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29-11-2005, 12:02 AM
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DPC PERFORMANCE Race prep
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Now i have your attention who uses the old bucket and sponge and who just runs it through the car wash
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29-11-2005, 12:04 AM
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In the Forced 'lane
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If you want something done properly, do it yourself.
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29-11-2005, 12:05 AM
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FF.Com.Au Hardcore
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The only thing id run thru a car wash would me my ride on lawn mower...
Hand wash, me only allowed to touch my car.
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29-11-2005, 12:08 AM
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the el has chamios scratches all over it from continuous use on multiple cars through car washing . do it yourself . in this case a hand job is not the safest way . unless its yours.
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29-11-2005, 12:10 AM
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DPC PERFORMANCE Race prep
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with lots of suds for smooth sailing and increased clenliness
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29-11-2005, 12:14 AM
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i like the job done proppely, +7am turn the woofer up wake up the whole block, if im up they have to be up lol
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29-11-2005, 12:17 AM
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29-11-2005, 12:53 AM
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Join Date: Dec 2004
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Hand jobs only, nothing else.
Oh.. and yes, the car is washed only by hand as well. 
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29-11-2005, 01:09 AM
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You get swirl marks from car washes. Sometimes the recycled water is not filtered well enuff, and sometimes there is dirt on the brushes.
Hand wash all the way. |
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29-11-2005, 01:52 AM
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FF.Com.Au Hardcore
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hand wash, just make sure the sponge is very clean otherwise you'll get swirl marks ;)
The laser washes aren't too bad though. |
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29-11-2005, 07:45 AM
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The one and only
Join Date: Dec 2004
Location: Carrum Downs, Victoria
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I'd never go to a drive through car wash. I do use the high pressure ones and do it myself. Just give the brush a good blast and you'll have no prob's, oh and be careful.
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29-11-2005, 08:31 AM
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29-11-2005, 08:37 AM
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I think we should introduce an offence for this kind of reckless and pointless destruction; maybe something like justifiable homicide.
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29-11-2005, 08:49 AM
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Its a ute, it may get washed once a month, and its through a car wash, and if its lucky, the dog might get taken out of the back before hand.
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29-11-2005, 09:11 AM
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FF.Com.Au Hardcore
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i used to go to a carwash, but one with the hand lances and the thing with the mop head on the end of it. however i got scratches from this too, because the mop was often dirty (near a 4wd beach so lots of dirty 4wd's use it)
another vote for just knocking it out yourself |
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29-11-2005, 09:48 AM
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I wash it quarterly, myself, bucket, sponge and chamois. Takes a few hours from top to bottom but I'm thorough.
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29-11-2005, 09:50 AM
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FF.com.au SAAB Driver
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29-11-2005, 10:26 AM
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Location: Northside Brisbane
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i love doing it myself
lots of soapy bubbles...its like im massaging and nourishing my paint job....besides my car would probly fall apart if washed in an auto thingy......the killer is putting the polish on consistently and getting it all off.....i checked out a supercheap buffer but they look like they'll do damage |
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29-11-2005, 10:36 AM
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Shoot.
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Location: Melbourne
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My car gets hand washed only (although my brother tried to do the right thing when he borrowed it and took it to a car wash, needless to say I wasn't happy!).
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29-11-2005, 02:13 PM
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Fordless
Join Date: Dec 2004
Location: Sydney
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Handwash with lambswool mitts, 2 buckets & a microfibre drying towell, no nasty **** chamois or sponges are touching my car.
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29-11-2005, 03:15 PM
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Lucifer's Angel
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Location: Sydney
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Handwash and polish every weekend. Unless it's raining.
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29-11-2005, 04:00 PM
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Join Date: Oct 2005
Location: WA
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what are wrong with chamois? I use em to dry my car all the time and it always comes up nice and its black!
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29-11-2005, 04:10 PM
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Adapt or perish...
Join Date: Jan 2005
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Mine goes to the self serve car wash, due to me being on tank water, we can't really waste any on car washing.
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29-11-2005, 04:20 PM
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the average bloke
Join Date: Aug 2005
Location: sydney
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I could get flamed for this , but i use poligraze waterless wash on my car with a clean microfiber cloth, works well with no swirls. About once a quarter do a deep clean (water) and glaze. Get My 2yr old daughter to help, can get amusing when it's time to do the roof
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29-11-2005, 04:37 PM
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i do mine my self every two week and every week for the interior
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29-11-2005, 05:04 PM
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AS IT SAYS.....
Join Date: Sep 2005
Location: IN THE SCRUB
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Thorough hand wash with a qaulity wool mitt, lightly chamoied, then finished with soft terry towells. << Store bought cloth nappies are cheaper! And just as good.
Have used the high pressure car wash bays, but never the brush. I always take my mitt and my own sudds. There is a sign there stating ur not allowed to use your own, but nothing has ever been said to me about it, so f-em. Oh and i don't move until i am finished..polish, wax..e.t.c.. 
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29-11-2005, 05:33 PM
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Join Date: Sep 2005
Location: Northern Suburbs Melbourne
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Hand wash every two weeks (unless raining), and than I just dry the windows and vacuum the carpet and give the interior a clean. Not a fan of doing it but it has to be done.
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29-11-2005, 05:50 PM
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Goodbye XR8
Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: Newcastle
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Mine probably gets washed atleast once a week, sometimes more (depending on how dirty it gets.
Wash with meguires car wash and a soft sponge, and dried with a chamois. Usually takes me a couple hours. Id say the cars gets a waxing with tome of that mequires gold class stuff every month (thats more then me).
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29-11-2005, 07:31 PM
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Regular Member
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Location: Central Vic
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I follow the rule that you only wash your car the same way you would wash yourself.
You wouldnt blast yourself with a pressure washer so why blast paint. Pretty sure I read this in HOTROD magazine years ago and it made sense.
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29-11-2005, 07:53 PM
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The 'Stihl' Man
 
Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: TAS
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yeah definatley hand..I dont think ive ever been through a self washing one.
But does everyone use those car cleaning places with the high pressure hoses? One tip, f you car has chipped paint on a plastic section, dont use the high pressure stuff!
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