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At one time I used to take the car to an establishment who employed very attractive young ladies in tight tee shirts to wash the car. There is nothing like the satisfaction of sitting back watching a pretty girl do it for you! Unfortunately they closed down and I haven't found any where else like that. No doubt Growler would know a suitable place.
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I do it myself as (a) I'd rather do it for free than pay for a result which won't be as good and (b) it's the only exercise I get!
If a "ladies in t-shirt" car wash was to open around Reading, though, I could change my mind.....
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Mattster
Boycott shoddy build and reliability.
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The last time I washed a car would be........mmm........dunno.
I put the Landcruiser through a car wash about this time last year, but the Galaxy has never been washed.
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Just been out doing mine and Mrs smokie's. They get done about every week, somtimes I skip a week. Hose thoroughly and leave to soak then wash with running water from hose and a sponge. Sometimes I wipe excess off with a chamois afterwards. Can't see the point of shampoo or any other additive. Twice a year (Spring and Autumn) I autoglym them which probably makes them easier to wash with cold water (maybe not tho). Also once in a while I do screens inside and out with Autoglym window polish.
But the interiors hardly ever get cleaned.
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I can put up with grubby bodywork, but I hate a dirty interior. It grates on me and I have to do something about it even if there is the slightest bit of dirt on the mats.
Incidently, has anyone else noticed that while women are generally more clenliness concious than men, the inside of their cars mostly resemble pig stys. I wonder why?
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Try Buzbee's DIY cleaning kit. Buy a very soft sweeping broom with a 12 inch or so wide plastic head. One that will not scratch paintwork.
Then cut across the (wooden) broom stick, at an angle, at an inch or so away from the head, and also take a little piece of wood out as well, such that after it is araldited back together the head is at 45 degrees. Leave in the dry to harden for a few days.
Having sprayed the car with water, I hold the hose, plus nozzle, along the stick so that it floods the head with water. The angled head means you can easily stand alongside the car to give it a good brushing.
A quick clean takes about 5 minutes. More to get the tar splats off. No paintwork scratches at all. My high pressure unit is much less useful.
So that the broom head does not come off, due to the water softening the araldite, store the broom, head uppermost, in a dry area. You can get 5 years out of a broom, with this care. I have not put a car through a car wash for decades.
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In fact, if the cut angle is right, you probably don't need to take the bit of wood out.
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I also use the two sponge method - one specifically for the main bodywork and the other for the sills, bumpers etc.
A non-wax car shampoo by Simoniz provides the cleansing power (it also means there's no windscreen smearing when using the wipers afterwards) and then the car is rinsed down and (sometimes) a leather is brought into action.
I never use a pressure washer other than occasionally for the wheelarches as you can cause damage without realising it at the time if used too close.
The interior gets done two or three times a year - the back seat has an old bed sheet installed most of the time to keep the dog's muddy paws off the velour...:-)
It's not only more satisfactory to clean your car yourself, you can also spot anything untoward that might otherwise be missed.
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" It's not only more satisfactory to clean your car yourself, you can also spot anything untoward that might otherwise be missed."
Now I wonder what could possibly be? ;)
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Roger. (Costa del Sol, España)
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I just throw the keys at one of the valters at work and they bring it back all clean and shiney!
Cost? Usually a bacon butty!
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>>Now I wonder what (that) could possibly be? ;)>>
Self explanatory. A few months ago, for instance, I found a slight crack in the plastic front air dam (not noticeable even from a short distance away), presumably caused by a careless parker.
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