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Theres tons of these car washing places most run by Polish guys etc, well ones popped up near me and for £7 they wash and dry it and it looks great! They use pressure washers, always worth doing to get the grit off, the sponge it down, then dry it and for an extra 10 quid wax it, an extra 5iver if you give them your own wax!!
Well impressed and as a result have not washed my car myself for weeks. I just keep the engine bay clean and around the boot, inside bonnet area...easy.
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Posted 23 January 2007 - 05:15 PM
and lots of nice scratches from their big bucket of sponges with the gritty water in it 
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Posted 23 January 2007 - 10:10 PM
SPONGES!!!
May as well use a scouring pad - they just accumulate and drag dirt along the surface
You need terry/lambskin mitts to lift the dirt away from the paintwork...
May as well use a scouring pad - they just accumulate and drag dirt along the surface
You need terry/lambskin mitts to lift the dirt away from the paintwork...
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Posted 24 January 2007 - 08:09 AM
I use a sponge but hose down car first with pressure washer !
I used one of these centres a while back, about 4 year ago, and they do a great job , used pressure washers so no use of a dirty grit filled sponge. They also kindly removed a stuck cd in my player – the guy was an ex car thief I think , he had the CD player out in seconds
I used one of these centres a while back, about 4 year ago, and they do a great job , used pressure washers so no use of a dirty grit filled sponge. They also kindly removed a stuck cd in my player – the guy was an ex car thief I think , he had the CD player out in seconds
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Posted 24 January 2007 - 08:11 AM
I often wonder about the science of the expensive mitt as against the low cost sponge.
I cannot see why one would be any better than the other.
Myself, on the frequent occasions I'm seen outside on a major detailing project, I use a big, soft, hose brush.
Best solution though is still, in my opinion, a modern automatic car wash - the conveyor sort - that absolutely sluices the car with hundreds of gallons of water whilst shifting the initial grime off the bodywork.
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I cannot see why one would be any better than the other.
Myself, on the frequent occasions I'm seen outside on a major detailing project, I use a big, soft, hose brush.
Best solution though is still, in my opinion, a modern automatic car wash - the conveyor sort - that absolutely sluices the car with hundreds of gallons of water whilst shifting the initial grime off the bodywork.
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Posted 24 January 2007 - 08:18 AM
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Posted 24 January 2007 - 10:43 AM
they use these big sheepskin looking mitt things, always pressure wash first, i check my car over everytime they finish and not a mark. you can give them your own wax as well...loads of very nice cars use it and if they scratched them just once im sure they would be in for it big time!
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Posted 24 January 2007 - 01:14 PM
Surely grit that causes swirls can gather in these fangled new mitts !
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Posted 24 January 2007 - 01:38 PM
I have never really been one for washing cars, although that is probably all about to change. However, I have always been told that the automatic car washes are probably the worst thing to put your car through because of the damage to the paintwork? Have I been misinformed??? I don't actually like them anyway cos years ago when I put my old Escort through one, it ripped both the number plates off!!!! Have got a friend who has got his own business repairing bodywork etc and he is always telling us not to touch the auto car washes......
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Posted 24 January 2007 - 01:58 PM
QUOTE (NurseDen @ Jan 24 2007, 01:38 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
However, I have always been told that the automatic car washes are probably the worst thing to put your car through because of the damage to the paintwork? Have I been misinformed???
There are two schools of thought.
One is that auto car washes are the spawn of the devil who will inflict 'little squirly marks' on your paintwork
The other is that because the auto washes flood your car with huge amounts of water it avoids manufacturing the nice abrasive paste of mud and grit that accumulates on a hand sponge or mitt.
You pays your money and you takes your choice.
My view is that a GOOD auto car wash is far less damaging.
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Posted 25 January 2007 - 08:03 AM
I think the pressure washers are the best bet , hose your car down, get rid of all the cr4p , then use a sponge and bucket , and rinse with a pressure washer !!!!!!
Depends on time and energy you wish to put into it !?
Depends on time and energy you wish to put into it !?
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Posted 25 January 2007 - 10:39 AM
QUOTE (P7 TNY @ Jan 25 2007, 08:03 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
I think the pressure washers are the best bet , hose your car down, get rid of all the cr4p , then use a sponge and bucket , and rinse with a pressure washer !!!!!!
Depends on time and energy you wish to put into it !?
Depends on time and energy you wish to put into it !?
Its as simple as that really init!! Thats the best way by far in my books.
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Posted 25 January 2007 - 11:57 AM
QUOTE (Big Boy Al @ Jan 23 2007, 05:15 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
and lots of nice scratches from their big bucket of sponges with the gritty water in it
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Posted 25 January 2007 - 12:02 PM
I never have and never will put my car through a car wash. All the dirt from previous cars stored on the rotary brushy things goes all over your car.
You can't beat a good rinse off, a new sponge, plenty of buckets of water to keep rinsing the sponge out and rinse off every so often. Especially in the summer to avoid the soap or wax-based soap being baked onto the paintwork.
Don't you just hate it though when you drop your sponge or chammy on the ground. I swear every time!
You can't beat a good rinse off, a new sponge, plenty of buckets of water to keep rinsing the sponge out and rinse off every so often. Especially in the summer to avoid the soap or wax-based soap being baked onto the paintwork.
Don't you just hate it though when you drop your sponge or chammy on the ground. I swear every time!
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Posted 12 February 2007 - 12:58 AM
I just leave it dirty. Otherwise, what's the rain for?
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Posted 12 February 2007 - 08:52 AM
There's an automated car wash near me that is brushless as it uses high powered jets to clean the car. That has to be far better for the paintwork as nothing touches it at all - not even a mitt.
I go through it now and again, as it cleans the arches and underside really well, removing all the grit you'd not normally remove.
I go through it now and again, as it cleans the arches and underside really well, removing all the grit you'd not normally remove.
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Posted 12 February 2007 - 09:01 AM
I have noticed many posts on this thread singing the praises of pressure washers. I would never ever use something as fierce as that on my car. If there is the slightest chip in the paint anywhere, the pressurised water can lift the edge of the paint and make the damage worse, eventually peeling the outer lacquer/paint away.
I use a hose pipe with a spray attachment to douse my cars all over, before I go near them with anything else. Wash the car with plenty of water mixed with a good quality car shampoo. Rinse thoroughly with the hose again, and dry off with a good quality synthetic chamois leather.
I use a hose pipe with a spray attachment to douse my cars all over, before I go near them with anything else. Wash the car with plenty of water mixed with a good quality car shampoo. Rinse thoroughly with the hose again, and dry off with a good quality synthetic chamois leather.
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Posted 12 February 2007 - 05:41 PM
QUOTE (darrenspalmer @ Feb 12 2007, 08:52 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
There's an automated car wash near me that is brushless as it uses high powered jets to clean the car. That has to be far better for the paintwork as nothing touches it at all - not even a mitt.
I go through it now and again, as it cleans the arches and underside really well, removing all the grit you'd not normally remove.
I go through it now and again, as it cleans the arches and underside really well, removing all the grit you'd not normally remove.
These do the underside of the car as well? I might hunt one down then to try and get rid of some of the winter crud that will be under my car.
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Posted 12 February 2007 - 06:08 PM
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You pays your money and you takes your choice.
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