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not too often...until now. i just bought a pressure washer tonight so things are about to change. No more driving to the congested car wash places and waiting forever at a chance to wash my truck.
winter: anywhere from 2-3 weeks. depending on the temps. but i always go outside and pour hot water on it to get most of the salt off.
summer: atleast every 2 weeks, usually every week.
Your driveway must be one big ice rink???
Hot water isn't good for the paint. Well, it strips the wax off if you had any on there. That's why automatic washes are bad and those hot waxes are bogus. Warm water is fine, but not scalding hot!!! Geez, try putting super hot water over your winshield when it's 10* outside..Yikes! Crack!
I wash my truck 1-2x's/wk in nice weather and EVERYTIME I have driven in a storm where it gets built up underneath. Generally it costs $15+/- to hand spray it off getting underneath really well.
Also, it depends how often you drive your truck? My truck isn't my daily driver! I have owned it since the beginning of March 2008 and haven't hit 3kmi yet.