Just wondering if washing a car in this country a popular thing to do or would prefer to go to a car wash.
Do You Wash Your Car or Go to The Car Wash?
LPegadeals on 11/01/2018 - 18:24
Poll Options
- 6I pay car wash companies to wash my car.
- 24I wash my car at a car wash stop.
- 98I wash my car at my own home.
Comments
Wished it rained more often during summer haha
No option for paying the kids to wash the car?
pffft your kids aren't old enough
I don't even have kids, but if I did they would learn the value of money from a young age.
you should get kids and then make them do it for free
@Savas: nah, if I had kids I'd give them about $200 in pocket money a week, minus rent, electricity, water, food laundry services, cloths you get the idea, then they would get $0 each week, so the only way to get pocket money would be to do extra home work or jobs around the house like setting the table and other small stuff.
Each month or quarter they would receive a statement outlining expenses and net income.
When they reach about 12yo they would have more control over managing there expenses, like if we went out to dinner where each person is limited to a $30 meal like a steak they could choose to go for fish and chips which would cost $15 and keep the extra $15 as pocket money, this way they will learn to save from a young age like maybe a flagship phone isn't the best option and a Xiaomi would offer better value.Savas I just realized on my profile page there is a subscriber, are you still stalking me?…
@Savas: Haha, yeah me too lol.
Lol I just remembered it's one of my friends that's subscribed to me.
get it washed when being serviced.
Wash it at home for sure! Especially around this time of year when its hot, you can cool off too!
Hose, vacuum, microfibre cloth
Bob's your uncle
You can bring a bucket and use the free tap water at the service station to wash your car.
On one occasion, I took my car to the local Car Wash however my Black coloured Car was quite dirty. They tried to wriggle out of charging me their flat rate and said that my car is in a more dirty "than the usual state". So i accept and pay the extra charge. When they wash the car, considering their Chamois they use is dirty from 100 others, I get dirt patches on some parts of the car and had to show them to fix.
Even since then, I wash it myself.
So the moral of the story/cliche is; if you want a good job, do it yourself.
I usually just get a new one when it gets too dirty
Can I have your old one?
Yes
Here is a car washing tip.
buy this from bunnings
https://www.bunnings.com.au/mechanix-2l-wash-wax-click-spray…
Its a hose clip on wash container that i have been refilling with the supercheap brand car wash.My car wash procedure is to rinse the car with the hose
Clip it on spray the foam over the car and then get a sponge and give it a quick rub down.
Then rinse off and (optional) dry with a mircofiber clothThis takes a lot quicker then using bucket and sponge and it does a better result.
how does the clip-on work? I can see a regular hose attachment on the lid but.. how does the water and wash liquid mix and spray out?..
Its the same concept as the same spray on lawn fertilizer and such, there is a pipe inside.
autobarn also sells foam gun that attaches directly to a hose. works very well
Glad to the see the results true to the OzBargain way.
It sort of depends on the type of car you have and how you respect it.
I could completely understand that a agricultural work machine that doesn't have any sentimental value to you, take it to one of those brush car washes and just let it get the dirt off.
On the other end, if you really appreciate and value your car, and it's a different type of car, and importantly if you have the space, wash it at home.
Some may want to do neither, and possibly not have the space at (a) home to wash their car, I guess those people pay others.
There are also some good brushless car washes, but personally they only do a 95% job and are 'ok' in between hand washes for me.
I'm in the hand wash camp, every 2 weeks if possible.
I used to wash my car at least once a month when I lived at home with my parents but since moving out into a unit which does not have a carwash bay nor nearby tap to connect a hose, have been struggling for a new method.
Does anyone have any suggestions for somewhere free or cheap that I can go in western sydney to wash myself? fyi i usually rinse, apply with woollen washmitt, rinse, dry with one of them meguires drying towels. I'm around parramatta area. cheers.
I've tried the car washing bays behind the BP servo at rosehill, the time limit is too short ($3 for 3 min).
I’d do it at home but I live in one of those buildings with amenities, and those amenities don’t include a single hose.
Depends on which car.I have a detailing guy for my classics,the general family run-a-rounds I wash at local auto car was cost $12 and the the ute is to be washed by who ever has used it. Haven't seen it in six weeks son in law said he will bring it back when he has time to clean it as per rules of use.
MCM,how to wash your car properly. All i needed was to learn. Now my car is always well washed.
I've been wondering: My water pressure at home doesn't seem that great when it comes to washing my car. Is there a kind of an electric not too high water pressure pump (and not too expensive) I could get?
Really depends on what facilities one has at home.
If you live in one of these new wiz-bang high rise apartmenst for no garden then you have no choice but to go to a car wash.If you live in a house or small block of units with back yard and garage then you probably have access to a tap and a hose in which car you are more likey to wash your car at home.
Then there are those that care not or are lasy and either go to the car wash or let the rain rinse off thier car
I only "wash it" with rain water.
i have seriously not washed my car in over 3 years..
I would always wash my car as I enjoy it. It takes at least 1.30mins for a wash and quick detail. Not including if I vacuum which oddly I do less often.
Car wash places are ok if you don't care about your paint finish. They will use brushes to clean dirt off and chamois for drying. All things that will put fine scratches on paint work. Go the brushless car wash for a quick clean if your car isn't so dirty. Good also for a maintenance clean between your own wash.
Having said that my wife has a joke that she never has any problems with her paint finish as she never washed her car and so it had years of paint protection on it from the dirt. Fine for the body, but when I came to detailing the car for sale the years of brake dust and road grime within the alloy wheel wouldn't come off the inner rims. Surprisingly the paint was really good externally. She used the no cleaning line as good protection when she came up against the accessories sales person on her new car. The sales girl was shocked when she was trying to sell 2000k paint protection system and my wife said she didn't need it.
Washing yourself you should so on a cool day and preferable in the shade to avoid water marks from the water drying too quick. 2 bucket system. Micro fibre towels to dry if you have to, but get yourself a MasterBlaster and blow the water off. The less you have to touch the car the better.
I always wash at home. Mainly because the brush at the car wash is a good way to inflict swirls and scratches into your paintwork. It's also cheaper and more convenient to wash at home.
Also, the chemicals used are quite strong and I'd be worried that they'd strip the sealant/wax I apply to my daily driver. Having said that I don't even take my bush basher to the car wash.
However I'm fortunate enough to have a house with driveway to wash on, and no serious water restrictions.
the rain does it for free