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Hand washing your pride & joy is so much more than just keeping it clean & shiny.
Hopefully you'll do it properly, with care and no time constraints (went to a Classic Car Show last weekend & saw some stunning paint jobs, but lots of swirly paint sadly)
And you can spot any problems while they're still minor.
You can get into nooks & crannies, wheel arches, & jet the crud out before it rusts from the inside.
Have just cleaned my wife's new to us, BMW 340i M Sport Touring.
Checked the engine bay & sure enough theres traps in there full of damp leaves/crud.
I'd draw the line at licking your bonnet but it creates a bond and appreciation of your car that goes beyond merely driving it.
Hopefully you'll do it properly, with care and no time constraints (went to a Classic Car Show last weekend & saw some stunning paint jobs, but lots of swirly paint sadly)
And you can spot any problems while they're still minor.
You can get into nooks & crannies, wheel arches, & jet the crud out before it rusts from the inside.
Have just cleaned my wife's new to us, BMW 340i M Sport Touring.
Checked the engine bay & sure enough theres traps in there full of damp leaves/crud.
I'd draw the line at licking your bonnet but it creates a bond and appreciation of your car that goes beyond merely driving it.
SWoll said:
Leftfootwonder said:
PGNSagaris said:
julian987R said:
Looking at pics of their work I would say yes you are all doing it wrong. No snowfoam nor and procedural approach, use of sponges?! and no two bucket method in sight. Good luck
The High Elder of Car Cleaning has spoken...
Although to be fair, whilst I am not as anal as Julian987R, when we're talking about high-value (monetary or sentiment) cars, I would not trust these hand car washes. I drove past my local one yesterday and noted they not only offer a wash, they offer a full 'mop' and now even ECU tuning!! Fair play to them for branching out but I cannot imagine anyone would take them up on that service! £50 pays for someone to come to your house and spend a couple of hours doing the job properly inside and out with all the right gear once a month.
SWoll said:
Budweiser said:
Had my Cayman GTS for 7 years. Never garaged and always washed at the local £10 car wash twice a month. Looked amazing with a final pro detail before sale.
Each to their own I say. Your car do what you want with it.
Looked rubbish for 7 years until that pro detail though. Each to their own I say. Your car do what you want with it.
julian987R said:
that doesn't tell us anything. A close up of the paint with a swirl light on it would help with your counterargument.
Jesus - perhaps there should be a trial? Is he not worthy to own such a car?Get over it - some people don't care about paint condition.
I have never hand washed any of my cars in my life, does that mean I enjoy them any less than someone such as yourself who insists on doing the "two bucket method" whatever that is and when not using this method only their cars "detailed"?
When my car gets cleaned it's either because I've been to the brush car wash or it's been back to the dealer.
Timbuktu said:
Jesus - perhaps there should be a trial? Is he not worthy to own such a car?
Get over it - some people don't care about paint condition.
I have never hand washed any of my cars in my life, does that mean I enjoy them any less than someone such as yourself who insists on doing the "two bucket method" whatever that is and when not using this method only their cars "detailed"?
When my car gets cleaned it's either because I've been to the brush car wash or it's been back to the dealer.
The tyranny of snobbery (though I also love hand washing my car and have had it professionally detailed Get over it - some people don't care about paint condition.
I have never hand washed any of my cars in my life, does that mean I enjoy them any less than someone such as yourself who insists on doing the "two bucket method" whatever that is and when not using this method only their cars "detailed"?
When my car gets cleaned it's either because I've been to the brush car wash or it's been back to the dealer.
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