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How do you wash your car?
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Goldenroad
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Depends how bad it is. Will usually do the wand wash, but I use the automatic probably every 3rd or 4th wash because it hits the undercarriage and from an angle that I usually can't without substantial effort.
Valkyr Junkie
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Do it yourself dammit.
Two-bucket method.
Two-bucket method.
Hand wash in spring/summer automatic car wash in autumn/winter. I'm a pap and cold weather does not mix with me a shiny my car.
Edit when hand washing I have a bucket of clean water and use foam devil which clicks onto my outdoor hose, it's pretty awesome. Like the 2 bucket method but better.
Edit when hand washing I have a bucket of clean water and use foam devil which clicks onto my outdoor hose, it's pretty awesome. Like the 2 bucket method but better.
Skellig Gra
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I live in an apartment building so that's not really an option.
Goldenroad
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Must be nice to live in a climate where this is usually an option. I'd be washing my car with two buckets of ice.
Two bucket method with grit guard and quality car care products.
The Car Wash places fuck your paint up something fierce.
The Car Wash places fuck your paint up something fierce.
I live where it's frozen from right now through March. I just fill up the buckets with hot water inside. Then of course empty out the hose when done.
Northernlights
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I wait for it to rain.
John Kowalski
Banned
Yep.
I'm willing to bet money there's a DIY car wash place fairly close. Those can be good to use for just the water.
I go to one of those self serve places. $1 to vacuum the inside and $3-4 for 4-5 minutes on the hose for the exterior. I pre-rinse for about 1 minute, use the high pressure hot water w/ soap setting for about 2 minutes, and then do the spot free rinse for the remaining time. I don't do any of the tire foam crap or bother with a brush. I'm sure it can be done better but I only drive a Corolla so I don't really care if it's not spotless.
Goldenroad
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Yeah, the combination of living in a 2nd floor condo (no hose), and the -40 weather makes paying for a car wash well worth it.
Patrick S.
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When I can't see through the windshield anymore I take a rag and clean a 20cm wide viewport. Sometimes I clean off all the grass and leaved glued to my rear bumber.
But seriously, in Germany it's forbidden to wash your car in on publice roads and I think even on your own land, so people have to go to the gas station to put it through the machine. You have to find a machine with a water gun where a Euro lasts more than a minute, or you'll be paying three Euro to clean it properly, or you buy the cheapest machine wash which is 5 or 6 Euro. It's a weekend ritual for people to go and get their car cleaned, huge lines are common. In Spain, I'd just wash it in front of my house. Microfivber cloth and a bucket full of water, no soap. Works perfect and doesn't smear when it's hot.
But seriously, in Germany it's forbidden to wash your car in on publice roads and I think even on your own land, so people have to go to the gas station to put it through the machine. You have to find a machine with a water gun where a Euro lasts more than a minute, or you'll be paying three Euro to clean it properly, or you buy the cheapest machine wash which is 5 or 6 Euro. It's a weekend ritual for people to go and get their car cleaned, huge lines are common. In Spain, I'd just wash it in front of my house. Microfivber cloth and a bucket full of water, no soap. Works perfect and doesn't smear when it's hot.
Moral Panic
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£10 gets my car hand washed and vacuumed.
-Pyromaniac-
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There are automatic car washes where nothing even touches your car.
Man Called Aerodynamics
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Ah dang, the "wait for it to rain" joke has already been made. :/
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Bruce Springsteen
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take it to the car warsh
Man, that guy is very intense about washing a car. I pay someone to do mine about once every six months when I get guilty enough about what a state it's in.
UpperCaseN
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my neighborhood has a rule where the runoff has to go into the grass and not into the nearby creek. My driveway would work fine but I don't want to take a risk or deal with it. I just go to the automatic car wash
Just make sure it's Polish
Captain Tuttle
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Your Costco has a car wash??
I have a company pickup truck, I pressure wash it every day before I leave. Once every two or three weeks I use soap and a brush
Once a quarter the company pays for a full detail on the thing
LegalEagleMike
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awesome
Septimus Prime
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Brian Griffin
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Sheeeit, I gotta start doing this. Always washed by hand but this is something I hadn't ever heard of.
Two bucket method with grit guards, quality wash mitt, and a foamaster hose attachment or if you have a pressure washer, foam cannon. After you are done, if you haven't detailed in a while, use clay bar after you're done, clay your vehicle, then whip out your DA or Rotary polisher, get to work on any swirls or scratches. Then finish up with a nice sealant or wax.
MrOogieBoogie
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I wait till it rains.
Patrick S.
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That would probably land you in jail here in Germany.
Why?
Knuckle Sandwich
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I don't really. I just use the hose and spray the bird shit off.
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