into the clear coat. Oh well, time to invest in a good buffer/polisher anyway.