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Join Date: Apr 2007
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I use the laser wash at car lovers and it does an ok job without touching the car with any kind of brush
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Join Date: May 2007
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i dont know why people would use the brush on their cars anyway! go to the carwash when theres not many people there and take a bucket and your own products it will save scratching your paint! It doesnt matter how much you wash the brush theres always going to be dirt trapped in it scratching your car.
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Join Date: Feb 2006
Location: Central Coast
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I just use the water tank and wash on the front lawn. I get plenty of people telling me not to waste water but they dont realise we have a tank.
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http://www.fordforums.com.au/showthr...waterless+wash do it at home, never would use a car wash unless i owned a bush pig that was covered in mud and / or didnt care about the car |
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Join Date: Dec 2004
Location: Sydney
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I wash the car at our bus depot. It's up behind another building, surrounded by retaining walls, trees and houses, so no one can see me, or whinge.
We do have a water use authority though, and a pressure washer, but I refuse to use that after seeing the mess it makes of the buses.
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Join Date: Mar 2005
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And here in WA there no serious water restriction so why not wash it at home!
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Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: SE Me!bourne
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Since somebody mentioned waterless carwash; I use this when the car isnt very dirty, not the best for winter if you ask me, but otherwise it does work, well.
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Join Date: Feb 2007
Location: Adelaide SA
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Join Date: Sep 2005
Location: Perth W.A
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I had a guy once go ver his 4wd and get every nick and cranny i was waiting 30mins was not happy. Sometimes guys come down with dirtbikes get them off the trailer bring them in the bays hose them off and it gets anoyying they takes ages. Dir thats why i bought a 70buck presure washer for home for my dirtbike works a treat Theres a car wash thats opened near me recently i went there the other day for the 6th time and 2 cars where there. No one noes about this place can do what you want. All though guard dogs got out of a car yard and where in there and i ended up kicking them and punhcing them because i locked my keys in my car and they where attacking me eventually i got the car open with some packing tape and got out of there. Was damn scary.
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Join Date: Feb 2005
Location: Melbourne
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I go Early mornings and just use the soap spray and my lambs wool mitt, anw wash the car that way, will only use the brush to clean the wheels,
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Join Date: Oct 2005
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I only use the pressure washer gun and take my own gear to wash mine. And then only as a last resort.
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Join Date: Jul 2005
Location: Moranbah, QLD
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I only go to these places if my car is really, really filthy. Such as when mud and crap is caked on everywhere. I only use the high pressure soap and the high pressure rinse to get rid of all the mud, it only costs me like $3. I then go home and wash it properly.
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Location: Melbourne
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Join Date: Dec 2004
Location: Canberra
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Geezus there is some crap here...
Ok firstly - why some owners of the car wash places have a go at people is in case the EPA turn up and do a sample of the solutions going into the drains. Remember all that water gets recycled, so all the detergents these car wash places use are biodegradable. If and when the EPA do a random check and find that there is stuff going in there that isn't, the car wash owner is liable for $1000, and if you're found using products that didn't come out of the brush or the jets and isn't degradable, you cop a $1000 fine as well. Most of the car wash stuff these days does break down though, common sense approach really, do it late at night and inconvenience no one, it's so simple.
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Smash the Boost
Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: Brisbane
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i use the carwashes water. I take my own sponge and a diluted mix of meguiars wash in a spray bottle. its not bucket washing lol
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Join Date: Apr 2007
Location: Assens, Denmark
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anyone using any waterless car wash products? i was contemplating taking my car to carlovers but got a meguiar's waterless kit from super cheap auto instead... i must say it's pretty damn good.
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Join Date: Mar 2006
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I use the brush on all my cars, never had a scratch. All I do is give it a rinse and run my fingers through it before I start. Maybe its an urban myth but I heard of people putting nails through the brush heads a while back.
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Mr Polish
Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: Across the road from Speedway City
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thanks thor. Rinse the brush with high pressure warm soap first.
I found some marring on ol faithful the other week which was solely due to the recycled water and high pressure soap. (I never use the brush) The rotary came out and I refinished it lightly with blackfire 106FF and ultra gloss superpolish, prepped and resealed it. I'll never use a coin op wash again. Due to this, my new shop will be having a big catchment mat, reverse osmosis recycle system, reverse osmosis drinking water and rainwater used as the ultimate wash for my cars and customers. That way I can use a foam gun and do a swirl free multi bucket microfibre blot wash & waffle weave blot dry or air wand touchless dry any time I want and not worry about water restrictions as it's just rainwater and purified water on the body and use recycled for wheel arches and wheels. Cars will be rinsed with the ultimate purified water using watering cans to save water and use my special drying aid called sheet off for super fast spot free drying.
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Mr Polish
Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: Across the road from Speedway City
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Also it's likely that our car boutique car wash soaps are more friendly to the environment than what the wash places use. Theirs has to have some major cleaning power and what each use varies alot.
I doubt very much that they could have a go at me if I took my car down there and washed it with my own showcar soap formula. It's got no sodium, phosphate, lye's and contains gloss brighteners, free rinsing agents, water softeners, paint sealant plus lavender and coconut conditioners and is PH 7 Can't get any softer than that.
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LOW AND SLOW
Join Date: Sep 2006
Location: Geelong.
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Never have and never will use do it yourself or drive thru car washes. Tight water restrictions in Geelong make it difficult but nice hot soapy bucket in the garage and away you go. I only do this once in a while and my car is filthy at the moment. I think i last washed it in March sometime.
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Never late with a V8
Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: Carrum Downs, Vic
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Im a regular down at my local DIY Carwash so the attendants dont mind my doing this but... This is how i keep my Bitches Clean
FIRST: Spray entire car with High preassure Soap Second: SHAKE Bubble Brush all over car (brush never touches a panel) Third: Remove sponge from boot (Pre Moistend from home) Fourth: Sponge entire car from top to bottom Fifth: Spray WAX all over car (including glass and BEFORE RINSING SOAP) Sixth: High Preassure Rince Seventh: Light Spot Free Rince Eigth: Drive car to Vacuum area Ninth: Chamois Car Tenth: Apply Tyre shine (From Can in Boot) This WHOLE WASH other than tire shine costs me $4 Every Week and car looks a million dollars for it
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Join Date: Feb 2006
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You might aswell use the brush if ya going to use their water because the filters that remove or supposed to remove all the particles dont work well enough anyway.
If you have a close look over your car once you have rinsed any suds off you will notice the small particles all over your paint work just waiting for you to spread em around with ya chamois. I will never use a car wash again after seeing what happens over time to paint work. |
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