Does such a thing exist? Car washing related

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I'll hold my hands up and admit it, I hate washing cars. Probably because I spend most of my time sat on my fat arse these days and don't get anywhere near enough exercise so hacking away at the bottom half of the car and doing the wheels in particular just about kills me. I've had my car 8 months now and it got its first wash today.

I could take it to one of the many hand car wash establishments here in Leeds and pay an immigrant £5 to do half-arsed job and drag a grit filled sponge over it before removing all my lacquer with their 2 million bar jetwash lance, or I could take it to one of the many valeters in the area and spend £40+ to have it lovingly pampered with a 2 bucket method "posh wash". Both of these options are at complete opposite ends of the spectrum and neither appeals to me.

Does such a thing exist whereby there's a kind-of middle ground for £15-20 ish? I remember where I used to live there a young teenage lad proper into cars and he started offering to clean other people's cars for a fiver (this is going back about 15 years now). I used him regularly as he did an excellent job with his bucket and wool wash mitten, very careful and good attention to detail then rinse off with my own hosepipe. It was that good that I always used to give him a few quid more. What I need is someone like this in Leeds where I can take my car every couple of weeks for a basic but decent wash in exchange for max £20. Does such a thing exist already?

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What type of car do you take to Kirkstall Rd one? Is it anything you care about? I've had bad experiences with the one at Adel next to Lawnswood Arms, the one on Rodley Rbt and also the one on York Rd before the Shaftsbury pub. I didn't bother with any more as from those 3 experiences I'd pretty much concluded that they were all a con. The York Rd one put a nasty scratch in both sides of my Astravan which he denied but I heard it happen and it was from him leaning over the roof and his jeans button rubbing against the car. He missed bits on the bumpers and sills too. Rodley poor job with bits missed and same for Lawnswood who seemed to completely ignore my wheels. You get what you pay for I guess.

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giblet said:

It's my Galant VR4 that I get washed from there, I guess I do care about it but saying that I've not had it washed for months. The staff there seem like an alright bunch, can't say I have ever noticed any scratches after having a car washed by them. They take their time with the wheels and they open up the doors at the end of a wash to clean the sills, shuts etc. Can't complain for a fiver.

All this washing talk made me log back in to Detailing World. I'd forgotten how crazy that place can be. Changing cars shortly so I'll probably be going back to the two bucket wash method for that. Theraputic but a pain in the arse at times!

I will pay them a visit based on your glowing recommendation BUT if they fk my car up then I'll be coming after you! I am formulating a plan to get there the minute they open so that should ensure their sponge is clean and free of grit .

I do love to hear you say that you find washing cars therapeutic Giblet , especially as you're in Leeds too. What's your address again and how much do you charge?

Edited by All that jazz on Sunday 24th January 07:35