hand car wash

[harry elise]

Be careful and check ur car before driving off
The ashole last week broke off a letter on elise.
So pi. Ed off
They never mentioned it
Just smiled said
Ok car clean now

Check ur car be warned

[mikeulster500]

Top tip, never take a decent car to the hand car wash, you are asking to get the paintwork ruined!

[Bebee]

mikeulster500 said:

Top tip, never take a decent car to the hand car wash, you are asking to get the paintwork ruined!

This.

They use scourers to wipe your car off, all they do is rinse out a rag that's full of road grit from the previous cars cleaned, when the sun shines (when it does) you'll see skating marks in the paint.

I wouldn't take my van to a hand car wash.

[CTE]

Cleaning an Elise is surely apleasure...why get someone else to do it, let alone a hand car wash?

[harry elise]

Yes ur all right
It's was last min job after a diversion. Took my elise off roading
Learnt my lesson won't. Do that again

[SeanyD]

Just to add, those rubber 'blades' to remove excess water - never EVER use them as they cause so many scratches.

[NDT]

CTE said:

Cleaning an Elise is surely apleasure...why get someone else to do it, let alone a hand car wash?

Nope.
Cleaning any car is tedious.
Driving it is a pleasure.
Looking at it is sort of a pleasure (depending on the car)
Cleaning it is just a chore.

[ChrisBuer]

I love cleaning my car (detailing I think they call it). I find it very relaxing and therapeutic

[ad260S]

ChrisBuer said:

I love cleaning my car. I find it very relaxing and therapeutic

+1

[Tickle]

ad260S said:

ChrisBuer said:

I love cleaning my car. I find it very relaxing and therapeutic

+1

Can fully agree with that. I can lose myself for an afternoon with no worries at all.

I can't think the last time I let anyone wash a car of mine.

[Toaster]

Tickle said:

ad260S said:

ChrisBuer said:

I love cleaning my car. I find it very relaxing and therapeutic

+1

Can fully agree with that. I can lose myself for an afternoon with no worries at all.

I can't think the last time I let anyone wash a car of mine.

+1

[AL...Ease]

NDT said:

Nope.
Cleaning any car is tedious.
Driving it is a pleasure.
Looking at it is sort of a pleasure (depending on the car)
Cleaning it is just a chore.

I recently took my Elise to a hand car wash for the first time ever and they actually did a pretty decent job.
Snow foam
Pressure washer
Shampoo
Wash using thick pile mitts
Pressure washer again
Dry with chamois
Spray on wax
Buff with cloths
Glass cleaner and wheel polish
Final buff

All for £5 and I'm away in ten minutes. Much better than making my hands go numb by trying to do it myself.

[Gooby]

harry elise said:

Be careful and check ur car before driving off
The ashole last week broke off a letter on elise.
So pi. Ed off
They never mentioned it
Just smiled said
Ok car clean now

Check ur car be warned

Sigh - newbie mistake.