Tesco JetWash cycles/cost?

[Deisel Weisel]

I don’t want to do a full wash. Just clean out all the mud from under the arches and lower panels.

1/ Blast all the those areas with plain water
2/ Spray on my own citrus pre-wash to those areas with a hand pump
3/ Wait 5-10 minutes for it to soak
4/ Rinse by blasting all the those areas again with plain water

That’s it. Is there a cycle to fit that, and how much?

[shogun001]

At tesco it's £1 for two and a half minutes or three minutes.

I normally spray on the citrus per wash from a hand sprayer and leave it to soak without rinsing the vehicle off first. I only ever use the high pressure rinse option. Tried the wheel cleaner/bug spray once before and it took off all the wax/sealant I had put on.

[aka_kerrly]

shogun001 said:

I only ever use the high pressure rinse option. Tried the wheel cleaner/bug spray once before and it took off all the wax/sealant I had put on.

Would you not be more disappointed if the bug/wheel cleaner didn't remove anything from the paint?

You're right about the £1 for a few min.. What I tend to do is use the pressure washer on just water to do the underside of the car, the wheel arches and give the car a quick rinse. Then go home (1/4mile up road) and continue to wash the car by hand.

Oh and the other thing, I will NEVER use the brush attachment for anything other than scrubbing under the sills, I cringe whenever I see people using the brush on the roof/bonnet/doors etc.

[evolve]

Are there any of these self serve places in London?

I have been to a few only at petrol stations, where you cannot choose just pressure washer but have to go through the full program.
Which is annoying as I also like to wash by hand, and only use the jet wash for rinsing...

[jumpingjackdan]

aka_kerrly said:

shogun001 said:

I only ever use the high pressure rinse option. Tried the wheel cleaner/bug spray once before and it took off all the wax/sealant I had put on.

Would you not be more disappointed if the bug/wheel cleaner didn't remove anything from the paint?

You're right about the £1 for a few min.. What I tend to do is use the pressure washer on just water to do the underside of the car, the wheel arches and give the car a quick rinse. Then go home (1/4mile up road) and continue to wash the car by hand.

Oh and the other thing, I will NEVER use the brush attachment for anything other than scrubbing under the sills, I cringe whenever I see people using the brush on the roof/bonnet/doors etc.

As above. I only use the jet spray for the bottom of my car, never use the brush, well unless I want to ruin my paintwork - that said I see people having their Mercs done by the local Poles, I'm sure that crappy old sponge has not been on the floor!

[sleep envy]

evolve said:

Are there any of these self serve places in London?

I have been to a few only at petrol stations, where you cannot choose just pressure washer but have to go through the full program.
Which is annoying as I also like to wash by hand, and only use the jet wash for rinsing...

Where are you in London?

[evolve]

sleep envy said:

Where are you in London?

I am in the west, near Paddington. But willing to drive out to a decent place for a wash and detail.

[sleep envy]

Over the Rainbow next door to the Ace - a quick trip down the A40

£15, two bucket wash and interior valet - I wouldn't take either of my cars anywhere else if I don't have time to do it myself.

Get there 9.00 am on a Sat and you can have breakfast whilst they do it

http://www.yelp.co.uk/biz/over-the-rainbow-detaili...

No affiliation, blah, blah...

[evolve]

Yes have heard of the place, will go check them out.

Thanks for the tip!

[briansu]

Hello,

May I know of some Tesco locations that offer unattended pay-to-use jet washes around London / Surrey?

Thanks.